Quote Originally Posted by MadAmster View Post
So, it's OK for us to be the UK's guinea pig then

Seriously though, We Dutch have been a couple of weeks ahead of the UK all the way in this. Also behind some other countries. We have had the "benefit" of seeing what has happened there. The government has kept the public appraised of what was going to happen and why. Some may not have agreed with the reasoning but followed advice/rules all the same. Inevitable that once the unlocking started we'd also be a step or 2 ahead. From the safety of my home, hearing the reasoning, having read quite a lot of the science and experiences abroad, the current steps seem measured and acceptable.

Health workers, drivers, shop assistants, cleaners, teachers etc have remained in the "front line". One group or anther had to be the next. Considering the general consensus on children and CV-19, allowing them back to school is not an unreasonable step. The stats have them as low risk in regard to a) getting infected and b) infecting others. Having the children back in school will also free parents to go back to work or work more efficiently from home.......

Whether the stats are right or not, time will tell. My hope is that they are right.
That is the point Maddy. Time will tell.
Everyone has to come out from under their rock eventually.
I think it is perfectly reasonable for us to get moving with the schools etc.

As you have just highlighted.
We are 2 weeks behiind you, 4 weeks behind others.
Should there be a spike elsewhere, we have an early warning system in place, to stop it all again.

Leave the elderly/infirm in isolation is fine by me.
The young, fit and healthy need to get on with picking the country up off its ass. Before these jobless figures go through the roof and it all gets nasty.