They say the economic crisis will be worse than during the financial crisis of 2008. In Italy and Spain, up to 1000 people a day die to a corona related death. There are not enough respirators for everyone. At home, there are empty beds for corona patients. Perhaps the strategy has almost worked too well. I buy extra soap and a hand gel for the apartment and tell my flat-mate that he must remember to wash his hands as soon as he comes home. He says he has been invited to a birthday where they tend to be quite affectionate after a few drinks. He leaves.