Re: I think there still might a bright side.
Originally Posted by
ankietyjoe
One thing that has been illustrated though is the health of the Western populations as a whole seems to be a bit of an illusion. We're all a bit sicker than we think we are.
I think you're bang on the money here Joe. And the issue of obesity only seemed to become a factor once the pandemic reached western shores.
I was talking to one of the staff at our local Asda who happens to be an old friend of Mrs F. I asked again whether any staff members had been off work this year with illness and she said no. So I repeated my question and asked more specifically off ill with covid and she still said no. My daughter has been supervisor in our Spar since last December and no staff have been off there either. I find that astonishing considering how transmissible covid is. And these are people with very frequent contact with the public. On a busy day my daughter says they can get up to 600 customers.
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