Topic: The unfortunate event that is Quarantine. - page 2. (Read 1583 times)

I am not sure how long we can be locked in because this is never going to stop unless a vaccine is made or a hypothetical situation where everyone has been tested and treated these are the only two ways of stopping corona virus and while vaccine are being worked upon there is still no proper word on it worldwide. You cannot lock people down for undefined number of days when you don't have a solution. I think if they allow people to work and move but only if they make it compulsory for all the offices/workers to be sanitized after every couple of hours that would be the ideal solution.

I am still not sure what locking down people is achieving because this is like a very temporary and high-cost idea and the longer you implement this the deeper the economy will go into the hole.

Yes, the no work no pay scheme individuals having hard time in this pandemic. It is not easy to survive day by day just to make a way to get food especially to those bread winners. I think going through online selling business is the best way to earn now and this is what others mostly done in order to survive. The virus is really a problem for now due to no cure that has been discovered. Hope that really soon cure will be discover and available to all. This pandemic is a real struggle to many. The virus started in China so I do hope that China will going to pay this pandemic because they were not able to contan it in their area instead they let it spread all around the world.

If you have good savings or you have an earning business, it's not wise to go outside as you have a choice to stay at home and be safe. However, for most people, majority of them are just relying on their salary, so they need to work to eat, and with that, they have no choice but to take the risk.

We can’t move all jobs remotely. There are people who work as cleaners, they can’t work remotely, because they can’t clean the office from their home. So not all jobs can be done online, that’s why we all need this situation to stop. People should just wear their masks and go back to their works. Companies/offices should have everything that’s required to keep their employees safe at this time in their office, by providing necessary information, and telling employees to maintain distance at work, and wash hands, and wear gloves and all that.

So, I must agree with you that it is really unfortunate times for all of us because of covid19 and it's quarantine periods. But, most countries started relaxing lockdown restrictions which helps people to get back into their normal life including getting back to job so that they could feed themselves. Some countries are announcing about public use of vaccine by the beginning of August month. When that will be happening in real life, I hope everything will get settled down.

This is really unfortunate event in our life, we lose so much in just a couple of months,

However, we can also see that after this quarantine, even with implementing the health protocol, the numbers of infected people still do increase. It is just a matter of choosing between getting quarantine but with limited foods or getting outside to work but the chances of getting infected not only you but also your family are really high.

This quarantine is only good for our health but not for our economy, it is really hard to face the truth that this Covid-19 is existing and killing a lot of people.

Life is so unfair. Most of the type of person who are really affected by this pandemic are those poor people who have nothing but relying on their job just to have food for their family. Those rich people are getting treated like a VIP in many establishments especially in the hospital. Here in our country, if you are rich, you have power and that should not be the mindset of the people here. The government here is irresponsible and they don't use the budget in a proper way that's why we are really suffering. We need to choose a responsible and accountable government soon.

Yes it is an unfortunate event for the world. The world is now affected by it and no vaccine till now. We all can hope and pray so that our creator can help us to recover from it within a short period. The whole economy is getting down day by day.

Totally agree! Governments must focus on their economies and prioritize the basic needs of their population, because I also live in an impoverished country, as you affirm before the pandemic, poor countries already suffered from many basic needs for human beings. Now, there are no jobs and people are hungry, not to mention if they have other health problems.

Although the government usually directs quarantine for the safety of the people, it has become very difficult for the helpless day labourers of society. They are living without food because there is no working system. In that case, quarantine is becoming unfortunate for the poor. Unemployment is rising due to layoffs. Therefore, it is necessary for the government to open everything. This will restart the business trade.

There are a lot of people today who are having a good time because they are in the house only and having a lot of supplies and stocks so they don't need to get out and some of them already have an enjoyable time with Netflix and chill.

Still, there are some people who are having a struggle because of this pandemic some of them does not have enough money and funds just to survive this outbreak and some of them does not have enough job because some of them are businesses don't want to open those jobs because they don't want to spread the virus on them.

My country is third world in most parts so I can see all the bad stuff happening back home, not even now but even before the pandemic happened. This crisis will as usual hit the vulnerable and the poor even more. Can't believe I'm seeing stories about this being a leveler when clearly the rich and privileged will survive this all right.

We need to fix the structure of economy and education first to make sure we never get into this again.

There are a lot of industry affected by the virus here too, public utility drivers here are begging money to passerbys cause they can't go to work, and if they don't work they have nothing. I just hope authorities will help them cause its their job to their taxpayers. We are already buried in debt and it will really take genearations to pay, and it frustrates me that with all the borrowed money for our children to pay, we still can't get a concrete plan from the government, we still don't even know where the borrowed money is going.

You're not alone there, mate. In fact, some people don't want to lose their jobs but they have to be removed because some companies can't afford to pay them. This pandemic is really just challenging. So people will have to look for another source of income just to get by.


There are many online jobs that you'll find. I hope you'll soon find a good one that suits you.

I think now, many people are trying to adjust the conditions in this quarantine period to survive, especially for those who have quit their jobs. to be honest, I experienced the same thing. Until now, I am still trying to find a good and easy source of income to do in a situation like this, because of this lately I focus on the field of business that is on the internet.

Your approach is true, in addition to the fact that the quarantines were not well planned, there are many people who are left without jobs, without income and without financial aid.
I ratify it from my own experience I have family members without jobs and the little financial aid is not enough to cover their daily needs.
I am helping some of them with bill payments and supplying some food.

You are right. Here in my country, a lot of people are starving and got depressed because of job loss due to community quarantines.
It made me sad to realize that Covid-19 won't kill the people but severe hunger.
And the worst, the Government wasn't able to provide all the aid, because we only have limited resources and some are corrupt and being so politically centered management that they keep on arguing and blaming each other, instead of thinking some alternative ways on how to help the people in this country.😷😷😷

This is a complex problem. Good cooperation from various parties is needed to make this situation more conducive. The government makes effective policies, the public adheres to these policies and adheres to health protocols, helping each other according to ability, starting from themselves and their families. If there is no urgent need to stay at home, if you have to work outside the home then obey the health protocol as best you can.
For economic activities to recover and take place, most governments implement new normal, this will be truly effective only by the awareness of implementing protocol seriously.

Same situation in here where a lot of people don't have enough money to buy their needs. People are suffering because of this pandemic and the government doesn't have plans for the poor, even they give "ayuda" or help us by giving money, it's not enough to survive. We should've banned the travel ban and maybe we won't go in this state.

It is indeed. The implementation of the community quarantine that is said to be somehow the solution to prevent the spread of virus turns out to be a suffering situation most specially for the people lying on the low class of the society because they were the ones who are directly affected by this implementation because of the community quarantine, they temporarily to permanently loss their jobs since many business establishments as we as public transportation have been temporarily stop causing people to just stay at home doing nothing and earning nothing which leads shortage of food for the poor and of course money for them to spend for daily lives while the quarantine is still on.

It is not enough to say that during this quarantine they are getting assistance from the government s they won't be left behind. That was totally wrong. I have witnessed many people are already complaining that the assistance from the government is not enough to sustain their needs because funds set by the government are being equally distributed to TOO MANY people and what do you expect will happen? Of course it wouldn't be enough to last for days. This quarantine is a safe haven to let ourselves away from the spread of virus but a living hell because we are suffering from being jobless and there is nothing we could do about it as of the moment.

I am also from the third work country and you are right. People now in my country is begging for food. Its like that they are aware of transmission of the virus but their stomach (and their family) is aching. They may not die in the virus but from hunger.