Quote Originally Posted by upthemaggies View Post
I don't think the virus can be stopped now, all they can do is delay it which appears to be the plan, so people who have got the virus but are not incapacitated by it (and could carry on working) are being told stay at home. Maybe that advise will change in 2/3 months to avoid a total shutdown and the government have bought enough time to be better prepared (NHS wise).
I can't see how the country can go into lock down for 3-6 months, there would be riots as people run out of supplies and grow increasingly restless.
It may be too late to stop it now due to failings of politicians to follow advice. But the Chinese seem to be on top of it so something worked despite their inaction and slow start. They quickly started building massive isolation hospitals and sealing off areas. Sooner rather than later seems to be the advice. If politicians and the people just listened to the experts we may have a chance but the way politics works in the West everyone knows better especially you-know-who. There is a disaster slowly building in USA.