if the business has 'insurance for business interruption' then they can claim, but generally, i doubt any gov will offer compensation as result of outbreaks or acts of god, unless it's a total disaster, the compensation will be for the general public, not necessarily for commerical businesses
There are thousands of people dying everyday from thousands of different causes and nobody loses their shit over them. Whether I'm right or wrong is something we will probably know at the end of the year. Things that have killed more people than Covid19 so far: Air Pollution, the Flu, Rabies, Drownings, Traffic Accidents, Obesity, Malaria. Once WuFlu deaths outnumber the flu I might shut up.Original Post Deleted
On the bright side, we might manage to hit our climate targets this year.
It's not about Covid-19 sticking around long-term or not. It is about the use of fear to drive panic and consumption. Lower interest rates stopped working. Viral infections definitely boosted inflation and domestic consumption. It worked for China with pork and now it has worked for many places with a host of industries benefiting from fear.
I am astonished that people get to moved by small numbers - look at the league table being published everywhere. Everyone is overly sensitive and precious thesedays, but even more removed from what is rational.
Lot's of people go to the hospital for the smallest of ailments. I would say the list is pretty good and depending on where you are in the world, can definitely overwhelm health systems.
I would say developed nations are too focused on people that do not contribute to society. Ironically, it is these people who have much to lose, will take any treatements they can get and will hold on strong and live longer lives than their kids will.