"My readers in Europe, can you shed more light on things?"
The sentiment of the population changed drastically in the last months. While initially there was a lot of fear, concern, seriousness, and responsibility, it got replaced by fatigue, sloppyness, conspiracy theories, and hopeful thinking. Put simply, the "Covid isn't that bad, just a little worse than the flu maybe. Also masks don't really work! Muh freedom!"-faction increased in numbers.
The strategic management and policy response from governments changed drastically: While initially it was "better safe than sorry" it became "doing the absolute minimum that is required, and keep the measures as soft as somehow possible". The numbers in summer sank to an all
"My readers in Europe, can you shed more light on things?"
- The sentiment of the population changed drastically in the last months. While initially there was a lot of fear, concern, seriousness, and responsibility, it got replaced by fatigue, sloppyness, conspiracy theories, and hopeful thinking. Put simply, the "Covid isn't that bad, just a little worse than the flu maybe. Also masks don't really work! Muh freedom!"-faction increased in numbers.
- The strategic management and policy response from governments changed drastically: While initially it was "better safe than sorry" it became "doing the absolute minimum that is required, and keep the measures as soft as somehow possible". The numbers in summer sank to an all
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