This Lockdown Hasn't Worked, Has It?

[10ClarionSt]

As soon as the lockdown came in, the death rate shot up. Hundreds have been dying every day since, and still are. We're just going to have to live with it until they find a cure, like some countries live with Ebola. Ask the families of the 40,000+ what they think of the lockdown. What good did it do for them?

[jno]

I can't see that gulliver's said anything inaccurate there?

[mushroom25]

// Face masks don’t work someone on the internet said. //

the scientists concede that the evidence for mask wearing is really weak. since they don’t protect the wearer, the only tangible benefit is that they make everyone feel better about being with others.

[Gromit]

// face masks... only make everyone feel better about being with others. //

Yippee. There is a result.

Read this earlier...
// There’s no credible evidence that wearing a mask is harmful, so at worse it’s harmless. If there’s like a 1-in-10 chance that masks are somewhat helpful — and the growing amount of research suggests that both 1-in-10 and “somewhat helpful” are both understatements — isn’t it worth the tiny bit of effort to wear one and help keep our neighbors safe from potential forking death? Just in case? //

[mushroom25]

// isn’t it worth the tiny bit of effort to wear one (mask)and help keep our neighbors safe //

and while we’re at it the millions of joe publics who are now mandated can happily abstract necessary PPE from those the really need it, for virtually nil benefit to themselves. great move, that.

[10ClarionSt]

Thanks for the replies folks. All speculation. Might have, would have , could have etc. 'It's certain that death rates would have risen without lockdown'. How does anyone know that?

Mushroom mentioned a friend in ITU. I have a friend in ITU at St. Thomas' in London. He didn't treat Johnson, but was in that unit when his colleagues did. He has to change his facemask every 20 minutes because after that time, they are ineffective. Those are his words, not mine. It would appear that facemasks only serve a theraputic purpose, unless they're changed every 20 minutes. And are worn by attention seekers, of course.

The vast majority of people who have sadly died from CV-19 (95% according to PHE) either had one, or a combination of, heart disease, Type 1 diabetes or dementia.

If you are under 50 years old, you have more chance of being struck by a meteorite, than dying of CV-19.
The chances increase slightly as age increases.

I had to laugh yesterday when the daily figure for deaths was given at 36. Wrong words really. Not laugh, but see the irony of it. See how I tempt fate? But I have a reason for that low figure, straight out of the Matt Hancock Book of Press Conference Excuses.
The reason the figure was so low is because Doris from admin was given the weekend off, so the total figures haven't been submitted yet.

But the govt doesn't care about the economy, does it? We keep hearing that things will be difficult. There will be problems. But stuff it, we'll carry on anyway. Yer know, ruining the country.

The time will come when the govt has to make the decision that we are going to have to live with CV-19. Unless of course they want things to get even more difficult and problematical.

[piggynose]

I think you'll find neighbours is spelt with a u unless you"re from across the pond Gromit.

[10ClarionSt]

Gromit didn't spell it like that, piggynose. He inserted a copy & paste. (Probably!)

[bednobs]

in all honesty, as someone who has openly not followed lockdown edicts at all you are not really in a position to criticise whether it has worked or not are you?

[10ClarionSt]

Yep. I am in the same position as everyone else. At the mercy of an uncaring govt.

[Ryzen]

The thing is ..we never know before,until after,whats least expected most.

[fiction-factory]

Yes, pretty much every government in the country opted for lockdown so is presumably equally uncaring. In fact our government has been criticised for being a few weeks too late in locking down- so maybe Boris is a little less uncaring if we measure things in your terms, 10CS

[fiction-factory]

^...pretty much every government in the WORLD (not country!)...