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Originally Posted by Mad Max
The mitigations that have been taken by most people are helping, we didn't have those at the start of the pandemic, there has also been dexamethasone which has helped many people who suffered badly, so you cannot say that there has not been any improvement in treating this virus, also why did we not have hundreds of thousands of deaths at the start of the pandemic, and what about the thousands and thousands of people who have been out and about, on the beaches, at the pubs etc etc, this all happened months ago but the deaths from all of these people who were out and enjoying themselves hasn't materialised, has it?
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You’re again using anecdotal evidence to justify your position. Those on the beaches it’s now almost universally accepted that outdoor risks are extremely low. The vast majority of pubs have put mitigation in place in respect of distancing.
So while you’ve witnessed these activities demonised in the newspapers they don’t amount to being the greatest opportunities for the virus to spread. It’s no coincidence that testing has broken when the schools have gone back - many children/young adults in close proximity with minimal distancing. Colleges and universities present the same risk.
Mass commuting crammed like cattle onto public transport and 40 hours a week in air conditioned offices all add the greatest opportunities for the virus to spread other than in your own home. Millions of close human contacts every day exchanging germs. A day out at the beach or a Saturday night on the tiles (in particular aggregated over the whole population as many will opt out) bears no comparison to commuting 10 times a week.
It does, at face value, appear treatments are helping and yes mitigations in place are helping just now, and have kept figures low over the summer. Removing these mitigations, however, ends one way.