Life must go on
I appreciate that this is a very difficult time for government, and I have been mainly supportive of the FM's efforts in the past, but I can not see the logic in just stopping people drinking for 16 days. I do understand that stopping pubs opening all night may help as the more people drink, the less likely they are to be careful, but to say we can go to a restaurant, mixing with staff and customers, but we can not have a wine with our meal? Seems a strange decision.
Something has to give here, this thing isn't going away and locking people in their homes/stopping them drinking/restricting travel/etc is not a long term solution. For most of the population it does appear to be just mild symptoms, so focus should now be on protecting the more vulnerable and letting the others get on with it for their own, and the economy's, wellbeing. And make people take responsibility for their own actions - Mr Johnson's line about "Don't kill your Granny" is a good one, just make people understand that although they are allowed to do things to keep the country moving, they need to be more careful when with the vulnerable. Maybe we need to have face mask compulsory at all times when in crowded areas like main streets in the cities, where people seem to wander aimlessly - and have "keep left" as mandatory on footpaths would help.
And scientists are pushing for more herd immunity rather than blanket restrictive measures http://news.sky.com/story/scientists-and-politicians-split-over-how-to-tackle-rising-covid-infections-as-northern-leaders-say-restrictions-are-not-working-12096597
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More people are dying of unrelated illnesses than those related to covid, due to no operations, health appointments, etc. The economy is dying, so many businesses have already closed, and this 16 day closure will kill many more. We have to balance things, and at present covid is winning hands down - these closure steps do not seem the answer, we must continue to live life, whilst taking precautions of course.
by ken7 on October 08, 2020 at 10:56AM
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