Is the cure worse than the virus?

Donald Trump has tweeted that he doesn't want the cure for dealing with the coronavirus pandemic to be worse than the disease itself. The trouble is if, as president or prime minister, you decide to go for half measures only in the hope that the virus will go away, the likelihood is that the virus will win. Nobody really knows what's going to happen, everyone's making predictions, some dire and some more optimistic, but there is no one in the universe who knows everything and can tell us exactly how this is going to pan out. Trump seems to believe that it will be a matter of weeks before the measures he and state governors have taken will bear fruit. Just like they did in China and South Korea. As newspapers are saying each day, the Chinese are beginning to emerge from their hibernation and return to more normal life. So there is hope that perhaps by the end of May or June things will be better in the UK and throughout Europe, now regarded as the epicentre of the virus. But, here in Britain, that optimistic prediction only has a sporting chance of becoming reality if everyone conforms to the government guidelines. Meanwhile, it's better to do everything necessary now to combat the virus, and that includes restrictig everyone's liberty, if we are to shake off this nightmare, like the Chinese have done. What will then be of greatest concern will be the livelihoods of the millions whose future financial status is currently looking doomladen. They will need help, credit and a generosity of spirit. If the virus, even once it has gone, goes on to destroy small businesses and the self-employed, as well as some of the major companies, such as airlines, then Trump's reservations about being too harsh in curbing the spread of the virus may prove to be sound. Boris in the UK is also trying to play it both ways, sounding tough and promising tougher measures but just willing the virus away before the economy of the country is truly shattered. Let us hope that by the summer we are all going to be able to breathe more freely, and of course I am totally including everyone who has fallen victim to coronavirus and who are now having treatment at home or in a hospital.