Our country needs to keep moving, so obey the rules
‘Let’s take the nuclear option, lift all restrictions and let nature take its course. Those not willing to chance it, stay at home.’ ‘There is no evidence face coverings and social distancing stop the virus spreading, we are doing it and the infection rate is still climbing.’
‘I feel sorry for those hit by the 10pm curfew and university students who are being treated like prisoners unable to go out.’
‘More people die of flu and cancer in the UK. This is ridiculous.’
These are all the counter arguments I’ve heard from ‘experts’ this week, as restrictions are tightened as infections rise again. So many conspiracy theories, so many anti-establishment figures quoting Charles Darwin and the survival of the fittest or warning us of an impending George Orwell 1984 scenario.
Typical Brits. I remember a historian once telling me we’d never allow a dictator to control our country because we’d never do as we are told or fall for their rhetoric.
I really do understand one of the arguments, where we should be allowed to take our own precautions and not be told what to do by the government.
If you know you have an underlying medical issue that could make Covid-19 very dangerous for you, then shield and the government and local councils will do everything they can to protect and provide for you.
For everyone else – the vast majority of the population – carry on as before and if you do catch it, your symptoms will be minimal or asymptomatic. We need this to keep the economy going.
But I’m not willing to play Russian Roulette with this. Just look at Kate Garroway’s husband who had no underlying health issues.
And what if a teacher, doctor, nurse, policeman or any key worker feels they need to self-isolate? Will there be enough ‘healthy’ people to keep the wheels turning?
Schools need to remain open, businesses need to remain open and we all need to continue wearing a face mask, washing our hands and follow the simple, short term rules so they can remain open.