@Anicette: We had a shelter-in-place law in N.J. Residents
could go out to pharmacies, grocery stories, liquor stores,
and the doctor.
Essential workers could go to their jobs.
Now, that new infections have plunged, restaurants are
open for outdoor dining. Golf courses, parks, salons, and
barber shops are also open.
Humanity has endured worse.
Today’s pandemic pales in comparison to the Black
Plague. The mortality rate is of an untreated COVID-19
case is infinitesimal compared to Black Plague infection.
In the 14th century, the Black Death spread unchecked
from Mongolia, to northern India, through the Middle East,
and North Africa, and across Europe, all the way to Ireland.
Now that we know how diseases spread, we can do
our part to slow this pandemic. Yes, wearing masks
is annoying.
But when we consider that 14th plague survivors had
to bury one third of the human race in mass graves,
we know we can prevail during a pandemic that has
far-less-lethal consequences.
@vz71 and @RuthAnne: My point is humanity has endured worse.
According to
History.com, 50 percent of Europe’s population
perished in the Black Plague.
Today’s pandemic pales in comparison. The mortality rate is
of untreated an COVID-19 is infinitesimal compared to untreated
Yersinia pestis infection.
People
were buried in mass graves.
In the 21st century, we have modern medicine to help us through
this crisis.
We can draw strength from knowing we can endure this time
when our ancestors went through far worse.
If you want to dismiss that comparison, that’s fine.
so you can…
