Coronavirus (COVID-19) Discussion Thread

[Pyro as Bill]

John2290 said:

Pyro as Bill said:

The Young still have the ICU beds and staff and will be prioritised until the quarantine catches up, when they run out those numbers go up (with no quarantine). 2

The aim is not to give the vulnerable a chance to catch it by locking them up instead.

We're still lagging behind other countries because our testing/isolating regime was better at the start, that's why we haven't locked down and have more options to choose from. If it gets out of control then yes, we'll be forced to lock down but if we can successfully isolate those who have a bad outlook, it becomes 'just a flu bro' for the rest of us and we end up immune while the vulnerable get some herd immunity against the next wave.