COVID-19 — Coronavirus

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Tim of the Oak said:
Prof Sikora seems to be talking / writing a lot of sense
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Unfortunately absolutely everything about the government's strategy has been reactive. And when they have finally acted they've been disorganised and often taken the wrong option. We are going to keep falling behind other countries, even ones who had less warning than ours, and our economy will suffer as a result. The best way to get the economy moving is to manage the virus response properly. That's the government's job.

The government is still focused on short term gains. They've struggled to get contact tracing in place but still want to rush teachers back so that the kids' parents can be rushed back soon afterwards. Doing this will harm the economy even further in the long term if we risk a second spike that is worse than in other countries.
There's a ceiling on how far you can get trampling all over the poorest in society in order to further your economy. We need something that protects everyone from the bottom up right now and unfortunately the Tories are completely unfamiliar with that concept.
 
Mon Autre said:
Unfortunately absolutely everything about the government's strategy has been reactive. And when they have finally acted they've been disorganised and often taken the wrong option. We are going to keep falling behind other countries, even ones who had less warning than ours, and our economy will suffer as a result. The best way to get the economy moving is to manage the virus response properly. That's the government's job.

The government is still focused on short term gains. They've struggled to get contact tracing in place but still want to rush teachers back so that the kids' parents can be rushed back soon afterwards. Doing this will harm the economy even further in the long term if we risk a second spike that is worse than in other countries.
There's a ceiling on how far you can get trampling all over the poorest in society in order to further your economy. We need something that protects everyone from the bottom up right now and unfortunately the Tories are completely unfamiliar with that concept.
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There is responsibility at lots of levels including individuals to thoroughly wash their hands; Public Health England and Local Authorities to provide an effective public health response; the NHS to treat seriously ill; and the Government to set the strategy and be accountable e.g. at the ballot box etc. The loss of life is appalling but the current response is more important than inquests at this stage.

The chief scientific officers have said they test track and trace needs to be in place for schools to expand their teaching beyond essential workers and online studies. That’s good enough for me. That’s said, critical mayors like Andy Burnham and Steve Morgan have a role in helping to support test, trace and isolate because the Local Government is the home of public health functions in England. Wider public health is everyone’s responsibility.
 
Missing Person said:
All roads in this pandemic lead to one man and I'm not spelling it out to you. PMS welcome
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I reckon it's the evil mastermind Bill Gates. A man so evil he cunningly gave away 90% of his wealth and spends all his time trying to figure out how to help the worlds' impoverished and needy. The bastard.
 
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