Lucky you can still work Elt, I cannot as the merchants are delivery only and I am seen as low priority, so basically cannot get supplies, I agree with you re money versus lives but it is far from that simple, we are now in a situation where when this is over the last ten years of austerity will look like a walk in the park compared to what we will have to deal with, plus and this is more to the point, thousand will lose their jobs,income and houses, as a follow on to that many will not be able to cope and end it all, South Korea on the other hand has kept going and beaten the virus so they have not ruined themselves financially, Sweden is another example, Rick
Sweden and South Korea are at two very different stages of the curve. South Korea has been through the test and quarantine scenario, while Sweden has made the same mistake as us by not doing anything and will a) follow our curve and b) are about to go into total lockdown.
If you can demonstrate that you are not carrying the virus, then, like the South Koreans, then you should be able to continue as normal. But you can't demonstrate and over 30% of positives have been shown to carry no symptoms. So it's probably good that you don't go to travis Perkins to pass the virus to staff, who in turn pass it on to other customers.... That's how the virus speads and we want to control it so we can get back to normal, don't we?
South Korea has shown us the way forward and our Govt has been reckless in not testing. They have already said that herd immunity is what they wanted, and by not testing that is what they are doing. Just look at the ambiguiy of their advise... There isn't any.
The Govt is now asking companies to design and produce ventilators when we have companies who already manufacture the things. Wouldn't the simpest, quickest and cheaperst solution be to aslk them to licence out the design to other manufacturers fi they didn't have capacity?
Any hardships are being put upon us by the wealthy like Tim Martin, Gordon Ramsay and Phil Green who are firing people without furloughing them. They are the problem, not the virus.
The gig economy is a part of the problem, we are the only EU country with zero hours contracts.
I'm more than happy to stay in for a few weeks to stay healthy and not be a part of the spreading.
The stavation of funds by the Govt to the NHS has had a huge effect, apparently the money was always there.
In regard to the borrowing of money, I understand that the war loans were finally paid off in 2004, we won't notice the repayments from coronavirus.
I'm more than happy to isolate as I don't want the virus nor do I want to spread it.
Stay safe
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