“4 months is only 4 months”

Tell that to the 18 year old first year university student who is going to be studying from home for his first year. Missing the lifelong friends they may have made.

Tell that to the 21 year old final year university student, who will now be competing against twice the competition when it comes to graduate jobs.

Tell that to the 35 year old lady wanting children, but yet to meet the man that she raises them with. 20% of her prime reproductive time gone, and more of her "finding someone" time.

Tell that to the 45 year old restaurant entrepreneur that invested their life's savings into a new business which is now bankrupt before it had even begun.

Tell that to the elderly who, at a time when family is most important to them, find themselves compelled to isolate from them.

4 months is not only 4 months. For some it changes the course of a lifetime.