Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees

They do work, when the aim is to slow the spread of the virus, there is demonstrable proof of that happening when they were implemented.

Nobody knows that natural immunity will do in our society, South Africa isn’t a direct comparison due its demographics.

Pierre said this earlier in the thread, what should have happened is that clinical staffing for the nhs should have been ramped up, the government has had two years and they have failed so spectacularly it’s beyond comprehension.

Lockdown is the absolute last thing I want to happen, however it appears that current measures are not sufficient.

Let’s keep going with current measures… what happens when other areas of the country start to catch up with London ?

Businesses unable to operate due to staff sick or isolating
Primary/secondary care unable to offer treatment due to staff sick or isolating

This is a horrible place to be in with two options and neither of them is a win

1. Continue as we are. Protect the economy, damage the nhs
2. Implement further protective measures. Damage the economy, protect the nhs

There’s no win win solution in this, something is going to suffer