iangreasby
Ex Member
I'm in favour of ending the lock down and the 2 metre rule right now. What we don't know yet is how much the "fear factor" will influence things. If all lock down measures were lifted today, I still think it would take a long time for people's behaviour to return to normal. The NHS attendance for non-Covid conditions is already way down on the average and I expect we will see a similar downturn in figures when shops/schools/pubs/restaurants eventually reopen with no social distancing. A large proportion of the population (including the younger healthy people) are completely gripped by fear. Some of this fear is understandable but it's undeniable that it has been exacerbated by the sensationalist reporting in the media. The big problem when ending the lock down will not be the effects of the virus, second wave etc, it will be the difficulty in trying to restore people's confidence in getting out and about again.