Phased Relaxation of Lockdown
Start to open the outdoors for everyone again. The NHS is nowhere near swamped and a controlled relaxation can be monitored and if necessary lockdown reimposed quickly. It is not helping everyones mental health or the economy to continue lockdown while there is capacity in HNS. Louisa Jordan is available if necessary, but we need to move on and the working population and families should not live their lives in perpetual anxiety. The balance needs to be tested.
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Mental; health and peoples livelihoods.
by Hamsterpus on May 07, 2020 at 12:01AM
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Posted by AHunter May 07, 2020 at 00:47
Public transport should also be brought back, with distancing if necessary, to allow people freedom of movement again and to visit relatives where one doesn't possess a car. There's no point in opening lots of shops without opening transport.
Also police behaviour should be reigned in as it has been very officious, irregular and outwith the legislation at times. So much so that they have had to be re-instructed by the Home Office on occasion after issuing threats to the public. The police haven't always behaved well during this lockdown and have caused people more distress than necessary and further broken public trust.
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Posted by vanessavj May 07, 2020 at 08:18
Allowing family groups to merge together in slightly larger ‘bubbles’ may help alleviate the mental strain of not seeing family & reduce need to float lockdown rules.
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Posted by Breasticles May 07, 2020 at 08:28
Fishing and angling, hiking and hillwalking
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Posted by Phoebe May 10, 2020 at 15:57
But the practical difficulties are large (a) the government would have to apologise for being just choosing one figure over another . (there may not be much difference between adjacent years risk). (b) there would be difficulties of proof of age. So folk might only be allowed out of they could prove their age (c) these young folk going out would have to act responsibly and (d) not go round infected other folk (e) not go in large groups e.g more than 10. (f) those in other age groups might be jealous of their freedom. (g) They would have to practice good biosecurity actions on returning home so as to reduce the risk of them infecting folk at home.
However if they were given their 'freedom' on the understanding that they would act responsibly and the eyes of the country are on them it might be worth a try. The could be called the 'Pathfinder generation ' group (2) They could be asked to either return to work or (b)perform voluntarily work. i.e a quid pro quo ,we are letting you out on the basis that you contribute to society. ' don't mess up your opportunity'
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