Question

Recall immediate responses of the government to moral dilemmas to address the COVID-19. Differentiate responses that are based on reason and those based on feelings.

Answer 1

Responses based on reason as Government in UK has given rights to authorities and frontline people to consider following to address COVID 19:

(1)The Covid-19 outbreak has pushed European healthcare systems to their limits. Those at the frontlines have been forced to make grim decisions about which patients merit treatment and which will have to be turned away.

(2)Asylum judges are deciding who deserves refugee protection and who should be deported.

(3)As housing is not guaranteed for those in the waiting process, social workers have to decide who gets access to housing and who doesn’t.

Responses based on feelings:

(1)Government in UK has a feeling that this crisis may ultimately foster a greater sense of compassion and solidarity in European politics.

(2)Making such difficult decisions on a daily basis has put a heavy emotional toll on front-line workers & authorities, invoking equal amounts of stress and frustration.