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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
Well, we don't know yet, do we? The later lockdown we entered into may have come too late to avoid the peak, and that being the case, we should not get the substantial second wave that other countries who locked down earlier are experiencing.
If we do get a big second wave, it would clarify that the only way to avoid the virus is a permanent lockdown, which no-one in their right minds would support.
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We didn’t know all of your previous speculative efforts, but any reasonably intelligent person would accept that Covid-19 doesn’t care about the British stiff upper lip and that what we see elsewhere, all things being equal, would happen here. What is going to make the difference?
There’s no evidence that supports your contention that locking down a week, or two, later than other counties prevents a second wave. Unless we developed herd immunity (no laughing at the back!) by our chance as a result of that extra week or two.
The good news is a second lockdown, or regional lockdowns to the extent many can’t really tell the difference, are inevitable regardless of what those in denial think. Companies will continue to work from home, and the economy will tank in any case for longer and the rental incomes of property magnates that own the Daily Mail will be done. So every cloud has a silver lining.