Total Lockdown

[fruitsalad]

Who would rather we went into total lockdown, and get this all over quicker, or carry on as it is at the moment.

[Rosie29]

What do you understand by total lockdown?

[gulliver1]

I would advise the Uk to go for Total Lockdown. or suffer the consequences.

[fruitsalad]

That people that can, stay home, no work, no going shopping, no travelling.

[fruitsalad]

Especially on trains and planes.

[MartinMillar]

If no shopping how is one supposed to eat?

[ToraToraTora]

we are not far from that now TBH.

[fruitsalad]

How would we eat if the PM decides we go on lockdown, with great difficulty or will have to use what we have.

[ToraToraTora]

they won't, for most of us lockdown will mean food shops only open and only travel allowed is to and from them.

[Togo]

Looks like Boris is going to bite the bullet and impose more stringent restrictions.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1258882/coronavirus-latest-news-uk-outbreak-london-lockdown-homes-transport-boris-johnson

[fruitsalad]

Wont that defeat the object some what TTT maybe there could be some sort of basic foods delivered to each household, although I realise that means some people will have to pick pack and deliver but it would keep the numbers of people out and about, down considerably.

[-SharonA-]

Make no mistake. When loved ones are removed from your home by ambulance because the virus has hit them hard, you are not going to be able to follow them there, sit by their hospital bed and hold their hand. You are not going to be able to pop in at 7.00 pm for visiting hours. They are going to have no one other than exhausted and brave hospital staff to see them through days or weeks of barely breathing through a ventilator until they either die or recover. They are not going to be well enough to text you.
You are not going to be able to phone the ward to check in on them regularly (staff will be too busy for that). During that time, they will be completely alone, while you sit at home waiting to hear whether they have made it through.
Imagine that person is someone you love dearly. Because it's going to be a reality for many in the coming weeks.
And if that person in hospital happens to be you, going through that ordeal completely alone, it would be nothing less than terrifying.
Never in my life have I wanted so strongly to say that if anyone is not feeling even a little afraid right now, not only for themselves but for their loved ones and others in general, then they are a bloody fool.
DON'T BE A FOOL STAY IN.
Don’t be a fool stay safe !!!!

[ToraToraTora]

I don't see how, many more could order deliveries from the main supermarket but they are at capacity now. Other than that I don't see how they could manage nationwide delivery to all.

[dannyk13]

Maybe the troops that are on stand by could assist with deliveries.

[mushroom25]

a total lockdown would kinda vindicate the "selfish" panic-buying hoarders, wouldn't it? despite the authorities imploring them to desist, they're the ones who won't starve and would be set to inherit....

[ToraToraTora]

perhaps they should send troops door to door confiscating any excess the hoarders have and distributing it fairly.

[Peter Pedant]

no guarantee that it would be quicker

the quickest time to death ( nice endpoint no one can argue about) is 20 d and you have to add in prodrom 5 and another 5 which takes you up to four weeks without argument

[Peter Pedant]

// perhaps they should send troops door to door confiscating any excess the hoarders have and distributing it fairly.//

this would only work to shorten the course of the disease -
if you shot them

but hey lets do it anyway !

hey whilst we are on crazy stuff ( all day every day on AB that is!) a journo pointed out that the Diamante Princess - NOT everyone gets it - and pointed out that 67% did
and that confirms the model used ( SIR - get away from me Sir- that is maff!_) is accurate
r naught of 2.3 - number one pt infects,
course five to ten days
maff end - maff over

PP

[sanmac]

Here's an example of total-lockdown/self isolation: https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/blizzard-social-distancing-an-old-weapon-in-battle-against-disease

[Bobbisox1]

Me, I would, through the total idiocy of those who flouted what was asked of them ,especially yesterday on British beauty spots !

[margarettom]

Spain has lock down, but people are allowed to the shops and pharmacies, as long as they are on their own. We all have to eat and that is the most sensible solution.