Are The Measures Working?

[10ClarionSt]

Since we went into lockdown, the number of deaths has rocketed. Seems to suggest that lockdown helps to increase the epidemic. Innit?

[fiction-factory]

Should this be in Jokes? Maybe you need to work out why there is a time lag and about the already exponential curve

[emmie]

no it doesn't, if we were out on the street, the rate of infection would be hundredfold.

[Prudie]

Usual doom from you. The logical would realise that those who have died had it before the lockdown - which only started 6 days ago.

[iluvmargie]

Is anybody else wondering how much longer it will be before a vaccine is found?

[emmie]

according to the news, which is variable, not before the end of the year....

[10ClarionSt]

Yep. And that's only in 6 days. Rocketed! We're all doomed!! Doomed I tell you! DON'T PANIC! DON'T PANIC!

[emmie]

people are not really panicking, they now see that supermarkets have a decent queuing system in place.
where everyone can get some things they need.

[iluvmargie]

The end of the year? Oh heck.

[ChillDoubt]

If people hadn’t had the mindset you had when this first broke(it’s nothing to worry about, I’m still going on holiday blah, blah, blah) and taken the advice and precautions we’d be a lot further into battling this thing so your post displays the same pathetic attitude as a fortnight ago.
You really DO need to rethink your demeanour and attitude.

[Old_Geezer]

Vaccine at the end of the year if you're lucky. It's probably why the prediction is that most of us will catch it anyway, and the effort is going into spreading the infections out over a longer period of lockdown and restrictions.

Still you never know, may be an unexpected break-through at any time. There's enough places trying for it.

[Zacs-Master]

Gawd save us from the remedial class kids.

[iluvmargie]

Who are you referring to Chilldoubt, you sound very angry?

[divegirl]

No. people are still going out when it really isn't necessary :(

My son works in a supermarket and is astounded by the amount of people who are still coming into the store up to 4 times a day. Mainly the elderly. They [sic] still seem to think the 'dinkirk spirit' will keep them going, when in reality they are doing so much more harm than good.

I have withdrawn my help for my elderly neighbours that my son sees n there every day.
No one seems to care about the supermarket workers :( He comes home so stressed from being shouted at.

[iluvmargie]

I care about them and have told them so.

[Bobbisox1]

Always nice to see a cheerful thread in these tough times Clarion :0/

[ichkeria]

At least one vaccine has been found but testing takes a long time.
However given how rapidly things move and given the urgency I’d not be surprised if it comes sooner than 12-18 months

[iluvmargie]

Let's hope so.

[Old_Geezer]

I suspect that the supermarkets are centres of infection. But yah gotta eat etc..

2m distance is all very well but you probably ain't got room to pass at that distance in the aisles. Besides you can catch your death standing in line in the cold wind outside.

We need the army delivering sterilised boxes of essential items to each doorstep, ensuring they spray them one last time after finishing touching them.

[rowanwitch]

I don't get how anyone with the capacity to absorb and process information is still confused by the figures. With infection occurring up to 14 days more commonly 5-7 before symptoms occur of course numbers will increase and don't think that after this 12 week period everyone is safe... it will still be out there,and if you didnt catch it now you still might eventually. The only difference will be there might be more hospital beds by then.

[ChillDoubt]

Who are you referring to Chilldoubt, you sound very angry?
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