Originally Posted by
STN Ramp Rat
COVID in simplistic terms ....
Serious cases are more likely to be in the elderly, retired, population. They are mostly in receipt of pensions so are economically secure. They are frightened by the potential impact of the virus on them and therefore mostly believe that the everyone should stay indoors and the world should stop until the virus is eradicated.
Simplistic is the right description for that vast over generalisation. I'm over 60 and retired. I most certainly do not believe that "everyone should stay indoors and the world should stop until the virus is eradicated". Large numbers of people have died or will shortly die of cancer and other diseases because a large proportion of the NHS is not treating them due to keeping beds clear just in case the mythical "second wave" turns up.