> The long term global economic effects, and possibly the death toll, are clearly in the same order of magnitude as a 20th century global war
According to the WHO about 1.3 million people die from Tuberculosis every year [1]. Another 400.000 die annually from malaria. 462 million are underweight, and 52 million under-fives are suffering from wasting [3]. Covid19 isn't even in the same league as famine and disease. Covid19 is serious but it's not a catastrophe, and it's just one of many things that the world has to deal with, and we can't let it hijack our attention and focus.
According to the WHO about 1.3 million people die from Tuberculosis every year [1]. Another 400.000 die annually from malaria. 462 million are underweight, and 52 million under-fives are suffering from wasting [3]. Covid19 isn't even in the same league as famine and disease. Covid19 is serious but it's not a catastrophe, and it's just one of many things that the world has to deal with, and we can't let it hijack our attention and focus.
[1] https://www.who.int/gho/tb/epidemic/cases_deaths/en/
[2] https://www.who.int/gho/malaria/epidemic/deaths/en/
[3] https://www.who.int/nutrition/topics/world-food-day-2019-mal...