WEBCHAT People ordered to stay at home from Friday in Wales’ ‘firebreak’ lockdown

Well done Mark Drakeford. Leading the way with the other Celtic countries. Providing support for businesses and protecting our NHS and indeed the people of Wales.

We’ll be dead by the time a vaccine arrives – dead of starvation. And all this for a disease that has an Infection Fatality Rate (IFR) of 0.01%. Steve Belzak

I’m an NHS nurse, and even I’m confused as to why we are having another lockdown. I work in the ICU, and the mental health of the workers isn’t being considered at all. Going to work in a stressful environment and coming home to sit alone day in, day out will harm the mental health of NHS workers everywhere. Personally, I don’t know many NHS workers who even support another lockdown. Rebecca Marchant

The point is it controls numbers even for a short term to allow the hospitals to stay in control at this moment in time.

Dawn Evans

If people followed the rules in the first place we wouldn’t be going into another lockdown. Heavy fines are needed, some people think they are above the law. Lynda Mardon

Well done Mark Drakeford for trying to save lives and keeping people safe. Hopefully the NHS will not become overwhelmed. Barbara Ince

So what happens after this lockdown then? When things start to open again we’ll be in the same boat and put into another lockdown lol. How many lockdowns do you want? This is absolutely ridiculous, you can’t fight a virus by staying inside and closing everything down and wearing masks everywhere. They can’t cure the common cold or flu so what makes you think this virus is going anywhere? At this rate we’ll be locked in our home forever. We need to build our immune system up to it so we can fight it.

Sarah Hook

How much damage is he going to be allowed to do to the economy and jobs before someone stops him?