And the second an article I quoted long ago in this pandemic
It's from 1918
And gives an assessment of how elements of that pandemic were managed
I will do quotes from it first and then post the link at the end
"In handling any crisis, it is absolutely crucial to retain credibility. Giving false reassurance is the worst thing one can do.... almost as bad as outright lying is holding information so closely that people think officials know more than they say."
"This horrific disconnect between reassurances and reality destroyed the credibility of those in authority. People felt they had no one to turn to, no one to rely on, no one to trust."
"Virtually every expert on influenza believes another pandemic is nearly inevitable, that it will kill millions, and that it could kill more —and that it could cause economic and social disruption on a massive scale. This disruption itself could kill as well."
Just imagine in the midst of pandemic with tens of thousands dead and yet more tens of thousands who are going to die. A comedian joked about letting the bodies piled high
Joking
It wasn't a comedian
It was the Prime Minister
I want to introduce you to a comedy clip of Jimmy Carr
Where he tries to determine where people find a joke too offensive
It has gone too far
Oh and here's an article from a historian about bodies piled high