No offense but this is a pretty stupid question. Gambling can lead to suicide but there's a way to stop it. If you catch the virus and your immunity system is downhill already, good luck stopping it from screwing around.
This isn't a stupid question, maybe he's just anxious about the happenings around the world. Gambling and the virus is not a joke and we must take it seriously, there are ways on how to overcome this kind of obstacles in our lives. You're right that these two are avoidable, and both of it can affect physical, emotional, and mental health to people who are experiencing it. Don't worry, problems are just temporary and each and every one of us have different problems that we need to face.
The virus may be a problem now, but it's not going to last forever. There will be a treatment for it indeed. Even if you lose money through gambling, there are ways to recover. If you're addicted, there are ways to stop it. It's not a health condition and your chances to start contemplating suicide don't increase if you have pre-existing health conditions.
Don't worry, problems are just temporary and each and every one of us have different problems that we need to face. The only focus here is that there is always a good side after the bad side, or according to the saying "There's a rainbow always after the rain". There is always hope and resolution to our difficulties.
Big, big difference between the two and literally no link between them... One is an addiction leading to suicidal thoughts, the other is a virus ..
No link? They are both risky and costs lives of the people who are ignorant about what is happening in the society. The only thing necessary for these two problems is being knowledgeable about the thing itself. Being knowledgeable about gambling will make you minimize the risk of you losing your money and the being knowledgeable about the virus will make you know what to do to prevent yourself from acquiring the virus from other people. Both are risky, but remember that in every problem, there is a solution.