The majority of people seem genuinely terrified

[thewheelsonthebus23]

I keep reading threads on Facebook and elsewhere, I will also include my own mother in this. There are so many people genuinely petrified of life returning to normal right now.
I can’t get my head around this. Yes, it poses a threat to some, but the survival rate is incredibly high for most of the population. It seems a lot of people think lockdown will eradicate it completely and it also seems that they believe if they get it, they’ll almost certainly die. I know that’s what my mum thinks. She’s adamant if she gets it, she’ll end up on a ventilator.
Someone posted about sending their child back to school and said something along the lines of: “I’d rather pay the fine, than pay for her funeral”.
Has the media been really irresponsible here? I feel the mass media has a lot to answer for.

@Barlet I immediately corrected my mistakes with my second post. Not sure how you missed that. The ones that didn't die were fairly ill but yes so far a very small number only. Like I said. But, like I said it's very early days. It's just one example demonstrating that we simply don't yet know enough about Covid or its potential complications and long-term effects.

Not sure how being concerned about avoidable deaths and long-term economic damage is being bitter.

Denial of reality spreads a hell of a lot more misery and fear than does calmly stating facts. It's that Head In Sand attitude that led us to having one of the highest death rates and one if the highest amounts of deaths in the world.

I'm hardly alone in doing it either. I'm in very good company. Pretty much the test of the world in fact. Those saying the same and urging caution include, amongst many other experts and world leaders, Angela Merkel, Jacinda Arden, Nicola Sturgeon, and numerous virologists and epidemiologists.

Only one child has died of this in the UK. I was shocked to see the first 8 children that developed this this rare syndrome were African Caribbean or Asian

www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0140-6736%2820%2931094-1

“The survival rate is high for most of the population“

Many of us are worried about family members whose age and / or health situation increases their risk of being v unwell or dying. And related matters, particularly for those living in a household with people whose risks are high, eg school, work.

and how many children have survived with long term health issuse as a result?

Yes, the UK stats are awful.

Nowhere else in the world is supporting such a reckless and dangerous policy. Morals aside

I agree with you. Many countries have succeeded in 'crunching' the curve (to quote the great Devi Sridhar) rather than just half assed attempting to flatten it. These countries are using test, trace, isolating (properly), masks, early hospitalization. Even if a few are experiencing small resurgences, they are at least trying. This is about buying time, saving as many as possible until a vaccine or treatment can be found. UK and US approach is criminal.

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/12/rory-kinnearsister-protect-vulnerable-coronavirus-rory-kinnear

Heartfelt, sad article about the author’s sister who died aged 48.

Many, many of us have close family members about whom we have reason to worry.