BATTLE WITH THE PANDEMIC

Pew Institute research: Who best manages coronary crisis in Europe and where is Croatia? Italians and Swedes, despite high numbers of deaths, trust their crisis headquarters more than Croats By: Goranka JureškoPosted: 09. September 2020. 15:19 8614027 Hina / Damir Sencar / Pool / Cropix Facebook Twitter Messenger E-mail "Don't blow my back. Put on a mask when you walk into the store. Measure your temperature before entering the hospital. Get tested before surgery. Don't party with strangers" ... Yes, the corona crisis has turned the whole world, including our lives, upside down. Some coped better in this mess of everyday life, some worse, but they could not influence the course of events. The crown is "in the lead" for now. Namely, it arrived like a bolt from the blue and the whole world found itself in a situation where individuals could no longer manage their lives as they were used to and according to some of their own rules. Governments, staffs, doctors, various governing bodies, employers impose behaviors that initially, while in "fear were big eyes", passed without major questioning, but as time passes, so more and more of those who would take their lives back ”, Even if it lasts shorter than expected. Not only did the countries differ in how much and whom they would test, who would self-isolate and who would not, how they would "count the dead", whether they would "abolish" weddings, baptisms, gyms, concerts, theater performances, whether completely closed or not, how the health system will function, but there have also been differences in the perception of the approach to the implementation of individual measures and within the same country. Depending on where a large number of new infections are recorded, "Pedro" is found, and he is of course dissatisfied looking for "evidence" of his guilt and "pretending to be innocent". Everyone would be "open" when it comes to their skin, that is, everyone would close "the others" because "there is no evidence that the monster is from our boutique." When the growing number of human rights advocates are added to that, so what does it cost, then it is not surprising that all over the world those who are fed up with the coronavirus terror over their lives are gathering more and more often. "Let us live as we used to," they shout in the streets across Europe. The answer is often to disperse protesters with tear gas and water cannons, and the "title" of this unpopular act is mostly unreported and unapproved rallies, which, by the way, have a great chance of spreading the epidemic. image Boris Johnson Brian Lawless / AFP Of course, Croatia is no exception in the cacophony caused by the coronavirus. Nervousness is increasingly evident, as evidenced by what has been happening for months "on the ground", but the rating of the National Civil Protection Headquarters, as well as those local who are increasingly taking the initiative have not reduced the spread of covida-19 in their area. For example, since the beginning of the epidemic, initiatives for the implementation of epidemiological measures have highlighted the Istrian headquarters, and the result has been a slower spread and a constantly "satisfactory" number of new infections. This helped the tourist season in that Croatian region to "pick up the cream". However, it is obvious that in Istria it is not just about the introduced measures, but in the fact that the majority of citizens adhere to them. How important this is for life to function in the "new normal" was shown in the Istrian opposite - Split-Dalmatia County, where the “casual new normal” at one point exploded with a large number of infected, and this then “calmed” the tourist season for the entire coast as the countries from which most tourists come to Croatia closed the borders for returnees from the Adriatic. Some say that the reason for this is a "more relaxed" life in Dalmatia, ie non-compliance with epidemiological measures at a level that reduces the spread of the virus. It goes so far that the main Split infectologist, prof. Dr. Ivo Ivić , believes that it would be necessary to introduce penalties in that county for all those who do not adhere to, for example, wearing masks, gatherings without maintaining distance ... Citizens who warn of, for example, the obligation to wear masks in stores are expelled from them and the rest buyers and sellers who "don't like the mask" !? It is in those regions where the measures are not respected that there is immediate resistance to the announcement of possible punishment of the disobedient, because education is supposedly enough. Unfortunately, since the beginning of the coronavirus epidemic in Croatia, it is visible where the hotspots are emerging, which counties are violating coronary discipline, but somehow it is difficult to decide on harsher measures, and especially on punishment. image Citizens' opinion Namely, when, for example, gyms in the Split-Dalmatia County were recently closed, a "pogrom" started against the headquarters because, of course, the owners believe that their premises where people breathe fast, sweat and "spit" the virus are not places from which the corona travels. Split. These are neither nightclubs, nor parties of various kinds where distance is just a noun of thought ... All in all, the crown is probably "different in Dalmatia" than in Istria, which of course has nothing to do with common sense. Unfortunately, it is obvious that for some it is more difficult to adapt to the challenges of the corona crisis, and then, of course, the culprit must be found, which, according to them, is usually the National Civil Protection Headquarters. The fact that the National Staff had 76 percent of the support of the citizens at the beginning of June, when it comes to the application of epidemiological measures, shows that "nervousness is rising", and last month it dropped to 63 percent. The diversity in support of those who "lead through the epidemic" is visible in other countries as well. Namely, a study by the American think thank Pew Research Institute conducted in 14 countries has just been published. The aim was to see what support the citizens have for those who decide to manage the epidemic, whether citizens feel that the coronavirus has changed their lives, whether the corona has divided citizens or united them, whether more international cooperation is needed to combat covid-19 ... that among the 14 countries surveyed, the British were the least impressed by their government's coronavirus moves, that is, only 46 percent of them believed that the country was coping well with the crisis. In contrast, Danes are convinced, 95 percent of them, that the government is doing a good job. It should be said that Denmark was among the first countries to come out of lockdown, and when the number of infected people increased again this summer, everything was brought under control very quickly. image Emmanuel Macron Eric Gaillard / AFP That percentage of support for the government in Sweden is lower, with only 71 percent of Swedes believing that the government has done its job well. Namely, this is a country that decided on a different strategy, that is, instead of closing, physical distance was forced, but it turned out that the guild pay the elderly with a high mortality rate which, obviously, was not well protected in this epidemic. And the Germans trust their government. That is, 88 percent of them are convinced that she is up to the task set before her by the covida-19 epidemic. The French, on the other hand, are very critical of Emmanuel Macron and his government, which received only 59 percent of the support of citizens for what it is doing in the corona crisis. Interestingly, although at one time the situation in Italy was more than alarming with the daily high number of deaths, Italians give support to their leaders of as much as 74 percent. A similar situation in Spain has doubled citizens so only 54 percent of them hold that their leaders have done their job well. When we move away from Europe, then according to Pew's research, the Australian government has 94 percent support, but that is why 53 percent of Americans think that the United States is fighting the crown poorly. The same research also obtained data on how much the crown has changed our lives. While 73 percent of Danes believe that their lives have not changed because of the coronavirus, 71 percent of Swedes believe that their "lives have changed significantly", and they are joined by most Italians and Spaniards. For 61 percent of Germans, "nothing much has changed." In 12 of the 14 countries surveyed, women more often than men say their lives have changed because of the coronavirus. In nine of these countries, the gender gap reaches double digits - including Sweden, the United States and France, where the gap was more than 15 percent. The data show that women are additionally burdened both at work and at home. Women around the world tend to do more “unpaid work” than men, such as childcare and housework. The crown further burdened them with the closure of schools and kindergartens and the operation of remote schools. In addition, according to the OECD, there is a higher proportion of women than men in each of the surveyed countries working part-time, which interrupted the pandemic for many and created additional problems for them due to job loss. The study also investigated whether the pandemic led to greater division among citizens. There were no such problems for Dance. 72 percent of them thought the country was more united than before the pandemic. The majority of Swedes (58 percent) had the same opinion. Respondents in other countries were more divided on the issue, except in the U.S., where 77 percent of citizens felt their country was further divided because of the coronavirus. Only two out of ten Americans say the country has become more united. As expected, in the countries surveyed, those who think their country did poorly with the coronavirus are more likely to say that their country is more divided. France is a particularly sharp example. One thing that people across Europe agree on the most is that "greater international cooperation would potentially reduce coronavirus mortality." image Divisions in the country Currently confirmed more than 20 million cases of coronavirus in the world for many seems greater than it should be if there was more international cooperation. Missed opportunities to work together to reduce coronavirus infection are felt particularly strongly in Europe, where the mismatch of the initial pandemic response has led to sudden and serious outbreaks of infection in northern Italy and Spain. More than half in seven of the nine European countries surveyed say greater co-operation would reduce the coronavirus pandemic. However, there are exceptions, such as the attitude of the Danes that their country is better able to cope with the crisis on its own than that "others have intervened". As many as 78 percent of Danes think that the number of coronavirus cases in their country would not be reduced by international cooperation. A majority in Germany also says co-operation would not reduce the number of cases, the study said. In most countries where citizens believe that international cooperation would reduce the number of coronavirus cases, they are of the opinion that their country has done a poor job in combating coronavirus. For example, 64 per cent of Britons say co-operation would reduce the number of coronavirus cases, they also think the UK government has done a bad job with the coronavirus outbreak. There is more and more knowledge about the coronavirus, but there is no vaccine or specific cure yet, so we are still doomed to distance, mask and hygiene in fighting a pandemic whether we like it or not. Those who do not want to risk their own health, but also the health of others, will adhere to it and thus reduce the chances of the virus, and increase the chances of a "new normal" that still allows "life not to stop".