Much like third world and developing nations are more susceptible to certain diseases that have been almost eradicated in the west due to conditions mostly unique to impoverished nations, it is becoming clear that we will see public health crisis and disease that will be able to thrive in capitalist countries. There isn't an effective long term strategy in combating this virus that doesn't cause crippling economic and social issues.
What that means is until medical science can get ahead of the virus or a number of fundamental economic and societal changes are implemented (and I'm not talking about band-aids like social distancing), you must be prepared to accept certain amounts of sickness and death. Coronavirus isn't very unique, it's just that the arrogant west figured only poor and dark countries were vulnerable to having their circumstances expertly exploited by a disease.
This is the first. And it won't be the last.
