Uncertainty and isolation

Northern Italy is currently severely affected by the Sars-CoV-2 virus. Contradicting information and the measures imposed by the authorities are further causes of stress.

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We have all been locked down at home for weeks – all anthroposophic doctors had to close their surgeries. All schools, shops, churches and theatres are closed. Not even relatives can attend the funeral of their dead. Sick people die alone, either in nursing homes or in hospitals, without the solace and support of a familiar face.

Every minute we are bombarded with all kinds of hypotheses from newspapers, specialists, virologists, epidemiologists, professors, on television and on YouTube – from conspiracy theories to dogmatic scientific explanations. Telling the truth from the lie is getting increasingly difficult in this climate – a dark cloud of fear hangs over everything; uncertainty and isolation are a daily experience.

‘Reading’ the figures is difficult

We have had over 10,000 dead by now. Their average age is high, often they had serious comorbidities. So far this figure is comparable to that of a severe flu. It is difficult to read from the figures published whether the victims have died from Covid-19 or other illnesses. We need to consider that pneumonia, which can hit rapidly and severely, can also affect the young and healthy (albeit in low numbers), such as the seventy physicians who have died so far.

Financial concerns are added to this: the entire economy has collapsed. And we don’t know yet how long this will last and how the pandemic will affect other European countries.

Many people live with the question: are we really experiencing a horrible pandemic or is the situation distorted due to the immense fear and collective hysteria. Are hygienic measured of this dimension really justified? Confusion and doubt are growing because even the “experts” contradict each other.

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