There has to be a balance though.
For people saying the government is only interested in money, if anyone actually thinks that the hit to the economy on this is something to be taken lightly they are very naive. We’re talking about hundreds of thousands of job losses, businesses folding, spiralling amounts of debt. The hit to the economy is going to be far worse than the coronavirus and will last for years if not decades.
And conversations about how the virus should kill off this and that one really shows people for what they are. Yesterday a poster posted that the loss of the older generation wouldn’t be a great loss since they voted for the tori’s anyway and it’s no more than they deserve.
We likely do need to move to a more delayed approach on this, but if people are anxious there are measures they can take for themselves to limit their exposure. If you think that concerts and large sporting events are an issue then don’t go to them.
The friend here isn’t unreasonable to want to cancel but she is unreasonable if she thinks that the OP should bear the cost. But then that’s no different to the approach that some are taking to the demands for lockdown. “Oh well I’ll be ok, if businesses fold and people lose their houses then it’s a small price to pay.” But in truth the hit to the economy is going to screw over everyone and there will be deaths as a result of that as well.
It has to be a balance. As harsh as it sounds, the lives of the many do to an extent have to outweigh the lives of the few. And I speak as someone in an at-risk group who likely will not survive this if it comes calling here.