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How UK, US and Italy Can Fight Covid-19 with The 36 Stratagems

I have one solution for Covid-19 using The 36 Stratagems, the ancient laymen wisdom from China.  

 The Chinese believe that The 36 Stratagems can resolve all the world's problems.  All we need is a methodology.  The method is very simple and it is like this.

The 36 Stratagems   三十六计
Stratagems When You’re in Winning Positions    胜战计
1.    Openly Deceive Under Camouflage                 瞒天过海
2.    Attack Another to Save Your Target                围魏救赵
3.    Kill with a Borrowed Knife                                借刀杀人
4.    Wait at Ease for the Exhausted Enemy           以逸待劳
5.    Loot a House on Fire                                        趁火打劫
6.    Sound East to Attack West                              声东击西
Stratagems for Confrontation                           敌占计
7.    Create Something Out of Nothing                   无中生有
8.    Advance Through a Secret Path                      暗渡陈仓
9.    Watch the Fire from Across                              隔岸观火
10.  Hide a Dagger in Your Smile                            笑里藏刀
11.  Sacrifice Small for Big Gains                           李代桃僵
12.  Exploit Small things along the Way                 顺手牵羊
Stratagems for Attack                                        攻占计
13.  Hit the Grass to Startle the Snake                    打草惊蛇
14.  Inject Life into the Dead                                     借尸还魂
15.  Lure the Big Guy out of his Comfort Zone      调虎离山
16.  Let Go to Recapture Later                                 欲擒故纵
17.  Throw out Small to Attract Big                         抛砖引玉
18.  Nab the Leader                                                   擒贼擒首
Stratagems for Confused Situations                  混战计
19.  Remove Key Support                                         釜底抽薪
20.  Fish in Troubled Waters                                     混水摸鱼
21.  Remove Your Cover to Reveal your Inside      金蝉脱壳
22.  Closed Door Attacks                                          关门捉贼
23.  Befriend the Far to Attack the Near                  远交近攻
24.  Seek Help from Ally and Attack Ally Too         假道伐虢
Stratagems for Gaining Ground                         并战计
25.  Replace Strong Support with Weak Support   偷梁换柱
26.  Criticize Indirectly                                               指桑骂槐
27.  Play Dumb                                                            假痴不癫
28.  Remove Ladder after Ascent                             上屋抽梯
29.  Decorate Tree with Artificial Flowers                树上开花
30.  Take Charge and Lead                                        反客为主
Stratagems in Desperate Situations                 败战计
31.  Beauty Trap                                                           美人计
32.  Put on a Bold Front                                              空城计
33.  Double Agent Ploy                                                反间计
34.  Self Injury                                                              苦肉计
35.  A Series of Inter-Connected Stratagems            连环计

36.  If All Else Fail, Escape is the Best                       走为上

There are 36 Stratagems, and the 1st 18 are to be used when we are in an advantageous position, while the last 18 are to be used when we are in a disadvantage position.

 Obviously, we are now in a disadvantage position for Covid-19 outside China, because new local cases are increasing every day and there is no sign of a slowdown (as of today 23 March 2020).  

 There are 3 categories from Stratagems 19 to 36 as follows: Stratagems for Confused Situations (19 to 24), Stratagems to Gain Ground (25 to 30) and Stratagems for Desperate Situations (31 to 36).

 Some countries like Italy, USA and UK are in desperate situations, and they have no choice but to use Stratagmems 31 to 36. 
31.  Beauty Trap: this is unlikely, so let's ignore
                                                     
32.  Put on a Bold Front: this could be effective now, as people like courageous and strong leadership and people from leaders to patients must all put on a bold front even if they are weak inside.  We know that outside strengths can also build inner strengths, and we can buy some time with some outside strength.  If this cannot work, like in the UK, they can use the next one                         
33.  Double Agent Ploy: which is using drugs to kill the virus.  Medically this cannot work, so let's go to the next one
                                              
34.  Self Injury: here we inflict injury to ourselves, like letting more people die, so as to wake people up. This is what Italy is doing now. It seems to be not working, so let's move to the next one.                                                            
35.  A Series of Inter-Connected Stratagems.  This must be the stratagem that can work, as seen in China, where they do dozens of things that are all linked to fight Covid: lockdowns, mass quarantine, shut down everything, build hospitals quickly, manufacture plenty of masks, get more ventilators etc.         

36.  If All Else Fail, Escape is the Best.  Note that this is the last stratagems, and it says, "if all else fails, escape is the best".  We only use this when everything has failed, not at the first instance like UK's Borris Johnson who declared give-up two weeks ago.

My friend, here's the solution for Covid-19: A Series of Inter-Connected Stratagems 连环计.  What do you think?  Share me your thoughts here.       Related articles:

      
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