Who Are The Covid-19 Victims?

Dump truck loads of numbers, statistics and percentages are meant to impress us with the magnitude of the Covid-19 pandemic. Media outlets are dedicated to revealing the rate of infection, hospital admissions and, most of all, deaths caused by this strange affliction. "Models", which make use of these numbers, are being used by government officials to guide their approach to arresting Covid-19, whatever it actually is. The effort is often described as "a war".

When there's a genuine war, with explosive devices designed to dispense death and destruction, names of the victims are published in the media. In all wars in which the US has had a presence, including current adventures abroad, military fatalities have been made public, identifying those paying the ultimate price, their home and survivors and usually a short obituary. This is in addition to any other ordinary obituary. A monument was constructed in Washington, DC honoring those that died in the Viet Nam affair. The name of every individual is engraved in the Viet Nam Memorial Wall.

In the case of the Covid-19 War, despite its incredibly detailed coverage by the media, with tables, graphs, charts, photos, etc. the identities and stories of the fallen, except for the very notable, haven't been published.

At some point, the victims of fatal traffic accidents are identified in the press, as well those killed in criminal activity, construction and industrial accidents, plane and train crashes, etc. In the case of the Covid-19 pandemic fatalities have remained for the most part anonymous.

If indeed this situation is one of such communal danger that state governors, after accepting the conclusions of authorities who have analyzed their own models, can halt virtually any social and economic activity they wish, their citizens should be made aware of exactly who among them have died of the disease and its complete parameters. In fact, listings of fatalities by name and address in papers of record and on news casts should be made a legal requirement, if we are to believe the seriousness of this situation.