Why cannot we prevent suicide by the economic priority in corona?

Destination of priority on economic activity

From 2020 to 2021, there were many occasions when the problem of corona encountered difficult situations, such as infectious disease control that puts the life in front of us first, or economic activities to maintain our lives.

It was also that politicians considered regulation at the national and prefectural levels, but it could happen at our individual level as well.

Will you adopt a remote at home or go to work, which may reduce productivity?

Do you report to the company immediately when you are not feeling well and take absenteeism, or do you go to work silently?

However, some people may not even be able to choose it depending on their financial strength and occupation.

I was very sensitive in medical and long-term care, and people without compensation from the company had to work even if they were forced to work.

In some countries, such as Brazil, the president was positive about economic activity, while in other countries, such as the United States and the United Kingdom, they locked down and tried to resolve the infection.

Compared to other countries, Japan did not carry out lockdowns, and only encouraged self-restraint and continued gradual economic activities, which was not clear.

For example, in Japan, although restaurants were greatly affected by the request for self-restraint, instead of being completely closed, short hours and small groups were recommended for a long time, and the government compensated for some of the loss, but the United States Then, when the owner said, "I can finally restart it," I was surprised at how thoroughly they could keep the store alive without operating at all.

Among the differences in infection control measures between countries, I think there was a theme in Japan to evaluate whether it was infectious disease control or economic activity.

One of the themes is that If we prioritize measures against infectious diseases that accompany self-restraint and neglect economic activities, the number of suicides will increase due to the problem of poverty, and there was concern that more people would die from suicide than those from the new coronavirus infection.

It is certainly possible that the health hazards of self-restraint, including suicide, outweigh the new coronavirus infections.

The most typical thing would be to secure a bed to treat patients with new coronavirus infections.

It seems that there are actually cases where hospitals are overwhelmed by the new corona and overlook other diseases or cannot be diagnosed.

For example, the detection of cancer may be found by chance in a medical examination or a test for other diseases.

It cannot be said that there are cases in which cancer cannot be detected early and life is not saved in order to save it.

Also, regarding suicide, which is the theme of this time, it is possible that you will be forced to commit suicide due to the trouble of being in a difficult situation.

It is possible that there will be cases where it is not done.

And it is understandable that if it outweighs the damage caused by the new coronavirus infection, there are opinions that it is better to steer economic activities.

However, in my opinion, it is not known how much the death toll from infectious diseases will increase if economic activity is prioritized, but even if it increases 10 times, there seems to be concern about whether the Japanese economy can withstand the change.

At a nursing home close to me, there was a person who did not wear a mask because he called the new coronavirus just a cold.

Another person probably spread the virus received at the event by someone walking around without a mask, infecting employees and users.

The users have died.

Even if it is said that economic activity is prioritized, it may be said that people working in elderly housing with care should refrain from doing so, but in any case, if the number of community-acquired infections increases, that theory is meaningless.

And if some employees die or retire due to sequelae, it is possible that the nursing home will not be able to run.

In addition, a series of intensive examinations will increase medical expenses from taxes.

If the nursing home with Care goes bankrupt, employees will be unemployed.

In addition, they will grow up in single-mother families and, and may enter the cycle of poor families.

It will be accompanied by job loss, poverty and isolation, which may lead to more suicides.

In this case as well, national support is needed.

Therefore, it is conceivable that prioritizing economic activities will be a late policy for infectious diseases, postponing the number of economic distress and suicides.

It can be said that prioritizing infectious disease control is a measure to prevent the buds of poverty and suicide problems that face current economic activities from spreading further.

In other words, infectious disease control is a part of economic activity and can be said to be a measure to protect economic activity.

And I would like to mention that the economic activity is for our healthy life and is not better than that.