To ask whether you would support a further lockdown?

[lola777]

Posting here simply as I don't know if voting can be enabled outside AIBU.

Vote yes- You would support further lockdown of this extent
Vote no- You would not support a lockdown of this extent after the current lockdown period

Personally, I would be happy for restrictions to slowly be lifted after this. Amongst my friends, I feel I am in the majority.

"But no on can guarantee this, even with the current lock down. A person could go to work, or to the supermarket tomorrow without realizing they are asymptomatic"

However statistically, the fewer people do this, ie essential workers or essential shopping, the less people will be affected. That is the whole point of the rules!

I'd think further lockdown fair if Boris got testing under control . The 10,000 paid to all MPs to work from home ,should have been used to buy extra test kits . Everybody arriving at the airports should be tested and have to detail their destination and contacts while they go into isolation..no exceptions . Anyone who has any sign of illness should be tested too, immediately . Nursing staff who have the virus , should have as long to recouperate as Boris had before having to return to work , in order they don't spread the virus . Then I would feel everyone had a fair chance . And if one more person says pensioners are a drain on society , I'd like to remind them , pensioners paid in for their pension every week of their working lives. Every single week ...and just because different governments dipped into the pension pot doesn't mean they didn't earn the right to a pension .

Thegreenlight “ think the vulnerable should stay in some sort of lockdown”

You mean forced lockdown?

For those choosing to take my words out of contact.

I never said I was using the USA as a positive example or something to aspire to.

Only that in terms of population ratio their nos are not the worst in the world. Go look at the stats for yourself.

Its not just the dying for the elderly of covid. Its also how they die. On their own.

@Frompcat

Well I work in a hospital and we don't have anywhere near enough ICU beds or trained staff for a full "outbreak" if lockdown is lifted. So from my personal perspective covid is currently more likely to cause mass deaths that could otherwise be avoided, than suicide or domestic violence. And I'm not saying that there won't be an increase of deaths from those things and it's not right, but sadly I can't think of an alternative solution.

Horrible but vital to mention that according to health statisticians 2/3 of people who have died of coronavirus will have died this year anyway of any number of complications to their underlying health issues. We need to remember that the media is whipping this up to be something that you die from if you get it. The vast majority will not. Many won’t even know they had it. And to say that you won’t send your children to school because they may die from it you need to be aware of the statistics. For example of all the thousands of people who have died in New York, only 3 children (aged under 16) have died and all 3 had underlying health issues.

My 92 granny has said she would rather risk catching CV and be able to see us then be shut in her care home bedroom with no visitors

At the moment I think we have the worst of both worlds - people starting to break lockdown for social reasons (lots of threads on here about this today) but still not able to work properly. So we get the damage to the economy without the full benefit of lockdown in terms of reduced transmission.

If you are in lockdown with ...

Loved ones around you.

No threats to your ability to pay your bills, mortgage, keep food on the table.

Very robust mental health

No complicating factors like other illness/disability/additional needs in your family circle.

Then you need to start acknowledging that privilege and understanding that many other people are in a much worse position than you.

I'd support staying on lockdown for a decade if it lessened the chances of losing another family member or friend to this bastard virus.

I wouldn't be happy about it but would obviously comply with it.

The numbers arnt getting better yet and realistically can't see that happening over the next two weeks. I think we're more likely to be extended for another 3 weeks but with stricter rules.

It makes me so sad and anxious to think about it but I think that's what is going to happen.

A vaccine is 12-18 months away. What do you do until then, lock away all people or let it slowly spread and test people who has had it? This is just delaying it, the virus won’t go away. The economy will be ruined for generations to come.

lilactree1 what is the point of us ALL staying in a forced lockdown until the vaccine or treatment is found? This is what has been mooted by the government has mooted!

I think calling this a lockdown is a laugh tbh. From what I see, they have sent children home from school, closed shops and politely asked people if they can possibly, please, think about not touching other people, but you can if you want.
If lockdown needs to happen, as far as I can see, that still needs to happen. This wishy washy, 'hoping that people will do what they're asked' thing is a joke.

Time to get real here. 26 000 people died of flu last year. This is a virus that is not going anywhere. An extension to the lockdown is just not a viable option, not if we care about the health of everyone else. There are people who will never escape the mountain of debt they are in, cancer patients who will die due to not being treated, a rise in suicides for people with poor mental health. I could go on and on. Thank God I live in Scotland where our First Minister is actually treating people like grown ups and starting the conversation about how we ease out of lockdown. Boris and his troupe of clowns do not have a clue.

Well no, I don’t want a further lockdown but I’d absolutely tow the line if it was deemed necessary.

I think as time has gone on throughout this lockdown some people are getting complacent about it- was queuing to get in the Asda yesterday and plenty of people were not respecting the rules of social distancing at all.

I'd support staying on lockdown for a decade if it lessened the chances of losing another family member or friend to this bastard virus.

You’d probably all starve in that time, so not sure where that’s going to get you.

Are you a public sector worker by any chance?

No, I’ve had enough now. It’s cruel to elderly people too.

Me, dh and my 6 year old dd enjoy the lockdown, our teens coping well, they just don't like so much homework. We aren't social butterflies and have no problem with isolation.

However, our jobs are are risk, kids aren't getting proper education is worrying, I would prefer to go back to normal if it means me and my husband get to keep our jobs.

No I wouldn’t. We need to get back to a more normal existence with some limitations. Be able to see family and friends in small groups, see partners, go to a wider range of shops albeit with limitations such as in supermarkets, go to restaurants with limited number of tables and small groups of no more than 4. We need kids back at school, certainly older kids years and perhaps staggered.

We also need to address the fact that there are very many vulnerable families who live in extremely difficult circumstances and we absolutely need to enable them some freedom. The thought of domestic violence and abuse due to this bothers me far more than anything else

Most importantly I’m desperate for a good colour, cut and blowdry and my shellac nails. VERY important

Honestly, the way this situation has been handled by our shambles of a government I wouldn’t trust either option to be handled correctly. We’re all fucked in the long run.

26,000 died of flu. And we have already beat that with covid if we include care home deaths

, and ten fold if we give up on lockdown

And flu is more likely to take those nearing the end of their life than this is