Despite rising case numbers, Covid catastrophists around the world could soon find themselves suffering a grim fate, writes Joe Hildebrand.
The various Covid catastrophists around the world — both expert and amateur — could soon find themselves suffering a similar fate. Not run out of town but something even worse: Being quietly and almost universally ignored.The Washington PostIt quoted one expert calling the latest Omicron variant “the worst version of the virus that we’ve seen”.
“I feel there is a very limited amount that I can do individually, short of stopping my life,” she said. In Melbourne, the very godhead of Covid restrictions, police have all but given up enforcing this rule. Of more than 66,000 commuters spoken to by officers only 58 were handed fines. Even the mildest Covid countermeasures are now met with resistance. A reasonable suggestion by federal Health Minister Mark Butler that people should work from home this winter was instantly opposed by business groups. At the same time the new Labor government is so far refusing to reinstate Covid leave payments. The virus simply ain’t that special no more.
The problem is that Armageddon, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Panic merchants need to make challenges look like crises in order to justify their panic. Otherwise they just end up looking silly. This time the obsession is the Coral Princess cruise ship. Should it be cast out to sea forever? Should its passengers be barricaded on board until they all catch Covid and released 28 days later? Should they take the unspeakable step of banning karaoke night?
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