Coronavirus (COVID-19) Discussion Thread

[Mnementh]

Pyro as Bill said:

haxxiy said:

As long as the health system can cope, the economic cost of work hours lost during sick leave are probably far, far less than those of a full lockdown.

Of course, it all hinges in fully isolating the elderly with not a lot of room for mistakes (which will happen, but then again, there'd be plenty of people violating the lockdown as well).

@John2290 - you're right, but a second wave could happen next winter regardless of the lockdowns. And then? Another lockdown?

The "It's just a flu bro" is true for under 70s so it shouldn't be too bad for the health service.

I think it is still possible to contain the pandemic and therefore eradicate the virus, like with SARS.