COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[quiet_riot]

The schools have been made as safe as possible

Not been in one, have you?

 

[kaz7]

Back to working from home again,some of us said at the time that forcing people back to the work place in one go was wrong ,coming out of lockdown needed much more of a gradual plan , if people were perfectly productive at home then they should have stayed there and started with hands on workers first

Boris 8pm to the country,12.30 to the commons

 

[True_Blue69]

Not been in one, have you?

I'm not allowed, have to drop my daughter off at the school gate, no parents allowed on the site. The classes stay together, have to wash their hands etc. At playtime the playground or field is split into however many classes there are so they don't mix with other years. Start and finish times are staggered. There is a chance of getting it I'm sure, but the impact of not educating kids far outweighs the impact of the virus for me.

 

[mosssideblue]

No chance, that would be almost a year of education lost. The impact on these kids is going to be far greater that what the virus is having. Come January when there is no vaccine and there are still cases knocking about, what do we do then, lose another 6 months? The schools have been made as safe as possible and it had to stay that way. We cannot sacrifice a whole generations future over this virus.

Agree, the next generation of adults would be badly effected but there is no easy answer, and the government are charged to manage the risk.
I don't agree with their current thinking of giving notice of a restriction, it should be a binary switch imo.
Bottom line is, something needs to give as we cannot allow the infection rate to continue to rise as it is.

 

[Bovril]

Back to working from home again,some of us said at the time that forcing people back to the work place in one go was wrong ,coming out of lockdown needed much more of a gradual plan , if people were perfectly productive at home then they should have stayed there and started with hands on workers first

Boris 8pm to the country,12.30 to the commons

Double edged sword Kaz, hands on worker's would get no paying customers through the door especially catering and small businesses if the workforce are at home.

 

[xgorton]

Two big mistakes Cheltenham and that Scouse Madrid game.

 

[bluejon]

Agree, the next generation of adults would be badly effected but there is no easy answer, and the government are charged to manage the risk.
I don't agree with their current thinking of giving notice of a restriction, it should be a binary switch imo.
Bottom line is, something needs to give as we cannot allow the infection rate to continue to rise as it is.

Completely agree. We can't keep this lockdown extended indefinitely purely as the social, economic and many other costs will start to significantly outweigh what the lockdown is seeking to fix. If we carry this on for too long, we're looking at massive job losses, causing enormous pressure on the benefits system, mental health etc, plus income tax receipts will come down as a result leaving less money to pay for those needing hospital treatment. There is no easy way out of this, but we can't keep pretending that 'just keep it locked down' is a viable medium term fix.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Completely agree. We can't keep this lockdown extended indefinitely purely as the social, economic and many other costs will start to significantly outweigh what the lockdown is seeking to fix. If we carry this on for too long, we're looking at massive job losses, causing enormous pressure on the benefits system, mental health etc, plus income tax receipts will come down as a result leaving less money to pay for those needing hospital treatment. There is no easy way out of this, but we can't keep pretending that 'just keep it locked down' is a viable medium term fix.

What lockdown?

 

[kaz7]

• In total the number of excess deaths in England and Wales in 2020 to the week ending 11 September now stands at 53,376 more than the five-year average. 52,482 mentioned COVID-19 on the death certificate, 12.1% of all deaths in England and Wales
• Hospital deaths still below the five-year average - deaths in care homes and private homes were above
• Deaths at home have yet to fall below the five-year average since the beginning of March. More than 80% of these excess deaths at private homes in the week ending 11 September were among people aged 70 and over

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[denislawsbackheel]

No chance, that would be almost a year of education lost. The impact on these kids is going to be far greater that what the virus is having. Come January when there is no vaccine and there are still cases knocking about, what do we do then, lose another 6 months? The schools have been made as safe as possible and it had to stay that way. We cannot sacrifice a whole generations future over this virus.

Schools have been made safe?
Are you crazy?