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I think being overexposed to so many issues around the world is making people numb - especially when they don't know what to do about it.
(There may be other factors - for example, less densely populated areas being more open because there's more time per person to go around or something like that - but I think overexposure is a big bit of it).
We need more ways to act rather than just react.
For example, here's a long Covid research fundraiser link