Ethical dilemmas at the time of Covid-19

With the recent spread of the Covid-19 virus many questions are available, both from a health and economic point of view, and from an human point of view. The rapid spread of the virus and the rate of contagion forced health workers to make ethical and moral choices. We tried to see which choices a representative sample of the Italian population, including health workers, would make if confronted with an ethical dilemmas regarding this crisis and what emotional consequences might come. From the results more than 80% of the sample chose for utilitarian and impersonal choices, therefore moved by rationality to solve the problem. Despite the apparent detachment in the choice, these decisions still had an emotional impact, indicating that even the most rational choices are not exempt from empathy.