[ExI] UK gradual re-opening after lockdown by June 2021

[Henrik Ohrstrom]

Sounds like they are moving towards what actually was agreed upon as the
reasonable strategy before all politicians chickend out in Europe.
Just a few much maligned countries have tried doing that all this time.
Ah well, it's not as we actually pulled it of all that well but that's not
actually the pandemic response's fault. That's because our elderly care is
inspired by certain western imperiums and frankly are quite horrible.
Any how, now something completely different.
/Henrik


Den tis 23 feb. 2021 13:02BillK via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> skrev:

> Yesterday, Feb 22, Boris Johnson made a long prepared speech outlining
> the plans for a gradual re-opening of the UK over the next four
> months. He said that re-opening did mean that more people would die
> and if the number was excessive the re-opening would be delayed.
> Towards the end of the speech he made the remarkable statement that the
> UK would have to learn to live with the virus.
>
> Quote:
> Like some strains of flu, COVID-19 is a relatively mild illness for
> much of the population, but it is more dangerous to vulnerable groups.
> The Government will ensure the country can live with the virus in the
> longer-term without imposing restrictions which bear heavy economic,
> social and health costs.
> ------------
>
> The obvious response to this statement is 'Why did you not just
> protect the vulnerable groups instead of shutting down the whole
> country for a year?'
> And 'If Covid is a relatively mild illness for most of the population
> why was the total population put in lockdown and businesses bankrupted
> and lives ruined?'
>
> Note that this was not a casual remark made in an interview. This was
> a detailed prepared statement. They seem to have finally realised that
> shutting down the whole country was a colossal mistake.
>
> BillK
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