I presume that is an additional 600 million?
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In this Very thread he’s been criticised for doing this and asking that question , that’s where we are .
Chris O'Connor
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Prolonging this lockdown for an indeterminate time will mean the avoidance measures being at least as deadly both in terms of lives lived and lives lost.
It may well be later rather than sooner however (when they relax some of the measures) as they couldn't even contemplate it until after the peak of deaths has past and that looks as though it may not be for another fortnight.
One of the advisors today warned the lockdown could be in place for longer than expected as deaths (as often said) is a lagging stat so looking at other more 'forward' stats for when this may be reached can give some idea.
Given that the curve isn't definitely flattening and the rate of increase is only arguably but not definitely slowing, we can look at the rate of ICU admissions where the rate of increase is definitely slowing, but even here it suggests the levelling off is yet to be reached. Deaths will likely fall a fortnight later so the end of April perhaps.
If we give some time after the peak until some measures can be very gradually lifted then you are looking at towards the end of May as otherwise it will just escalate again.
If some sort of mass testing can be safely made available then that looks by far the best way forward to getting businesses to gradually reopen before there aren't any businesses surviving to reopen.
As it is this economic aftermath will cause countless damage perhaps far exceeding that caused by the virus itself, unbelievably tragic and shattering though that has been.
Every death is a tragedy and shocking waste to all connected although lives ruined and early deaths through an absolutely wrecked economy are perhaps the longer lasting effect.
It may well be later rather than sooner however (when they relax some of the measures) as they couldn't even contemplate it until after the peak of deaths has past and that looks as though it may not be for another fortnight.
One of the advisors today warned the lockdown could be in place for longer than expected as deaths (as often said) is a lagging stat so looking at other more 'forward' stats for when this may be reached can give some idea.
Given that the curve isn't definitely flattening and the rate of increase is only arguably but not definitely slowing, we can look at the rate of ICU admissions where the rate of increase is definitely slowing, but even here it suggests the levelling off is yet to be reached. Deaths will likely fall a fortnight later so the end of April perhaps.
If we give some time after the peak until some measures can be very gradually lifted then you are looking at towards the end of May as otherwise it will just escalate again.
If some sort of mass testing can be safely made available then that looks by far the best way forward to getting businesses to gradually reopen before there aren't any businesses surviving to reopen.
As it is this economic aftermath will cause countless damage perhaps far exceeding that caused by the virus itself, unbelievably tragic and shattering though that has been.
Every death is a tragedy and shocking waste to all connected although lives ruined and early deaths through an absolutely wrecked economy are perhaps the longer lasting effect.
Piece of urine that one @COYBL25 (apart from the spelling lol)
I'm sure those incredulous at the hypocrisy of the chief medical officer in Scotland, will find the circumstances for Stanley are completely different.
'his son, the PM is in hospital you know, it's not right to criticise'
Yes, that's right, and obviously they're using the UN definition of poverty, so it's those living on a few dollars a day. Largely concentrated in SE Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. It doesn't discuss the kind of 'deaths from poverty' that Joseph Rowntree et al discuss in the UK.
His son is in hospital in London, so he had to go to his country pad in the west country....
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Does Johnson's dad have an official position
First time for everything joey lol
I always wondered what the technical term for those things was
I believe he's unofficial propaganda minister.
It really is a largely ignored part of pandemic planning/exercising. I attended an exercise focused on pandemic response andrecovery and when the challenge around economy and finance was raised by an attendee it was almost dismissed by the facilitators as unnecessary discussion.
I'd really like to know what the governments plan is for lifting lockdown, as it seems to be a consideration, but without a large scale testing programme, as advocated by the WHO, it will be problematic.
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I'd definitely sack him then if I was Johnson
Barnfred 55
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Are you Johnson's dad
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