Greta Thunberg calls for digital strikes amid coronavirus fears
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Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg said that campaigners must avoid mass rallies amid the escalation of coronavirus cases around the world. Instead, “digital strikes” would be the way forward during the crisis, she said on Twitter.
As she urged her followers to avoid large gathers and “listen to local authorities”, she also said that the “Fridays for Future” movement will start organizing online campaigns and strikes till the time the pandemic is not under control.
We can’t solve a crisis without treating it as a crisis and we must unite behind experts and science. This of course goes for all crises.
Now the experts urge us to avoid big public gatherings for a better chance to #flattenthecurve and slow the spreading of the Coronavirus. 1/4 pic.twitter.com/24o3a7J9ed
In a series of tweets, the 17-year-old urged fellow climate campaigners to follow the advice of experts in an attempt to “flatten the curve.” This means to lower the rate of infection by taking countermeasures in the early phase after an outbreak.
