by Zonaye Tupuola // Staff Writer
There has been a lot of controversy since the start of the spread of coronavirus both at school and in the world. Before students at Carson High were asked to grab work packets from their teachers to prepare them for a two week break, there was already a lot of talk about the dangerous virus. A lot of the controversy was based off of whether covid19 was worth the huge fuss or not.
For example, Academy of Education and Empowerment senior Tayla Puaina shared, “I honestly think everybody’s makin it bigger than it is. I mean think about it, if the way to prevent the virus is to wash your hands and make sure everything is sanitized 24/7 then we really just are scared of germs all of a sudden. Why does it take an actual “virus” to be spreading for people to wash their hands?”
Carson City resident Zelan Tupuola stated, “I feel like everyone is over exaggerating. Especially if the coronavirus has been around since forever and now all of a sudden we can’t go outside the house.”
I understand that statistics in states have been going up thus far for deaths from the coronavirus but, doctors have said themselves that the people who are most prone to dying from covid19 are old or already sick. I don’t agree with the stay at home order. The stay at home order is supposed to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus and is instead putting people out of work. It would make more sense to have ordered cleansing systems everywhere. A lysol spray down before you come in the building or antibacterial sprays going off every 15 minutes in each corner of every store. I feel there are so many other ways to help prevent the spread of this virus and that we should have considered them before basically shutting the whole city down. The world went straight to the idea of a stay at home order and only keeping “essential businesses” open. But, now some are struggling to survive in these times because their job may have not been considered essential, so they’re out of work.