Bad. I think .gov should spell out repeatedly in simple language who are most at risk and that they should stay indoors and avoid contact with others as much as practicable.
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But if there isn't complete self isolation infection will spread massively and hospitals will get overwhelmed. Even young people have been in intensive care and on ventillators. Hospitals getting overwhelmed means these people will start to die.
If the infection spreads there is more chance of older and vulnerable people getting it too.
I agree something has to be done to protect the economy, smaller businesses and self employed people. But Fracne and Italy have managed to do that.
I have no problem with those who understand the consequences of allowing inflation to rip and having to shoulder the extra tax burden because of the measures the government has taken and promised to take (unlimited spending). If I was older I wouldn't be much concerned as I haven't any health conditions.
Have they worked in China?
Given China kept schtum for 6 weeks, arrested and persecutred whistleblowing medical staff, I'd take any claims made by China with a very large pinch of salt. Time they were totally isolated by the world given this is now the what 5th virus spread from there...
I believe they must have stopped getting as many infections as a lot of my colleagues are back at work and I think they would have stayed locked down if they were still getting infections.
Whether I believe the numbers for total number of deaths is another matter.
Pretty much any of your Chinese colleagues, who are back in work, will be virus free. They will have been monitored every time they enter their work place.
Their movements before they came back to work would have been easily monitored too.
It's not foolproof, but near to it.
Well it's a judgement but based on that my colleagues usually work 6 days a week 9am to 9pm and for over 2 months they were at home barely working and now they're back. I just don't think they would have stopped work like that for so long for nothing and then starting again without being sure the situation was better.
I don't believe the official numbers they put out at all though.
I know Chinese people who live elsewhere in Asia that are now itching to return because China is a lot safer now.
I haven't a pension pot, fat or otherwise. Had I I'd be much more concerned about the prospect of Weimar-like hyperinflation reducing its purchasing power to sweet FA than I am about the cash I hold becoming worthless.