Coronavirus: Destroying the lives of millions without ever affecting them

As we stand at the precipice of a new decade, we are also dealing with a new threat, one that we may have dealt with in the past, but our current social mechanisms are entirely unprepared for: a virus. An infectious disease that we have no idea where it came from, how it spreads, how it affects people and of course no way to stop it. The entire situation seems eerily similar to a Hollywood movie in which things to from bad to worse only to reach the peak and eventually a happy ending.

But this is real life we’re talking about. These are people’s lives we’re dealing with. Not a single one should be taken for granted, whether old, young, financial or social status, no one is disposable. Everyone deserves the same treatment and the same level of protection from this unknown (and unseen) ‘enemy’ and should be treated to it. Which would be true in an idealistic world.

However, with the number of the infected constantly on the rise even in advanced nations such as Italy, France, Spain and even the United States, hospitals no longer have that luxury due to a lack of medical equipment and are forced to make very harsh, but very pragmatic, decisions. The 80-year-old is not going to receive the same treatment as the 21-year-old or someone who may already have a terminal illness in addition to the…