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Where's The Uk Exit Strategy?
France and Spain have announced detailed plans for their phased ending of lockdown. Although the UK is a little bit behind them in terms of the Covid crisis, the British public deserve to be given some sort of hope of the return to the "new normal".
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Anyway at the briefing Chris Whitty pretty much said they are currently estimating the likely impact, mainly in terms of R0, of various measures such as reopening schools and then the info will be used by ministers.
I think, given the survey result earlier, most would be happy to know an announcement on the broad strategy will be made at say the end of next week, and will understand if the timescales are in a range
I think, given the survey result earlier, most would be happy to know an announcement on the broad strategy will be made at say the end of next week, and will understand if the timescales are in a range
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The last of five tests which the government say have to be met before social distancing measures can be reviewed, appears to have been tweaked -
previously, it had stated a ruling out of lifting the lockdown unless officials were 'confident that any adjustment to current measures will not risk a second peak of infections'.
at yesterday's Downing Street press briefing the wording had been altered so the new benchmark was to avoid a second peak of infections 'that overwhelms the NHS'.
kinda looks like the government thinks a second wave is inevitable.
previously, it had stated a ruling out of lifting the lockdown unless officials were 'confident that any adjustment to current measures will not risk a second peak of infections'.
at yesterday's Downing Street press briefing the wording had been altered so the new benchmark was to avoid a second peak of infections 'that overwhelms the NHS'.
kinda looks like the government thinks a second wave is inevitable.
@ the OP
"Allow pub gardens to open with distancing.
Allow close family members to meet in groups limited to 10.
That would do for a start."
yeah, and people like you will be the first to complaining and screaming when it all kicks off again because people arent playing by the book etc....get real..oh no, you dont do real
"Allow pub gardens to open with distancing.
Allow close family members to meet in groups limited to 10.
That would do for a start."
yeah, and people like you will be the first to complaining and screaming when it all kicks off again because people arent playing by the book etc....get real..oh no, you dont do real
//If the R0 number is 3 it means infected people will pass on CV to 3 other people. It’s not wholly accurate...//
The understatement of the year. It is not known how many people currently have the virus; it is not known how many people have had it and suffered either minor or no symptoms; it is not known how many people have had it, suffered fairly severe symptoms (but not bad enough to be hospitalised); it is not known whether or not you can be infected for a second or subsequent time. Apart from that we know all there is to know about it - which amounts to how many people have been hospitalised with it and how many - roughly - have died either with or from it. But it seems we can say how many people on average each sufferer infects (well, somewhere between 0.3 and 3.0 - possibly). A bit tricky, I would suggest, when it is not known how many sufferers there are or have been.
The lockdown and other restrictive measures are being maintained on the flimsiest of evidence, if any evidence at all. It's said that close contact increases risk. I agree with that only because it seems to be common sense. But alternative arrangements will have to be devised soon. For many reasons these current restrictions cannot go on until the illness disappears. Viruses that result in pandemics seem to have natural lifespan of around 12 to 24 months. If the country is to be shut down for that length of time far more people will die for reasons unrelated to the virus than will die from it. The cure really will be worse than the disease. I've seen no indication of that viewpoint being discussed, let alone accepted, and it will need to be debated soon.
The understatement of the year. It is not known how many people currently have the virus; it is not known how many people have had it and suffered either minor or no symptoms; it is not known how many people have had it, suffered fairly severe symptoms (but not bad enough to be hospitalised); it is not known whether or not you can be infected for a second or subsequent time. Apart from that we know all there is to know about it - which amounts to how many people have been hospitalised with it and how many - roughly - have died either with or from it. But it seems we can say how many people on average each sufferer infects (well, somewhere between 0.3 and 3.0 - possibly). A bit tricky, I would suggest, when it is not known how many sufferers there are or have been.
The lockdown and other restrictive measures are being maintained on the flimsiest of evidence, if any evidence at all. It's said that close contact increases risk. I agree with that only because it seems to be common sense. But alternative arrangements will have to be devised soon. For many reasons these current restrictions cannot go on until the illness disappears. Viruses that result in pandemics seem to have natural lifespan of around 12 to 24 months. If the country is to be shut down for that length of time far more people will die for reasons unrelated to the virus than will die from it. The cure really will be worse than the disease. I've seen no indication of that viewpoint being discussed, let alone accepted, and it will need to be debated soon.
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