@icyfroth wrote:
Have you heard the government message re a possible "second wave"
"Wash your hands often, maintain social distancing, stay at home as much as possible."
If that's all it takes, why are shutting down our whole economy and throwing at least 50% of our workforce into umemployment?
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That is NOT all what it takes. That is all that you can do to reduce your chances of getting infected; you can also cross your fingers or pray, or whatever you do. Until we have vaccine.
Do you really think that all around the world governments of all persuasions, from far right to more left leaning ones, have closed down their economies just to upset you that you cannot have your hair done?
It is impossible to maintain "social distance" when everybody travels to work on public transport. If just one infected person gets into the crowded train carriage they may infect half of people there, within days each of these infected people starts infecting others, and as they do 2 trips on peak hour trains daily, the infection spreads exponentially for week or 2 before people start getting ill. It goes something like this; the first person might infect 20 people on the morning train and another 20 on the way home, that is 40 people a day plus some in their work place. In a week they would infect close to 300 people. Each of the infected starts spreading the virus too.
Do you want to see what it looks like in country that does not close down properly? Turn your TV on at 12.30pm for the American news on SBS, they cover lot about Brazil.
By the way the USA has reached death toll of 100 000 in the past 24 hours, and with many states opening up, ignoring social distancing and not wearing masks, you can bet your bottom dollar the rates of infections will start to go sharply up. And in NSW they already closed 2 schools only week after they re-opened.
Without strict measures it is estimated that some 70% of people will get it and 2-3% will die. Have a look at 100 of your family members and close friends, and tell me which 3 you think will be OK if they die alone and in pain. Do not forget it might be you.
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