COVID-19 — Coronavirus

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inchy14 said:
Yep. Instead of locking up those that aren’t. Sorry that’s not popular but it’s the only thing that will save the economy and further lives in the long run. The current approach hadn’t worked had it? We’re still locking up the vulnerable but along with everyone else.
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We clearly have opposing views on this, but I would suggest if everyone not only looked out for themselves, but others as well, i genuinely believe we would be in a much better position just now. Would you agree?
 
inchy14 said:
It’s not going to go away regardless of the measures constantly being put in place so in my opinion if you’re at risk you should be keeping yourself in isolation as much as is feasibly possible, something that my parents have done. Carers need to be tested everyday and if positive kept away.
Again I know it’s not popular but closing businesses, ruining the economy will have a greater impact in the long term.
As for not locking up currently, tell that to those students who are currently stuck in their halls of residence.
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Just checked with my son, he isn’t locked in his halls of residnce, he’s off out tomorrow.
 
mosssideblue said:
We clearly have opposing views on this, but I would suggest if everyone not only looked out for themselves, but others as well, i genuinely believe we would be in a much better position just now. Would you agree?
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Yes, but when has that happened ever before? We’re talking about the human race here, a race that can see exactly what it’s doing to the planet yet doesn’t give a fuck as long as they’ve got their smart phones or new TV.
I wish we had that utopia you crave but can you imagine how selfish they’ll all get when there’s no money left for public services and the like.
 
Prestwich_Blue said:
2 interesting articles here:
www.theatlantic.com

This Overlooked Variable Is the Key to the Pandemic

It’s not R.
www.theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com
www.ft.com

Lockdown sceptics v zero-Covid: who’s got it right?

Unsurprisingly, neither side has all the answers. For those, we should look to Germany
www.ft.com www.ft.com
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From theatlantic article,

“forward tracing alone can, on average, identify at most the mean number of secondary infections (i.e. R)”; in contrast, “backward tracing increases this maximum number of traceable individuals by a factor of 2-3, as index cases are more likely to come from clusters than a case is to generate a cluster.”

Looks like we should be "backward tracing" as well unless we're doing it now?
 
inchy14 said:
Yes, but when has that happened ever before? We’re talking about the human race here, a race that can see exactly what it’s doing to the planet yet doesn’t give a fuck as long as they’ve got their smart phones or new TV.
I wish we had that utopia you crave but can you imagine how selfish they’ll all get when there’s no money left for public services and the like.
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I understand your point, but you must therefore understand that whilst people act this way, covid will be about for years, and your proposal will never work.

Utopia, more common decency for me.
 
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