If Rule Of 6 Doesn’t Work

[eve1974]

The government has given itself two weeks for its “rule of six” coronavirus law to work before it reimposes tougher lockdown measures

Let’s hope new rule works then. I don’t know if enough folk are taking it seriously

[david small]

Common sense NJ how very dare you...that left the building along with Elvis riding Shergar.

[Old_Geezer]

What do they mean by "works" ? If they expect to conquer the virus I suggest they start with conquering some simpler task, like obliterating the common cold, first. But if they mean nearer to our nation having herd immunity then they are doing exactly the wrong things.

[jourdain2]

Does any of this really matter any more? (Donning armour as I write.) Since May, more people in UK have died from 'flu and pneumonia than Covid. Covid itself has been downgraded from high threat (forgotten the actual acronym, sorry) and is no longer a disease to be terrified of - only 1% of deaths now mention it on death certs. as against 'flu/pneumonia (12.8%) (ONS).

The real worry is how care-homes suffer, but they are now aware of risks and can take action. Treatments are more sophisticated.

It is more than time to go back to normal and live with it as we do with 'flu. The NHS has had plenty of time to avoid a peak of Coronavirus cases (which, I agree, justified the original lockdown for a short while) and it very much needs to be working overtime on the backlog it has created with other killer diseases such as cancer and life-altering conditions such as crippling arthritis.

I have the feeling that I am going to be unpopular - so be it. It's a nasty disease, but now it is just one of many.

[pixie374]

That does make sense, though, jourdain. At our local care home, there were three cases, all of which were contracted in hospital. It didn't spread, as they are already keeping people apart
Whether that is better for them, is a different question. But certainly safer than being in hospital.

[cashier]

Nicely put Jourdain. I have never been terrified of covid it's just another virus amongst thousands.

[pixie374]

I've personally known two people who have died "because of" covid... although neither actually had it.... just treatments stopped. Both would be alive now, otherwise.

[jourdain2]

Pixie - there was a 56-yr.-old lady in our village (about 12 doors away) who dropped dead a month ago from a single, massive heart attack, no previous major health problems. She had rung her doctor with breathlessness, palpitations etc. but knew she was in a stressful job and so she was given 2 weeks off as sick because of stress. A telephone consultation. Can't listen to the heart and take blood -pressure over the phone.

[pixie374]

It is awful, jourdain, of the two I know, one was in her early 60s and my bil was mid 50s. They knew what would happen... so this seems to be more about covid stats than actual lives.

[fiction-factory]

Okay I'm in a minority here in that I see things in a similar way ( on most things but not always) to the scientists/epidemiologists and the politicians we elected, plus the ones we didn't elect, who are pretty unanimous that it is more than just flu, that we need restrictions like those we have to slow down the spread and keep it at a low level. But so many here know they are right and the experts are wrong. So I'm happy to leave you all to on Covid threads it while I get back to the real world where everyone I know (including teachers) is doing everything they can to follow the restrictions in order to contain the spread, people are wearing masks and avoiding putting themselves and others at risk.

[pixie374]

I agree with that too, ff. The question is more...how, than why.

[douglas9401]

The party line has been known to be off in the past.

Who knows?

[ichkeria]

I should make it clear that by “lockdown” in my comment above I was referring to the sort of total “stay at home” shutdown we had on March 23. I am pretty sure that won’t happen again for the reasons given. “Lockdown” now appears to mean pubs closing early and restrictions on social visits. If that’s the case tho it should be stated explicitly. When someone says something that is within their power to make happen would be “disastrous” that sounds to me like threatening behaviour - or cluelessness

[jim360]

I wasn't going to comment on this thread, but, just to be clear, Spicerack is talking utter nonsense about either my views or my motivations. I don't get paid for anything I do on AnswerBank -- and, besides, it would be a waste of Big Pharma's money to try and persuade this tiny little corner of the Internet of anything. They'd spend it on Twitter or some such.

[jim360]

Also, if Spicey had been paying any attention, he'd have seen that ff and I are only broadly in agreement on this, but loads of times don't agree on the details.

Of course, that's all part of my cunning plan to throw you off the scent, by cleverly paying my stooge to disagree with me a little of the time so as not to raise suspicion.

[ichkeria]

https://ig.ft.com/us-election-2020/

This sort of thing probably won’t make a out of difference to how people see Trump sadly.
What I find worse is the retweeting by Trump of a fake video of Biden apparently rapping “**** the police“ at a rally.

[ichkeria]

Sorry wrong thread