O/T:- Are we over-reacting to COVD19?

[jackal2]

Dr Hilary on ITV said something similar, the experts working for the government have all the relative data, these other people don't and are only offering opinions. Which can be misleading and dangerous.

I doubt that people in China heard more than one message, which of course would be the Government's message. There probably wouldn't have been many/any experts on their TV channels being invited to analyse and challenge the 'official' view. It goes against everything I believe in with regard to free speech and a free society, but Chinese officials might argue that this clear message and the (relatively) unquestioning obedience of their people enabled them to turn the tide. Very slippery slope though...

[the_anticlough]

the disbelief in other countries at the UK's approach.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...-boris-johnson

[TheBlackHorse]

... just the usual political point scoring in the absence of the no-mark/where are they Liebour abdicators. Pathetic.

[Elite_Pie]

... just the usual political point scoring in the absence of the no-mark/where are they Liebour abdicators. Pathetic.

So do you think the government have handled this situation well Horsey?

[upthemaggies]

Financial Times pushing the idea that half of us may have had Covid already so the death rate could be as low as 0.1% and, basically we can all go back to work and carry on as normal.
I hope they're right, but until we get testing sorted out it's just another theory.

[countygump]

Financial Times pushing the idea that half of us may have had Covid already so the death rate could be as low as 0.1% and, basically we can all go back to work and carry on as normal.
I hope they're right, but until we get testing sorted out it's just another theory.

It has been pointed out to me on several occasions that there were an epidemic of nasty coughs about pre-christmas. In truth my wife hasn't recovered from a cough yet from last December. Tho that could be due to her severe Rheumatoid Arthritis and the drugs she takes which lower her immune system or even the Benno's she crams in her gob.

[countygump]

Prince Charles has Covid 19 then? He won't be receiving any preferential treatment tho, yeah righto. Seems he's had it since the 12th of this month. I'm coming to the conclusion that there is more than one strain. A mild one and a nasty aggressive one.

[LaxtonLad]

Financial Times pushing the idea that half of us may have had Covid already so the death rate could be as low as 0.1% and, basically we can all go back to work and carry on as normal.
I hope they're right, but until we get testing sorted out it's just another theory.

Do you know, that's just what I've been thinking? That a dose of this virus has been doing the rounds for a while now but has just been accepted as a slight cough or cold by otherwise healthy people?

I've said before that a healthy immune system will see a herd immunity established.

[upthemaggies]

The FT piece come from a professor of theoretical epidemiology at Oxford University, her research "presents a very different view of the epidemic to the modelling at Imperial College London". The article goes on to say "The modelling brings back into focus “herd immunity”, the idea that the virus will stop spreading when enough people have become resistant to it because they have already been infected. The government abandoned its unofficial herd immunity strategy — allowing controlled spread of infection — after its scientific advisers said this would swamp the National Health Service with critically ill patients."
This could turn out to be a pretty irresponsible editorial decision, to run with ahead of more widespread testing. The piece acknowledges that NHS could be completely overwhelmed, so I'm not sure throwing 'herd immunity' back into the mix at this point in time is wise. Business owners are going to see this as a green light to ignore the advice to shut up shop.

[Old_pie]

Just come off the phone to an old school friend who lives in London. Between him and his wife he knows a dozen people with it, though no deaths as yet. His daughter is stuck in France, fortunately with a friend's family. His sister is stuck in New Zealand. Unlikely to get back as there are no non-stop flights back to the UK.

To get to herd immunity lots of people will have to die untreated.