The south should be demanding a lockdown now

[Ducksurprise]

Why wait, our rates are growing exponentially, a short lockdown now could bring rates down. Why wait until we are as fucked over as Manchester.

ODFOD

Noooo

No thanks. It will continue to rise exponentially all the time schools are open as normal. Let’s not screw over everyone’s income down here too.

No. The way things are going I think it’s inevitable we will go into lockdown at some point over winter. I want that to be delayed as much as possible!

I think they will wait till people are more scared by the worsening figures and more ready to accept stricter measures. That was what they did last time. Probably not the best way to tackle it, from the POV of a firebreak, but there's a pragmatism to that.

Or we could just be sensible and take responsibility for ourselves by risk assessing the worth in all that we do?

@Ducksurprise

Why wait, our rates are growing exponentially, a short lockdown now could bring rates down. Why wait until we are as fucked over as Manchester.

Sure you're alright Jack.

@EvilPea

Or we could just be sensible and take responsibility for ourselves by risk assessing the worth in all that we do?

Far too sensible for a thread like this!

Nah you're fine

No thanks

Because it doesn't work that way. Unless you do it repeatedly it will have no long term effect on the infection rate but will financially cripple businesses, cause mass redundancies and generally fuck up the economy.

Yes, if the rates keep going up sooner or later severe restrictions will come

Option 1 every one takes personal responsibility,,,,well that's not working well is it?
Option 2 hope the government gets on top of test trace and isolate ....well that isn't working
Option 3 short sharp restrictions now, possibly repeating every so often over the next 6 months
Option 4 much harder longer restrictions later, not repeating, just going on till spring

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I think mid November for school closure down here... although a local secondary just shut yesterday for 2 weeks....

Exactly midgebabe 1 & 2 would be much better but as they are evidently unattainable I'd rather 3 than 4.

No thank you

There are other options like removing the fines and supporting those who can keep children home to remote learn. Just look at all the known cases in schools and the shoddy contact tracing. The longer we do nothing the quicker we can say goodbye to Christmas.
It's all good and well shouting no to lockdowns but what is the answer then ? Just look at today's figures.

No thanks.

@glitterelf

There are other options like removing the fines and supporting those who can keep children home to remote learn. Just look at all the known cases in schools and the shoddy contact tracing. The longer we do nothing the quicker we can say goodbye to Christmas. It's all good and well shouting no to lockdowns but what is the answer then ? Just look at today's figures.

Tooooooooooootally this!!!

What? Fuck off with that.

There is fuck all COVID here, a lot of opposition to lockdown, and there actually aren't enough police to enforce it. I'm out.

Infection rates have been dropping in my area so no, I won't be screaming for a bloody lockdown!

Let's not.

@PicsInRed

What? Fuck off with that.

There is fuck all COVID here, a lot of opposition to lockdown, and there actually aren't enough police to enforce it. I'm out.

That’s ok. The covid Marshall’s can police it

@Ducksurprise

Why wait, our rates are growing exponentially, a short lockdown now could bring rates down. Why wait until we are as fucked over as Manchester.

When you say they south, where exactly? There's fuck all cases of it dow here, so there is no point in it.

Don’t be ridiculous. My Borough has fewer than 20 new positive tests out of a population of many tens of thousands. There are a handful of people in hospital. Nationally the TOTAL number of deaths from ALL causes is currently less than by this week last year. We need to keep this in proportion