adam wrote:So... I might have this wrong, but...
China - c80,000 cases and c3100 deaths - spread of infection appears to be highly controlled because of lockdown measures
Italy - 15,000edit- c20,000 infected, over 1000 deaths, massive measures in place to restrict infection.
South Korea - c8,000 cases, c100 deaths,massive measures in place to rescrict infection
Three of the worst case countries but typical of what's going on everywhere else in the world. Put controls and restrictions in place, fight infection, protect the sick and vulnerable.
UK - the government are actively persuing a plan that should see infections rise to something like 40,000,000, which would very very roughly, at a 'better' estimate of 1% fatality, mean we would expect to see around 400,000 deaths.
EDITED AGAIN TO ADD - estimated UK military and civilian combined casualties in World War II - c450,000.
I think we need to start telling public figures - politicians, doctors, opinion formers and spreaders - who are pursuing this, that when this lunacy has passed from the country they will never work again, that we will hold them to account.
Edited to add - I know that I sound completely insane here.
You don’t sound insane - but I wonder whether the UK will really hold anyone to account. Johnson will spin it and enough people will want to believe him because the can’t be arsed doing otherwise.