Without the lock-down the numbers would be absolutely catastrophic. As @MarcelsGoat has said, there are still lots of people working, which is probably a significant contributor outside of care homes etc. The countries who have handled this best have broadly followed the same route as far as I can see. Lock-down early and hard, carry out loads of testing and then move into track and trace. We did not lock-down early and hard, have only just got above absolute minimum testing levels and have yet to do any significant tracking and tracing. It's been an abysmal, pathetic effort by our government and their advisors. Until we do test, track, trace effectively we won't have a clue where new cases are coming from and ending or relaxing the lock-down becomes a very risky exercise.
Agree, one of the reasons why I think ”excess deaths” is the most appropriate measure of COVIDs impact as it will also reveal the more complicated picture that there will likely be a rise in people who have heart attacks at home because they were scared to go into hospital or the reduction in auto accidents as people didn’t travel as much/less traffic to collide with.
I find it difficult to understand how people could believe any different. I hope that those responsible get held to account after all this. A complete failure of leadership.
The point was whether you could trust the UK Government suggestion about Brexit preparedness and timeline, when measured against the current response to Covid-19?
Way behind advanced European nations? The whole of the EU is in dire straits economically, it is touch and go if the euro will survive.
Have you checked the UK lately?
I've had to ration my visits to social media and watching news because it makes me so angry and sad. Today ( because I don't work on Wednesdays and I was a bit bored) I have engaged with some right wing acolytes who seem to only care about the economy. I have been called a loony leftie for daring to suggest that people's lives are more important than money. Since when did caring about the human race turn you into a nutcase. I despair. I'm also really annoyed that furloughed workers have been cast as the new benefit scroungers. Apparently they are all enjoying a jolly at the Govt's expense. again tirades of abuse when I said my currently furloughed husband is 60 in November, has worked since he was 16 with 2 brief periods of unemployment and is more than entitled to the £317 a week he is currently getting paid.
And your point is? Economically mate, thats all that matters isnt it? Money money money....oh dear.
