| Meanwhile in Spain... Madrid has converted its largest ice rink into a morgue: https://english.elpais.com/society/2020-03-24/madrid-starts-... Staff are leaving senior homes and their inhabitants to their own devices. Soldiers have found deserted senior homes with bodies of victims: https://english.elpais.com/society/2020-03-24/spanish-prosec... Arguably, the planet isn't going to get wiped out. This isn't Hollywood. But rapidly mounting deaths, strained or collapsing health care systems and widespread fear will make these type of stories inevitably more prevalent in many countries in the next couple of weeks. "everything will be fine" sounds nice. But it's crystal clear that it won't be fine for many. The vast majority isn't going to die, but many will lose family members, friends, jobs, their current way of living,... And that's just horrible in itself. |