It seems pretty clear that this thing is here to stay, and the few remaining zero covid countries are gradually loosening restrictions. I’m getting very doomer sitting here realizing this thing is probably not going to ever going away. So how are you adapting to the new reality and living with covid while trying to stay healthy?

  • yellowparenti5 [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    I live in Taiwan and there's single digit cases of covid (omicron) here. Medical masks work if the vast majority of people use them.
    if countries don't do or have the following it'll be hard to stop it from spreading:

    paid (or partially paid) sick leave
    cheap / free healthcare
    a way to properly do contact tracing (checking into locations via QR codes)
    mask mandate (when there are cases)
    quarantine and testing of people flying in from other countries
    probably a way to prevent spread of disinfo/misinfo if that's a thing (for example, people or entities saying "masks don't work")
    maybe a culture of saving money. otherwise you'll want to work despite getting covid just to pay the bills.