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Then add how long a general population will tolerate lock down especially in the less good winter months (it's one thing when it's nice outside and many people can access gardens, parks, open spaces) than when it's cold, damp and grey.

How long can you keep mass transit shut? Try distancing on crowded tube trains, buses and so on.

Universities, young people on own in halls and social distancing - yeah right. Schools can't stay shut forever, not all subjects can be taught and done at home. And kids need to interact - so do we for that matter.

You can't stop all non-COVID treatment forever either. And visits to friends and relatives in hospital can help recovery so that will need to start.

You can go on but the cost of maintaining "isolation" would far outweigh that from the virus directly even in terms of lives. There needs to be hope else things just disintegrate. People need to know that things will return to "normal", they can work, love, play, meet, enjoy life, build, move. To live not just exist.