COVID 19 thus far has infected nearly two million people worldwide; over a hundred thousand have died and brought the world to a standstill. Some like Bill Gates see this pandemic coming, but most governments ignored the warnings.

Why are elderly dying disproportionately from COVID 19 in countries with world class healthcare system? Elderlies deaths make up at least 50% of total COVID deaths in five EU countries and most of these are in care facilities.

**An early morning text message** It is 3 am local time in Penang, Malaysia, Thursday, 19th March 2020. I am sitting here with my elderly mother, who is having another acute episode of paranoia and delusion. She has Alzheimer's.

The first casualty of _**war**_ is truth. This is certainly true with the current Wuhan coronavirus outbreak that has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organisation (WHO) a few days ago.