I have to say that it is not a fun exercise. I sort of enjoyed doing the graphs for the points for survival for the relegation season, well that was until we were down and watching the progress this season has been interesting. But this is life and death, and more important than Bill Shankly's statement.
Nonetheless I do want to understand the figures in context because it is easily overlooked that ~1500 people die every day normally, and some of them of flu and respiratory diseases. Also as discussed in the other thread the death rate v cases needs to take into account testing, or needs to be looked as a percentage of total population. I want to know how frightened I need to be, and I am uncomfortably scared and happy to stay in.
The deaths of nurses and health care workers is shocking. They go in, under-protected trying to save lives. I couldn't do it.
The mask yes/no is confusing as are gloves. I'm going to do a dirty job, guess what, I put gloves on and my hands are cleaner than if I didn't. There's stuff in the air and an easy way to reduce it, reduce touching of face, and beats trying to get a tissue out in time to beat a cough or a sneeze. It's like saying "Don't wear seat belts, you'll have a false sense of security and in some cases you are more likely to die".
At least the roads are more how I remember them 55+ years ago when I was on my bicycle all the time.
Sorry, I've drifted a bit. I can't help feel now that it must have been obvious to some that action should have taken place earlier and last Monday's figures were just a statistical aberration.