Schools are still in session and people are still going to work. Even though people know how bad it is, they do not waiver.
Even amidst all this, people are duty-bound to do their jobs and fulfill their responsibilities. Some people have left, but many, many people are staying. We'd call them crazy or foolish, but they know it has to be done. The sense of duty and responsibility really runs deep.
That barely even exists in our culture. I don't even have the words for it.