“a pandemic is a scenario that we have to consider.”
consider yes, but it is by no means certain. a risk assesment looks at likelihood of something happening and the impact if it does. you have to balance the two.

Yeh! I'm back from an extended stay at home.

Risk assessments are just that, an assessment. Different people will have different data, factor in different things and have different weighting.

then balance the risk against the loss of freedom.
Looking at the current flu epidemic in the US, over 140k cases this winter, with a pop 1/4 that of China. Where is a safer place?
There is no right or wrong answer. Pointless arguing really, make your own mind what you are gonna do.

@yaxu5 i have never upvoted myself, i do have some standards, low though they may be. if i got upvoted its because i hit a chord for some folke, instead of a nerve. i havent even downvoted that much either, cant be bothered most of the time.

hes always spouting hostile crapola, he just cant help himself. obviosly he couldnt connect with the real expats in greece, coz he keeps coming back on here trying to connect with us fake ones, and failing at that too. sad