What has Covid-19 taught us?

I'm really tired of talking about Covid-19. The arguments, the politics, the threats, and the unknown feels like a weight around the neck. The way I frame the pandemic is also how I make choices in the future.

I think the best question we can ask ourselves is "what have we learned as a society from the pandemic." Here's my short list:

1) We need to be cleaner

Cleaning hands and homes
Cleaning and preparing foods
Treating sickness with isolation

2) We need to change faster

Businesses, Education, Homes need to be adaptable and willing to change
Hospitals and clinics need to stop treating Emergency Preparedness as a "nice to have" department

3) We need to be prepared

Hospitals and Labs need to be better funded and prepared for pandemics
Homes need to think defensively: reduce risks, change behaviors, live differently

4) We need to think globally

We didn't get into this mess because of China. They might have started the fire but blaming other countries does not fix the problems we face
Working together with other countries (as partners) needs to be improved

How has Covid-19 made you be cleaner, change faster, be more prepared and think global in your daily life?

“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” - Ben Franklin

- MPP

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