{"id":3749,"date":"2020-07-01T16:28:23","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T14:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/?post_type=article&p=3749"},"modified":"2020-07-01T16:28:23","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T14:28:23","slug":"se-tkun-difficli-biex-nirritornaw-ghan-normal","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/article\/se-tkun-difficli-biex-nirritornaw-ghan-normal\/","title":{"rendered":"Will it be difficult to get back to normal?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Everyone<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>yearning<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>for<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>calm<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>normality<\/span>. But\u00a0<\/span>can<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>really<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>define<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>what<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0normal?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>look<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>at<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>what<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>happening<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>around<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>us<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>see<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>amongst<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>others<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>several<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>economies<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>struggling<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>rejuvenate<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>During<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>pandemic<\/span>, a<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>number<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>workers<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>have<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>suffered<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>financially<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>whereas<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>frontliners<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>were<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>burnt<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>out<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>sacrifice<\/span>d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>their<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>time<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>with<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>their<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>families<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>S<\/span>ome<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>families<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>have<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>lost<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>loved<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>ones<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>regretted<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>not<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>being<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>able<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>with<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>them<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>last<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>moments<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>their<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>lives<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>leads<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>many<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>us<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>think<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>about<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>normality<\/span>:\u00a0<\/span>when<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>things<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>return<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0normal\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>what<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>new<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>normality<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>look<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>like<\/span>?\u00a0<\/span>Normality<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>as<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>knew<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>it<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>one<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>where<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>healthcare<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>system<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>governments<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>were<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>not<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>prepared<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>deal<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>with<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>crises<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>like<\/span>\u00a0 COVID-19.\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0<\/span>new<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>normality<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>almost<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>like<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0\u2018<\/span>old<\/span>\u2019\u00a0<\/span>one<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>albeit<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>new<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>one<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>hopefully<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>better<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>prepared<\/span>\u00a0for\u00a0<\/span>global<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>pandemics<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>hope<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>new<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>normality<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>other<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>words<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>change<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>what<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>was<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>wrong<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>keep<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>what<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>was<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>good<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>with<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>old<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>normality<\/span>.\u00a0The\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>new<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>normality<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>mean<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>many<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>us<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0go\u00a0<\/span>back<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>much<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>used<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>do<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>before<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>this<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>pandemic<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>broke<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>out<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>However<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>our<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>society<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>making<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>changes<\/span>\u00a0for\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>better<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>changes<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>hope<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>good<\/span>\u00a0for\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>livelihoods<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>our<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>communities<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>coming<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>months<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>our<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>lives<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0\u201c<\/span>return<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0normal\u201d.\u00a0For\u00a0<\/span>some<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>this<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>normality<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>still<\/span>\u00a0far\u00a0<\/span>away<\/span>. More\u00a0<\/span>businesses<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>commercial<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>establishments<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>have<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>re-open<\/span>ed<\/span>;\u00a0<\/span>others<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>unfortunately<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>close<\/span>d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>down<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>made<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>their<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>employees<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>redundant<\/span>. More\u00a0<\/span>people<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>may<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>become<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>infected<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>with<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0virus\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>there<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>might<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>individuals<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>who<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>succumb<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>it<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>health<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>authorities<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>continue<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>remind<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>us<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>remain<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>vigilant<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>take<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>care<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>ourselves<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Government<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>has<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>removed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>restrictions<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>A\u00a0<\/span>section<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>population<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>agreed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>this<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>decision<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>whilst<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>others<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0criticising<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Government<\/span>\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>swift<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>actions<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>very<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>harshly<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>on<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>social<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>media<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>addition<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>shall<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>continue<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>face<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>difficult<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>challenges<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>might<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>not<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>prepared<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>for<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>them<\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Scientists<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>health<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>specialists<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>try<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>overcome<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>these<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>challenges<\/span>. They\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>succeeding<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>some<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>way<\/span>, but\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>challenges<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>keep<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>on<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>coming<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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