Disobeying of Covid-19 rules is growing, and for good reason
When those in authority flout the rules, when countries don’t pay decent sick leave, and when there is no scientific support — expect pushback
30 September 2020 - 13:29
The history of epidemics is rife with examples of society rebelling against tough public-health edicts, such as the breach of plague quarantine in 18th-century Marseille, or protests against masks during the 1918 influenza pandemic. The grim consequence is a fresh wave of deadly infections.
Covid-19’s million deaths may pale in comparison to the estimated 50-million lives lost in 1918, but the cycle risks unfolding again. France, the UK and Spain face a triple threat: a jump in cases, a population exhausted by lockdown-induced recession, and rising resistance to tougher measures...
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