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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
It's the government position, Hugh. I thought you were good at Googling.
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Oh, it's news to me that you can have a test and you can avoid coronavirus! Has anyone told the virus that or is this just your command?
I'm sorry, mate, but we cannot avoid this as there is no way available yet that can stop the virus from spreading. Despite every effort of the care homes, the virus is still getting in and the death toll is dreadful.
As far as the economy is concerned, we cannot sustain the lockdown measures for long. Fortunately, we don't have an unsustainable deficit anymore, and interest rates are at their lowest in living memory. However, there is a limit to how much debt is manageable, and we cannot let too many businesses collapse - that would be truly disastrous.
Other EU countries are already starting to relax the lockdown, and I dare say we will learn a lot from that.z
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It's the medical evidence that the government has used to drive the policy.
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Part of your statement is the Government policy (the delaying part, trying to avoid the rapid spread of the virus and avoid overloading the NHS) - can’t see anything in the Government policy that states, as you did
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We will not avoid deaths by the measures being taken
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The latest comments from Neil Ferguson, the Government’s advisor, show deaths being avoided, not delayed (which is good news).
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/n...tist-rn5m6nggk
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Neil Ferguson, the Imperial College London scientist whose research precipitated tougher government measures last week, told MPs: “It [the deaths of those who would have died anyway] might be as much as half or two thirds of the deaths we see, because these are people at the end of their lives or who have underlying conditions.”
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Half to two/thirds is 6.5k to 10k people not dying.
However, happy to be shown otherwise if you can provide links to the Government policy that states the deaths are not being avoided, only delayed.
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Originally Posted by Hom3r
I just found out that mum will never walk again as the coronavirus attacked her nervous system.
She had it before I took her in, but she had no symptons. I live at home and don't know it I've had it either?
Tomorrow she moves to a nursing home, this is possibly a pemanent placing.
The home is 30 minutes away.
We may be able to visit and take clothing for her. This should help her start to eat as she is very low at not seeing any one.
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Really sorry to hear this, Homer