"Don't be stupid about yelling about flip flopping"
Ho pushed back at those criticising the government's decision to once again increase restrictions due to rising numbers of Covid-19 cases:
"Meanwhile, don’t be stupid about yelling about flip flopping. If a train is barrelling at us down a tunnel, we better (sic) stop and step back, instead of charging ahead recklessly. The tapping of brakes is prudent.
The sacrifices are minor compared to what some industries are going through, and minor compared to what we all went through last year during the circuit breaker."
She encouraged people to be patient for "a while more" and to relax and not "scare ourselves" too much given that Covid-19 is not dangerous for most vaccinated people nor for children and babies.
Ho also expressed that she has "no patience" for anyone "pushing Ivermectin as a magic cure".
"That is wicked," she said. But she noted that she feels doing so under medical guidance or as part of a proper trial would be "ok".
Encouraging everyone to keep well and stay together, she lambasted those complaining loudly but not doing anything to help the situation:
"There are thousands of people each doing their best to help in so many different ways, that we don’t need noisemakers creating a row, beating their chests self centredly about inconveniences to themselves, or cursing the unvaccinated among us, without contributing to make things better."
"If you are upset, just count to 10, and start to slow your breathing — count to [five] as we breathe in, and count to 10 as we breathe out," she advised.
"And remember that the one free bed not taken up by seriously ill Covid patients could be that one bed to save our own lives, perhaps tomorrow, perhaps in the next few months."
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