A tragedy of the commons31/5/2020 Season 1. Episode 1.
As of the writing of this piece, the current worldwide tally for those affected by the Corona virus stands at approximately 6 million people. I can only assume that this number will, unfortunately, still increase as more and more people are found to be infected by this virus every day. Of the ones infected, approximately one third have recovered so far, with the current death toll standing at approximately 3 hundred and 69 thousand. These figures are from the Worldometers website for the Corona virus.
Based on the narrative on television and social media, we know that this virus started in China. The country has admitted as much, although with much reluctance. The world watched with bated breath as the inevitable happened, and the virus spread throughout the world, infecting millions. It was never a question of ‘if’, but of ‘when’. And of course, we are all aware of the current debate surrounding the fact whether the existence of the virus and the disease were deliberately hidden from the rest of the world by China. Be as it may, the point that I want to discuss is not political. It’s social.
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