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We’ll Get Through This Difficult Situation Together, But WillWe?
There is nothing to stop some Australians and tourists from their living La Vida Loca beach lifestyle, not even in this most challenging situation amid COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the new rule of social distancing, thousands flocked to the iconic Bondi Beach on Friday, 20th March 2020, for the sand and sun. Patrons are going to their local pubs and restaurants. Obviously, social distancing is not a serious matter for some Australians.
If rules change from time to time in a matter of minutes from different authorities, both state and federal government, do we have to blame them for not following the social distancing regulations? Whether people are exercising their stubbornness or ill-informed, bodies such as police, the local government up to Federal government, and business owners who run people-gathering spaces are acting on their phase based on their new-found notion. We are not taking this matter seriously. Are we getting it through this most challenging situation together?
With 266 total cases and zero death, Singapore is the country with the lowest infection rate in the world. Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, clearly wants to follow Singapore as a model — and as many other countries do — for not closing schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic. As a person who once lived and went to school in…
