There always been struggles...pandemics..plagues..since faith journey those following Jesus started
The responce of pagans worshippers was lockdown, run to the hills.
Exclude...
Isolate. .
Look after no 1.
The responce of the faith community,calling them selves followers of' the way ' was
Remain,
Serve,
Use practical help,and science to sort out issue.
Be kind. Charityable.
When we moved without guidance of the spirit, we always act like the world.
Fail to show why we are 'Kingdom people'. . .
That what we have become.......worldly people ...not people of the way.
The Jesus way
The other argument Go basically like this
1) Millions of people won’t die and there is value to human life since, if we devalued life (further level of consequentialism), society would be unworkable, including for ourselves. Mass deaths and illnesses would actually have a far greater negative effect on the economy, and thus quality and standard of life for all society.
Against:
2) Keeping the economy functioning to a) have a strong economy that remains competitive; b) raise tax income; c) not have huge expenditure in rescue plans and welfare payments etc.; and so on.
You could argue that there is a sanctity in human life that requires one to take option 1) (even though this could be seen as consequentialist) but it’s odd that, though this has more of a theistic feel to it, is not the options most (conservative) theists appear to be taking.