Virus will still spread
There are some people blaming politicians or their government for not doing enough to prevent the spread of covid-19. This is naïve and intellectually lazy. For the most part, people are wearing their masks and socially distancing, yet this aggressive virus continues to spread. The government cannot protect you from a virus. As long as people are interacting, the virus will find a way to spread. The only way to prevent infection is to 100 percent isolate. Our society is simply not prepared for a 100 percent lockdown; no electricity, no grocery store, no hospital, etc.
Wait, we can’t do without electricity, it’s essential! Okay, electrical workers are essential, what does that mean? Well, fuel stations are now essential, so they can fill their tanks to get back and forth to work. Truck drivers have to deliver the fuel. Mechanics have to repair broken vehicles. Tire shops have to replace worn-out tires. This is just to get the workers back and forth to work. There would be more essential businesses to supply the fuel to actually generate electricity, maintain the power grid, etc. Each business that remains open has a supply chain that becomes essential as well.
Now, apply this supply-train thought process to a grocery store. For any given product on the shelf, how many businesses become essential to get from raw material to finished product on the shelf? The amount of workers required grows exponentially. At this point, there are so many workers out of isolation that common sense will tell you a lockdown would not be effective and the virus will still spread.
Since a 100 percent lockdown is not practical, and a partial lockdown is not effective, where does that leave us? Each person must weigh the risk of infection based on their own health condition and make decisions accordingly. Wear your mask, keep your social distance in public, and wash your hands. Live your life. But please stop blaming everybody else for the spread. The virus gets a say in this too. ROBERT WILLIAMS
Fayetteville