Centralized quarantine again--time to consider it?

[Kokeshi123]

I and a few other posters talked about this a bit last year.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/3895610-The-probable-reason-why-deaths-are-so-slow-to-fall

A few people have tentatively started mentioning it again now.
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/4132111-Tighter-restrictions-What-else-can-be-tighter?pg=5&messages=100

Is it time to reconsider? The evidence seems to suggest that it can enable the virus to be controlled with fewer restrictions on all other activities.

LangClegs posted a striking image showing where transmissions seem to be coming from. It perhaps gives us a hint of why lockdowns have not been as successful as was hoped: yes, you can reduce the transmissions between households somewhat, but then you've got people in the same household basically breathing all over each other all day long. Sharing toilets especially may be a big risk factor, yet a huge percentage of households in the UK have only one toilet per family.

Does the level of crisis in the UK right now perhaps merit a rethink? The UK really cannot afford to furlough more and more people and close down more and more of its economy, and the arguments here just seem to be going round and round in circles, because every "tightening up" measure seems unaffordable or will crash the economy. Centralized quarantine (= people watch TV in a peaceful environment and eat meals left at the door while they recover) could greatly reduce the level of lockdown that's required. There are ways to handle family situations sensitively to make sure children are not separated from both parents.

Absolutely not, no.

Those that enter the country from abroad staying in hotels for quarantine I would support. It would reduce travel abroad and also no-one could blame those people for spreading the virus.

Thank you for this thread OP. I've attached a hopefully more legible version of the image.

I don't understand why people reading this are jumping straight to the idea of 'ZOMG forced quarantine!!!'

Why is everyone so determined that because this would not work for them that it must not even be offered to people in situations that are not like theirs?

Here is New York's scheme:

www1.nyc.gov/site/helpnownyc/get-help/covid-19-hotel-program.page

www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/coronavirus-blog/2021/01/08/a-tiktok-showing-what-it-s-like-in-a-quarantine-hotel-goes-viral

Quarantine only work is super well organised. Australian had an infection coming from their quarantine hotel if I remember the news.

Israel, a small country with a trained military ready to be used, tried and had to stop as it was a disaster Article from Times of Israel with tales of passengers in close contact without SD, meals not availalble, etc.

The key is for people to isolate at home. Quarantine hotels are unreliable (with the exception of Taiwan I think - but again, I don't think the UK population as the same degree of compliance in mask wearing, etc). I would think a cash subsidy to allow people to miss work and maybe phone monitoring would help.

Absolutely not. How does it work for people with children and pets? I just wouldn't get tested.

@Itisasecret
Jesus Christ, no. What is wrong with people? Stop again and say it slowly, that means separating very vulnerable people potentially. Children from parents and vice versa. It genuinely scares me the thoughts people have. This is not ok.
Totally agree with this. OP have you actually thought this through, it’s utterly bonkers!!! Separating families at what is already a stressful time? Words fail me about the stupidity of some people.