[Sephiroth]

Unless I've misunderstood Guvmin strategy, OB is sort of right. But then so is Hugh! I think that they're just sparring.

Current official phase is to attenuate spread of the virus among the population so that the NHS can cope.

The Guvmin hasn't explained the next phase yet, but ultimately unless we are to stay at home until the last person with Coronavirus has died and there is no more disease, herd immunity is the only way to kill the disease. Hence the deaths have been postponed and not avoided in the longer term.

Into that mix, the Guvmin needs to take into account reinfection rates and the degree of actual immunity within people who have recovered.