Cornwall 'could have lockdown lifted before the rest of the UK' - thoughts??

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According to former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt Cornwall could be one of the first places in the UK to have lockdown lifted.

www.google.com/amp/s/www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/cornwall-could-lockdown-lifted-before-4058329.amp

Not sure if that link will work. Apologies if it doesn’t.

But does anyone have any thoughts or views? I live in Cornwall myself.

The sw is not badly affected, yet at least. Only 156 here apparently (diagnoses, we didn't call the dr even) but how do you stop people travelling around? Not practical in a small country like Britain

I agree.

Have any other countries started lifting lockdown in specific areas/towns?

Roadblocks would not be too bad as just block the tamar and a couple of small roads... Not like there are many ways into Cornwall....

They talked before about just closing London but leaving rest open and decided not to do that so probably not.

What would people find objectionable to restrictions only being in place in certain areas Umm

I think they could trial it but would be worried about other people venturing over for a coffee or something - on saying that - with the feelings of the UK public I'm not sure anyone would.

If lockdown is lifted in one place, won't people flock there and then there WILL be problems that didn't exist before? If Cornwall was out of lockdown, but where we live is still shut, I'd be sorely sorely tempted to visit - which would be wrong and ridiculous. But even if only 1 in 100 people who were tempted actually DID visit, that would be quite enough to cause trouble.

What would people find objectionable to restrictions only being in place in certain areas Umm
Orangeblossom78 I mean it entirely seriously! If we are crediting people with wisdom and sense, what is the objection to low risk areas 'opening', and keeping infectious areas 'closed' while the peak there settles. The peaks will move - areas will be more open and closed responsively. All the while maintaining restrictions against travelling between regions.

Unless it's because it's somehow seen as not fair. But it seems disproportionate to keep low infection areas under restriction when they could be being economically and socially active, so that others in other parts of the country don't feel hard done by. Collectively, we would all benefit from a more staggered and responsive approach.

I live in Cornwall - if they started off slowly by allowing schools and nurseries and a few other businesses to open again, I would be over the moon. I’m struggling looking after two small kids alone all day though! Think a lot of people would still avoid small enclosed places like cafes, will take a while to restore confidence in going out.

Jeremy Hunt - not Health Secretary any more, not in the Cabinet any more, will undoubtedly be regularly briefed by SAGE in his capacity as Chair of the Health & Social Care Select Committee but not included in either Cabinet meetings or COBRA.

I'll wait a bit longer for reliable information about the way forward.

In Italy, they tried locking down the North where there were most cases but people just travelled out of area spreading the virus. The same would happen if they opened up parts of the UK.

Have any other countries started lifting lockdown in specific areas/towns?

More 'federal' countries have managed different places differently. Canada, America. For example, Canada has very different trajectories for different provinces. However, it's a massive country. No one in Vancouver is going to think 'infection rates in Nunavut are low, I'll spend days driving there'. A couple hours driving and you're still very much in the same province. Britain is very small so it's less realistic.

I wouldn't be happy with this, so far social distancing has been easy as our village is fairly rural and has been dead quiet up until now. If people start mixing too early it could be a disaster for the elderly people in our village.

I’d of thought it wouldn’t be that difficult to keep people out of Cornwall, block the Tamar??

You’d have to block all the back roads too, I live about 45mins away from Cornwall & I don’t cross the Tamar to get there...

Loads of ways to Cornwall! A30 is one. Loads of coastal roads too. I never go over the river way.