Thread by @fsaraceno

1/n Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now by @tomaspueyo link.medium.com/aNvjs2ctL4

#COVID19 #COVID19france

Long read with a few takeaways. Homework for @EmmanuelMacron before tonight

Here are the takeaways (copy and paste):

2/n The coronavirus is coming to you.
It’s coming at an exponential speed: gradually, and then suddenly.
It’s a matter of days. Maybe a week or two.

3/n When it does, your healthcare system will be overwhelmed.
Your fellow citizens will be treated in the hallways.
Exhausted healthcare workers will break down. Some will die.
They will have to decide which patient gets the oxygen and which one dies.

4/n As a politician, community leader or business leader, you have the power and the responsibility to prevent this.
The only way to prevent this is #SocialDistancingNow today. Not tomorrow. Today.
That means keeping as many people home as possible, starting now.

5/n You might have fears today: What if I overreact? Will people laugh at me? Will they be angry at me? Will I look stupid? Won’t it be better to wait for others to take steps first? Will I hurt the economy too much?

6/6 But in 2–4 weeks, when the entire world is in lockdown, when the few precious days of social distancing you will have enabled will have saved lives, people won’t criticize you anymore: They will thank you for making the right decision.
Read the whole piece it is worth it