Ann: CYBG PLC Third Quarter 2019 Trading Update, page-83

life goes on. convention. You can say 'Life goes on' after mentioning something very sad to indicate that, although people are very upset or affected by it, they have to carry on living normally. [feelings] I can't spend the rest of my life wishing it hadn't happened.
I hope this helps you understand the meaning of this phrase & that it is not stating or even implying people will or won’t die. I don’t know how you came up with that dramatic extrapolation unless you like to put words in people’s mouths so you can be outraged by them.