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Its a great point as perhaps in the next phase we might soon need some type of lockdown like Italy.

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an inch of snow would be a blessing, that usually causes complete gridlock in the UK :D

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l doubt we will get any of the white stuff but there is always hope.

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Reacting too quickly would have been the wrong thing to do...

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Too many "Contrary Marys", who simply say the opposite, just because, and without thinking everything through.

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Too many keyboard experts.

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What is happening is a careful balancing act between:
1) Saving lives
2) Saving the economy
3) Saving the NHS from being swamped

People are going to argue over how exactly this is done best.

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Republic of Ireland closes schools and colleges.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-51850811

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Or perhaps those who work in the healthcare sector, like me, who knows what he’s talking about!

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I’d be interested to learn which professional qualifications and experience you’re resting on in making that assertion. What’s your area of expertise? (Hint: ‘it’s the Tories therefore they’re wrong’ isn’t an area of expertise).

This is the most significant public health emergency we have faced in years. There’s very little space for armchair experts and keyboard warriors here.

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Understood and I wasn't pointing a finger at you. Merely passing an observation about social media in general.:)

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And what's your expertise? Planning for the worst is not a bad starting point, hopefully it won't be that bad. Even the US has taken more extreme measures than us. We do seem to be reacting to events . However nobody, including the 'experts' know how this is going to pan out. Overeacting is better than undereacting where lives are at stake.

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I cheerfully accept I have none. But then I’m not the one criticising decisions that are quite obviously being led by science. I’ve been paying close attention to the things our senior public health experts have been saying over the last week and thus far I have seen no evidence of our political leaders taking decisions that are not solidly grounded in what they have been saying.

If you’re going to be critical of the decisions being made, either explain how you are qualified to do so, or else cite the contrary expert opinion you’re resting your claims on.

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Because airlines are not likely to run one way flights from the US to Finland with no passengers flying back the other way.

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l a not a fan of this government but that is utterly irrelevant as all of us are in hands of the our senior public health experts and we should trust their expertise as personally l just wish politics could be kept out of a important thread for once.