Corporate DispatchPro PROF. ANDREW AZZOPARDI | DEAN, FACULTY FOR SOCIAL WELLBEING
What is so good with the ‘new normal’? We are all cognizant that social life is construed of building blocks that when combined form a social structure. That people are closely engaged with each other is indeed fundamental and necessary. We can take the current epidemic paradigm as a case in point and the consequential reactive strategies as a rejoinder.
It immediately shows that the need to be together is evident in the recurring appeals from the Health Authorities and politicians ‘to stay away’ from each other. Some resisted and some persisted because being together is sine qua non to human nature. In fact, Government had to resort to coercive action and invoke the Police Force to disperse groups on occasions. This is evidence of the need for people to be with each other, which at times outweighs the fear of this noxious virus. Covid-19 has affected millions of persons globally and almost everything and everywhere has grinded to a halt. Notwithstanding, it is interesting to note that it has not taken away our desire to be with each other – it has in fact worked the other way round! Now that we seem to be seeing the tail-end of this pandemic many are asking how Covid-19 will have impacted our communities and what would have changed after this phenomenon, that has hit us all by surprise, almost literally, knocked us off our feet. As many people have said, written and shared in many ways, it has been a surreal period of time. Now governments are hot on their heels trying to jump-start the economy. At the moment, there is an embedded sense that the ‘new normal’ is nothing we are looking forward to because there are so many issues we still need to contend with. Because let’s face it. 13
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