Ph not opening its border to international tourism until the second half of 2021

Loss of smell and taste sounds to some almost like a joke. But even temporary, it would involve neurological, even perhaps brain damage.

 

People do not need governments to utilize common sense. If someone died because they choose to follow their leader instead of science, statistics, and facts maybe they would still be alive, natural selection at work.

Note: I am not referring to the innocent who may have been infected by someone in refusal but the masses in denial.

 

So could flying, being a politician in the Philippines, standing next to a politician in the Philippines, the flu, heart disease, my smart mouth, or even talking on a cellphone. I would choose all of those risks over being paralyzed by fear. If I catch it and I think the end is coming, I'll come back to this forum and tell you that you were right.

 

I respect the right of everyone to make personal decisions based on their own risk analysis - with the caveat that it respects the law and the interests of the planet (in which I include the environment and all living things). I know you follow the rules about masks and don't want the elderly near you (!), so I can see why you and people like @eskirvin (who look so young - bonus points please!) feel non-threatened and dislike to see the economy wrecked (as do all of us actually).

But I cannot grasp why you call those who are elderly "scared" - it negates the fact they have simply done their own risk analysis (as you have) and want to be 'cautious'.

Although a 'masker' I always held the position that it is 'horses for courses' and very local and personal decisions should be made in the case of a pandemic - there is no 'one glove fits all'. So, I support the use of PPE but do not support many of the rules, some extremely pointless, which have helped damage economies. But in no way am I "scared" of the virus - I am more scared of you!

 

So if we hear from you it might be bad news?

And if we don't hear from you it might be bad news?

Stay healthy my friend.

 

I honestly don't know anyone that doesn't fear death. It is the end of all things, completely so for the non-religious. I think @Rye83 means "scared" in the same context I do. I admire anyone's intent to preserve their own life, as long as it doesn't come at the cost of other's lives. Some advocate things that make sense, like staying at home if you are elderly and avoiding potential contact, whereas others advocate economic and societal collapse in favor of their own self interest. You (cautious people) can be perfectly safe if you take measures to prevent contacting the infected, on your own. There's no need to destroy the lives of others to save your own.