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https://mobile.twitter.com/Gilesyb/status/1241873307034673162Simple stuff, not being attended to.
So do people actually think we will have a full lockdown,if so how long?
IDM.That's why I say bottom up. Companies started shutting down from a fortnight ago, and to be fair, the handshaking and washing thing was established a fortnight ago even if some in here were ridiculing it.
Just reported the lowest daily increase in cases (13%) and deaths (19%) here in the Netherlands* since the first case. German health minister is suggesting tentatively that the curve is flattening there also.*very suprised about here, very lax response and measures relatively speaking.
Massive day for us today. If the number of deaths is below 60-70, it will really look like we've started bending the curve much quicker than Italy did. Won't be us out of the woods, and I'm sure the stupidity of millions yesterday will cause us a problem in a week or two, but it'll mean that the bottom-up shutdown that started 10-14 days ago will have been working. Finger crossed.
So is it slowing down do we think? Maybe no need for lockdown?
I'm not so sure. I think if several countries start seeing a flatter curve we're in a different reality where we'll need to work out what kind of life continues. China seems to be slowly starting things up again.
Quote from: jackthelad on March 23, 2020, 04:43:38 pmSo is it slowing down do we think? Maybe no need for lockdown?Excellent news that the number of new deaths is low.But keep this in perspective. Last week the deaths were doubling every 2 days. They are still roughly doubling every 4-5 days. This is far from defeated, and the last thing we should do is relax the situation. we have to get the rate of doubling up to every ten days, then every 20 days and we have to do it quickly.This needs very careful management. If people think we've done the job and we can go back to normal anytime soon, they are in for a shock. And if people keep on acting like they did yesterday, frankly, we are f**ked.