,CORONAVIRUS & ! ,ILL ,HEAL? ( ,CAPITALISM #bb ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P ,TEXT 3 ,! ,C,O,V,I,D-#a#i CRISIS HAS ?R[N A GL>+ SE>*LII\S CONSPIRACY !ORIES ?AT >E CIRCULAT+ LIKE H[ IT WAS 9V5T$ BY ! ,*9ESE GOV]NM5T TO CULL ! ELD]LY & 9FIRM4 ,! ,CORONAVIRUS CRISIS MU/ NOT BE US$ TO SCAPEGOAT ,*9ESE1 ,ITALIAN OR ,SPANI% PEOPLE H]E 9 ! ,U,K & ?R\<\T ! WORLD4 ,9 #aig !RE WAS A FAM9E 9 ,*9A :I* AFFECT$ MORE ?AN #cf MILLION PEOPLE4 ,! ,BEIJ+ REGIME FAIL$ TO ADEQUATELY DEAL ) ! FAM9E4 ,AS A RESULT1 IT LET GO ( ITS /ATE HOLD OV] AGRICULTURE & FOOD & ALL[$ PRIVATE 5TREPR5EURS TO TRADE4 ,A SECTION ( ?IS NEW LAY] ( PRIVATE 5T]PRISE BEGAN TO DOME/ICATE WILDLIFE1 :I* 9CLUD$ SNAKES1 TURTLES & BATS4 ,AT FIR/ ILLEGAL1 ?IS TRADE WAS ALL[$ TO FL\RI% BY ! REGIME & 9 #aihh IT LEGALIZ$ ! TRADE1 SAY+ ?AT WILDLIFE WAS N[ A 'NATURAL RES\RCE'4 ,?IS BOO/$ ?IS TRADE4 ,AS A RESULT1 HUGE M>KETS APPE>$1 SELL+ ALL SORTS ( ANIMALS1 9CLUD+ RH9OC]OSES1 CROCODILES1 SNAKES1 DUCKS1 WOLVES & MICE1 ALONGSIDE DOME/ICAT$ ANIMALS LIKE PIGS & *ICK5S4 ,!SE W]E PACK$ CLOSELY TOGE!R1 (T5 9 ! SAME CAGES4 ,9 ?IS WAY1 IT WAS EASI] = DISEASES TO PASS FROM SPECIES TO SPECIES1 FROM ANIMAL TO ANIMAL & !N ON TO HUMANS4 ,! ,S,>,S VIRUS APPE>S TO HAVE ORIG9AT$ 9 #bc 9 A M>KET 9 ,GUANGDONG PROV9CE1 ) ITS S\RCE ! MASK$ PALM CIVET4 ,S,>,S1 ITSELF A CORONAVIRUS1 SPREAD GLOBALLY & RESULT$ 9 #ggd DEA?S4 ,9 RESPONSE ! REGIME BANN$ ! TRADE ( WILDLIFE AS FOOD4 ,?OSE CAPITALI/S MAK+ BIG PR(ITS \T ( ! TRADE !N LOBBI$ ! ,*9ESE GOV]NM5T TO RELAX !SE LAWS1 RESULT+ 9 A DECISION TO ALL[ ! TRADE ( #$ SPECIES AS FOOD4 ,LAT]1 MORE ANIMALS W]E ADD$ TO ! LI/1 9CLUD+ 9 #baf ELEPHANTS & PANGOL9S 7SCALY ANTEAT]S74 ,AS A RESULT ! ,C,O,V,I,D-#a#i EPIDEMIC BROKE \T 9 #bai & HAS N[ SPREAD GLOBALLY1 ) MANY ?\S&S ( DEA?S4 ,IT IS BELIEV$ ?AT ! DISEASE WAS TRANSMITT$ FROM A BAT TO A PANGOL91 & !N SPREAD TO HUMANS VIA A M>KET 9 ,WUHAN4 ,! ,*9ESE GOV]NM5T FAIL$ TO LE>N FROM ! ORIG9AL ,S,>,S \TBREAK1 & SEEMS UNLIKELY TO DRAW ANY FUR!R LESSONS = ! FUTURE4 ,IT %\LD BE SE5 ?AT ! LONG-T]M ANSW] IS NOT ! DEVELOPM5T ( VACC9ES1 BUT ! CUTT+ (F AT ! S\RCE ( ! GR[? ( !SE VIRUSES4 ,?IS MEANS ?AT ANIMAL WELF>E IS ( ! HILY ! ORIG9S ( BIRD FLU & MAD C[ DISEASE >E D[N TO SIMIL> REASONS4 ,A,I,D,S WAS A VIRUS ?AT JUMP$ FROM MONKEYS TO *IMPS TO HUMANS AS A RESULT ( ! BU% MEAT TRADE4 ,! EQUATION MU/ BE ?AT ANIMAL WELF>E "7 HUMAN WELF>E4 ,! SPREAD ( ,C,O,V,I,D-#a#i ,! DEVELOPM5T ( AN 9CREAS+LY GLOBALIZ$ CAPITALISM ALL[$ ! SPREAD ( ! DISEASE4 ,AS IT SPREAD FROM C\NTRY TO C\NTRY1 IT WAS %[N H[ MANY HEAL?C>E SY/EMS1 AFT] YE>S ( AU/]ITY MEASURES1 W]E NOT UP TO ! TASK ( COP+4 ,& ( C\RSE1 ! CONT9U$ NE$ = CAPITALISM TO CREATE PR(IT HAS H9D]$ MEASURES TO CONTROL & QU>ANT9E ! DISEASE4 ,! ,CORONAVIRUS CRISIS HAS TE/$ CAPITALISM & ITS /ATE /RUCTURES TO ! LIMIT4 ,9 ,BRITA9 ON BO? A NATIONAL & LOCAL LEVEL1 GOV]NM5T HAS BE5 %[N TO BE WANT+1 AS BO? ! ,JOHNSON GOV]NM5T & LOCAL C\NCILS HAVE DI!R$1 HAVE FAIL$ TO ACT OR HAVE REMA9$ SIL5T4 ,! M$IA HAS HIITY1 >E ILLU/RAT$ BY ! GR[? ( 7AT TIME ( WRIT+7 OV] #e MUTUAL AID NETWORKS ?AT HAVE EM]G$ RAPIDLY 9 ! ,U,K4 ,AS ONE ,A,C,G MEMB] NOT$ REC5TLY3 0,9 ! VILLAGE :]E ,I LIVE1 ,FACEBOOK ORGANIZ+ HAS PRODUC$ MORE ?AN #ce NAMES 9 F\R DAYS1 VOLUNTE]+ V>I\S K9DS ( HELP1 9CLUD+ VISITS TO ELD]LY & DISABL$ BY LOCAL KN[N PEOPLE1 /REET BY /REET1 FREE EX*ANGE ( SURPLUS DAILY NECESSITIES1 A LOCAL %OP & A COMMUNITY C5T] (F]$ = FOOD COLLECTION1 ASSEMBL+ FOOD P>CELS & DELIV]IES1 FREE TAXI TO ,ICEL& TO PICK UP SUPPLIES1 MEALS = FREE S*OOL D9N] KIDS1 EV5 DOG WALK+ 7!RE >E #a'S ( DOGS H]E74 ,MEAN:ILE1 DEAF5+ SIL5CE FROM ,LOCAL ,AU?ORITY & C\NCILORS1 & ! CUTS TO ! ,N,H,S & SOCIAL C>E HAVE BE5 LAID B>E = EV]YONE TO SEE40 ,CAPITALISM ITSELF HAS RECEIV$ A BODY BL[ FROM ! ,C,O,V,I,D-#a#i CRISIS4 ,ALREADY 9 A /AGNANT /ATE1 ! WORLD ECONOMY HAS BE5 DAMAG$ AS PR(ITS & ,GROSS ,DOME/IC ,PRODUCTS >E AFFECT$4 ,9DU/RIAL PRODUCTION HAS SL[$ RIMACEUTICAL & HEAL? 9DU/RIES1 HAVE OR WILL RAISE PRICES ON H& GELS1 SOAPS & FACE MASKS & WILL DO ! SAME ) ANY VACC9ES ?AT >E DEVELOP$ 7AS WAS ILLU/RAT$ 9 ! PA/ BY ! ,A,I,D,S CRISIS74 ,! ,GOV]NM5T'S ,RESPONSE ,:IL/ SOME GOV]NM5TS HAVE CLOS$ D[NS $UCATIONAL E/ABLI%M5TS & ALL RE/AURANTS1 PUBS1 B>S & CAFES1 ! ,JOHNSON REGIME HAS VACILLAT$ OV] ?IS4 ,9 P>T ?IS WAS 9FLU5C$ BY ! NUMB] ( SO-CALL$ EXP]TS GA!R$ >\ND ! NEW REGIME1 A COLLECTION ( CRANKS & SOCIAL-,D>W9IANS 5C\RAG$ BY ! CLOSE/ ADVIS] ( ,JOHNSON1 ! ,GOLLUM-LIKE ,DOM9IC ,CUMM+S4 ,!SE FO/]$ IDEAS ( 0H]D IMMUNIZATION0 :]E MASS 9FECTION WILL CREATE IMMUNITY 9 ! LONG RUN1 FAIL+ TO TAKE NOTE ( ! L>GE NUMB] ( DEA?S 9 ! PROCESS1 OR RA!R SEE+ ?IS AS A WAY ( CULL+ ! ELD]LY & 9FIRM4 ,! GOV]NM5T HAS BE5 =C$ TO BACKTRACK ON ?IS4 ,AS WELL AS ?IS1 ! ,JOHNSON GOV]NM5T DOES NOT WANT TO ORD] ! CLOSURE ( CAT]+ E/ABLI%M5TS BECAUSE IT WILL !N HAVE TO (F] SUB/ANTIAL COMP5SATION4 ,! ,GOV]NM5T'S ANN\NC$ AN EM]G5CY ,G,B,P#c#e BILLION F9ANCIAL PACKAGE MO/ ( :I* WILL 5D UP 9 ! PRIVATE SECTOR1 JU/ LIKE ,ALI/AIR ,D>L+'S ,G,B,P#e BILLION TO ! BANKS 9 #b#h4 ,! BULK ( ,D>L+'S H&\T W5T 9TO %>EHOLD]S POCKETS & !RE WAS LITTLE TO %[ 9 T]MS ( EMPLOYM5T GR[? OR IMPROV$ WAGES4 ,9/EAD1 ! WORK+ CLASS HAD T5 YE>S ( IMPOS$ WAGE FREEZES & B5EFIT CUTS TO PAY = BAIL+ \T ! BANKS4 ,JOHNSON HAS ALREADY %[N HIS FIR/ PRIORITY4 ,BY REFUS+ SO F> TO ORD] PUBS & RE/AURANTS TO CLOSE1 HE HAS TRI$ TO PROTECT ! PR(ITS ( BIG 9SURANCE FIRMS FROM CLAIMS BY ?\S&S ( SMALL BUS9ESSES4 ,HE MAY WELL BE =C$ TO *ANGE TACK1 LOCK+ D[N CITY BY CITY DUE TO ! RAPID SPREAD ( ! VIRUS & MASSIVE PRESSURE FROM SMALL BUS9ESSES4 ,:ATEV] HAPP5S1 JU/ AS 9 #bh IT'LL BE US ?AT WILL HAVE TO COMP5SATE ! RI* & PAY ! PRICE = ! ECONOMIC MELTD[N4 ,MEAN:ILE #h1 PRIVATE HOSPITAL B$S >E BE+ R5T$ TO ,N,H,S = ,G,B,P#b4#dMILLION P] DAY DUR+ ! CRISIS4 ,! ,JOHNSON REGIME HAS FAIL$ TO ACT DECISIVELY1 (F]+ ADVICE RA!R ?AN DECISIONS1 9 T]MS ( CALL+ = PEOPLE ( OV] #g TO SELF-ISOLATE1 FAIL+ TO CLOSE D[N RE/AURANTS1 PUBS1 B>S & CAFES1 AS HAS BE5 ! CASE 9 O!R C\NTRIES1 & HAS ONLY JU/ ANN\NC$ ?AT S*OOLS WILL BE CLOS$ FROM NEXT WEEK4 ,MANY PEOPLE WILL VOLUNT>ILY SELF-ISOLATE1 BUT !RE >E BIG PROBLEMS !RE ALREADY4 ,ONE ( ! PIECES ( ADVICE GIV5 \T BY ! ,JOHNSON GOV]NM5T WAS = SELF-ISOLATORS TO ORD] FOOD ONL9E4 ,H[EV]1 ! SUP]M>KETS >E ALREADY MASSIVELY OV]LOAD$1 ) MANY SITES D[N1 & = EXAMPLE1 ,SA9SBURY'S NOT BE+ ABLE TO (F] ANY MORE HOME DELIV]IES RIKETS4 ,MANY OLD] PEOPLE1 DISABL$ PEOPLE :O HAVE A WIDE RANGE ( IMPAIRM5TS 9CLUD+ LE>N+ DIFFICULTIES_/DISABILITIES1 ?OSE :O HAVE M5TAL HEAL? ISSUES & LONG-T]M HEAL? CONDITIONS1 WILL FACE LONEL9ESS & POSSIBLE DEPRESSION AS A RESULT ( ISOLATION4 ,= O!RS1 ! HOME IS A PLACE ( DANG]1 AS = ?OSE SUFF]+ FROM PHYSICAL & SEXUAL ABUSE 9 !IR FAMILIES4 ,ANY TRAVEL RE/RICTIONS W\LD FUR!R AGGRAVATE ! *ANCES ( PEOPLE ESCAP+ FROM !IR ABUS]S4 ,! CLOSURE ( DAY C>E C5T]S1 SOCIAL C5T]S1 LIBR>IES1 ETC WILL FUR!R EXAC]BATE ?IS FEEL+ ( ISOLATION & LONEL9ESS & UNLESS ! MUTUAL AID NETWORKS >E BUILT UP MASSIVELY OV] ! COM+ MON?S1 MANY MAY DIE 9 ISOLATION4 ,= ! HOMELESS1 ( :OM AT LEA/ #e1 >E R\< SLEEP]S ON ! /REETS1 ! ,CORONAVIRUS CRISIS WILL BE A DISA/]1 AS !Y >E AMONG ! MO/ VULN]ABLE1 CANNOT SELF-ISOLATE & IF LIV+ 9 TEMPOR>Y ACCOMMODATION OR HOMELESS %ELT]S1 FACE OV]CR[D+ & HI<] RISK ( CONTAGION4 ,MANY HOMELESS *>ITIES HAVE )DRAWN ON /REET SUPPORT 9 ORD] TO PROTECT VOLUNTE]S ADD+ TO ! POT5TIAL RISKS FAC$ BY R\< SLEEP]S4 ,MEAN:ILE MANY BUILD+S LIE EMPTY1 AS = EXAMPLE ,BALFRON ,T[] 9 ,T[] ,HAMLETS1 SOLD (F BY ! H\S+ ASSOCIATION ,POPL> ,H,>,C,A = HOMES = ! RI* :I* /ILL LIES EMPTY4 ,! ,/ATE WILL ATTEMPT TO /R5G!N ITS POSITION BY US+ ! ,CORONAVIRUS CRISIS TO RE9=CE ITS P[]S4 ,?IS IS ALREADY ! CASE 9 ,*9A1 ,SPA9 & ,ITALY :]E POLICE & TROOPS >E CONTROLL+ ! MOVEM5T ( POPULATIONS4 ,9 ,ITALY SOME /RIKES HAVE BE5 BANN$ UND] OLD LEGISLATION ?AT HAS BE5 RESURRECT$1 & ! ,U,C,U /RIKE 9 ,BRITA9 HAS BE5 SEV]ELY AFFECT$ BY ! CRISIS4 ,! BALLOT 9 FAVOR ( /RIKE ACTION AMONG PO/AL WORK]S IS ALREADY BE+ AFFECT$ BY ! UNION BUREAUCRATS & ! ,/ATE MAY WELL 9T]V5E TO BACK !M UP4 ,:ILE ! M$IA TRA9S ITS UNBL9K+ FOCUS ON PANIC BUY+1 !REBY MAGNIFY+ & AMPLIFY+ ! WOR/ 9 HUMAN NATURE1 MO/ ( US WILL ALSO HAVE SE5 ! /IRR+S ( MUTUAL AID & SOLID>ITY 9 \R COMMUNITIES4 ,P]HAPS A LEAFLET HAS BE5 PUT ?R\< Y\R LETT] BOX (F]+ TO COLLECT %OPP+ & PRESCRIPTIONS4 ,P]HAPS Y\'VE SE5 GR\PS SET UP ON SOCIAL M$IA4 ,P]HAPS Y\'VE VOLUNTE]$ TO BE A FRI5DLY E> TO ?OSE :O >E ISOLAT$4 ,!SE BOTTOM-UP1 SELF-/>T+ 9ITIATIVES HAVE NOT HAD ! SAME M$IA FOCUS1 P]HAPS BECAUSE !Y DEMON/RATE ?AT PRECISELY :5 WE'RE SUPPOS$ TO BE AT \R MO/ ANXI\S & ATOMIZ$1 WE SOMEH[ F9D WAYS TO CONNECT & %>E & WORK TOGE!R4 ,!SE /IRR+S ( SOLID>ITY & MUTUAL AID >E 9 />K CONTRA/ ) ! GOV]NM5T'S RESPONSE ( AB&ON+ WORK+-CLASS PEOPLE TO H>D%IP & UNC]TA9TY4 ,?IS IS ( C\RSE A HEAL? CRISIS1 BUT IT IS ALSO A LOOM+ ECONOMIC CRISIS & POT5TIAL SOCIAL DISA/]4 ,AS MEASURES TO CREATE MORE 0SOCIAL DI/ANC+0 ?REAT5 TO DECIMATE MANY SECTORS1 SU* AS RETAIL1 CAT]+ & HEAL? @& SOCIAL C>E1 OR 9DE$ ANY?+ REQUIR+ SOCIAL CONTACT1 CAUS+ MANY TO WORRY H[ !Y WILL PAY BILLS1 H[ !Y WILL AF=D H\S+1 H[ !Y WILL PUT FOOD ON ! TABLE1 NOT TO M5TION :O WILL PROVIDE MU* NE$$ P]SONAL C>E & SUPPORT = ?OSE VULN]ABLE PEOPLE 9 SUPPORT$ LIV+ & RESID5TIAL C>E ETC1 ! GOV]NM5T SEEMS OBLIVI\S TO ! />K REALITY FAC$ BY ORD9>Y PEOPLE3 IF WE CAN'T E>N1 WE >E V]Y QUICKLY 9 A DIRE SITUATION4 ,\R /IRR+S ( MUTUAL AID & SOLID>ITY >E RIE /RONG] & MORE ABLE TO FACE D[N DEM&S FROM BANKS & L&LORDS1 FROM UTILITY COMPANIES & C\NCILS4 ,WE CAN GIVE \R MUTUAL AID NETWORKS REAL TEE?4 ,SOME ( ! DEM&S WE %\LD PUT =W>D = ! ,CORONAVIRUS CRISIS3 ,GU>ANTE$ CONT9UANCE ( SICK PAY FROM ! FIR/ DAY = ?OSE AFFECT$ BY ! VIRUS4 ,NO VICTIMIZATIONS OR SACK+S = SELF-ISOLATION4 ,GU>ANTE$ 9COME = ?OSE AFFECT$ BY CLOSURES 9 $UCATIONAL E/ABLI%M5TS1 ! CAT]+ 9DU/RY1 HEAL? & SOCIAL C>E 9DU/RY ETC4 ,?IS 9CLUDES A GU>ANTE$ 9COME = GIG WORK]S 9 !SE WORKPLACES4 ,9CREAS$ FUND+ ( DOME/IC VIOL5CE S]VICES AS RESULT ( 9CREASE 9 ABUSE AS RESULT ( CRISIS 7AS 9 ,*9A & ,ITALY ALREADY74 ,?OSE RECEIV+ B5EFITS %\LD NOT BE REQUIR$ TO SIGN ON DUR+ ! CURR5T EM]G5CY & %\LD BE AUTOMATICALLY BE GIV5 !IR B5EFITS ,REQUISITION+ ( ALL EMPTY PROP]TY = ! HOMELESS1 ONE ( ! MO/ VULN]ABLE SECTIONS ( SOCIETY MO/ VULN]ABLE TO ! CRISIS4 ,PRIVATE HOSPITAL B$S %\LD BE REQUISITION$ & PUT AT ! S]VICE ( ! ,N,H,S )\T *>GE4 ,AN IMM$IATE MORATORIUM ON R5T1 MORTGAGE PAYM5TS & UTILITY BILLS4 ,:]E !SE >E NOT 5=C$1 ORGANIZ+ ( R5T & MORTGAGE /RIKES1 RESI/+ DISCONNECTIONS ( UTILITIES4 ,NO EVICTIONS6 ,NO ,DISCONNECTIONS6 ,RATION+ ( ESS5TIAL ITEMS LIKE SOAP1 H& GEL1 TOILET PAP]1 PA9 KILL]S4 ,AN 5D TO PR(ITE]+ BY COMPANIES >\ND !SE ESS5TIALS4 ,RE9=C+ ( ! 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