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can send a child to nursery, .... At least this time they have bothered to shut the schools.
It was the same a month ago, during the last lockdown, which strangely enough failed to dent the spread of corona.
Quote from: OPcan send a child to nursery, .... At least this time they have bothered to shut the schools.If (as claimed), this new COVID strain is more efficient at infecting children, then closing schools and nursery care may become necessary, otherwise these will turn into virus-spreading hubs.- It will be difficult to get 2 year-old children to wear a mask consistently- but it may be possible - I don't know that anyone has really tried- You could turn it into a game!
Not sure about "sweatshops". The whole point of online business is that fewer people distribute more goods, customers are physically segregated from staff, and the handling process involves minimal human contact, so there is less likelihood of anyone infecting anyone else for a given volume of trade. The reason for taking lockdown seriously is that it will kill most retail businesses permanently and change the shape of cities.
Why should I be bothered with lockdown?
Still Pointless
Quote from: Petrochemicals on 14/01/2021 17:22:44Still Pointless...said the lemming to the parachute salesman.
Quote from: alancalverd on 14/01/2021 19:06:52Quote from: Petrochemicals on 14/01/2021 17:22:44Still Pointless...said the lemming to the parachute salesman.Well Boris is flogging ones made out of sieves
And made worse by idiots shooting at it as they descend.
A dangerous waste of time.
Quote from: Petrochemicals on 15/01/2021 22:05:23A dangerous waste of time.So you would prefer a larger value of R? What would be your preferred value?
R for London fell gradually to 1 in early December but rose rapidly everywhere as soon as Christmas was Saved, reaching 1.35 in London by 23 December. Best current estimate is 1.05. So lockdown does exactly what it is supposed to do: reduce R.
Interestingly, the current value for London is lower than any other statistical region, but we mustn't let facts cloud a good rant, must we?
your answer belies the fact that it is still increasing
infections usually dip over holiday periods and pick up afterwards
QuoteInterestingly, the current value for London is lower than any other statistical region, but we mustn't let facts cloud a good rant, must we?]Evidently not
Interestingly, the current value for London is lower than any other statistical region, but we mustn't let facts cloud a good rant, must we?]
time is finite
R rate is now at "only" ~1.05~ after a month of lockdown,