Surely the government should ban traveling

Thrugelmir

gfplux said:

Boris (flat earth) Johnson has decided that the UK’s NHS is so unique that his corona virus policy is not going to be like the majority of other countries.

Perhaps the majority of the UK population are capable of using their common sense. No need to be treated like criminals. 

Herzlos

Malthusian said:

silvertooth said:
why does the UK somehow thing we won’t be as bad as China and Italy

Several hundred years of past performance.

Any of it relevant?

Herzlos

Thrugelmir said:

gfplux said:

Boris (flat earth) Johnson has decided that the UK’s NHS is so unique that his corona virus policy is not going to be like the majority of other countries.

Perhaps the majority of the UK population are capable of using their common sense. No need to be treated like criminals. 

You've seen what's happening with toilet paper and hand sanitizer?

Dick_Rambo

Thrugelmir said:

Perhaps the majority of the UK population are capable of using their common sense. No need to be treated like criminals. 

Must be the same population that called the police when KFC ran out of chicken.

_mayonnaise_

gfplux said:

Boris (flat earth) Johnson has decided that the UK’s NHS is so unique that his corona virus policy is not going to be like the majority of other countries.

Oh, but we are unique

Unique in having close to none spare bed capacity.

Unique in our lack of available ICU's and ventilators. ("JCB, can you make some, preferably asap?")

Unique in our shortage of medical staff, even if we had the above.

And still....unique in our little england exceptionalism.

_mayonnaise_

Herzlos said:

Malthusian said:

silvertooth said:
why does the UK somehow thing we won’t be as bad as China and Italy

Several hundred years of past performance.

Any of it relevant?

Think Trafalgar, Waterloo...

Malthusian

Herzlos said:

Thrugelmir said:

gfplux said:

Boris (flat earth) Johnson has decided that the UK’s NHS is so unique that his corona virus policy is not going to be like the majority of other countries.

Perhaps the majority of the UK population are capable of using their common sense. No need to be treated like criminals. 

You've seen what's happening with toilet paper and hand sanitizer?

It's not exactly the Great Famine of 1959-61, is it?

Herzlos

Malthusian said:

Herzlos said:

Thrugelmir said:

gfplux said:

Boris (flat earth) Johnson has decided that the UK’s NHS is so unique that his corona virus policy is not going to be like the majority of other countries.

Perhaps the majority of the UK population are capable of using their common sense. No need to be treated like criminals. 

You've seen what's happening with toilet paper and hand sanitizer?

It's not exactly the Great Famine of 1959-61, is it?

It could well be, but we're generally a lot more mobile than in 1961 so viruses will spread a lot faster. We're also generally less self sufficient as people specialised further.

We can of course, work remotely now and there are a lot less factories, so it has it's advantages.

Plus, anyone who made it through the Great Famine of 1959-61 will be long retired now. Even those born during it will be 60.