Ontario domestic violence up 22% in March

No big surprise. Just another gift from Covid-19.

Couples locked at home together so much more than before, economic pressures due to layoffs, etc., lack of alternate sources of entertainment, the kids going stir crazy making the parents crazy as well, and yes, no more hobbying for hubby! Basically a perfect storm!! Will probably get worse as this drags on.

uchual said:

For a lot of folks, unfortunately, this "self isolate" business is more like house arrest with someone who can barely stand under normal circumstances (i.e., with minimum contact).

I wonder if the Swedes have it right...

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/wor...n-staying-open-amid-the-coronavirus-pandemic/

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To a certain point I think we have it right. "Flattening the curve" means that hopefully medical facilities will be able to care for at least the more severe cases, at least for the next 2 or 3 months. However this is at a huge psychological and economical cost for most people in Ontario.

Unfortunately this also means "lengthening the curve", as, unless an effective vaccine or even cure is developed, eventually almost the entire population will at some point become exposed to the virus and will be infected, with varying degrees of severity. And the 18 to 24 month timeline projected by our scientists today may very well be correct.

If that is true, the big question is: At what point, if there is no vaccine or cure, do we resume normal or semi- normal activities as the social and economic costs become much greater than the health risks?

Now that China is out of lock-down big spike in divorce aplications.