Keeping your distance - Page 4

What a VERY RUDE and unnecessary reply. 

People don't know who has it and often, to start with, neither does the individual.  It's about staying safe and trying to keep others safe.

I mearly make the point from a keeping safe point of view. Those that dont want to stay safe, or don't care, or are not interested,  so be it.  I will be keeping safe as best as I can.

Not a rude reply you want to live in a bubble fine , but do not tell people what to do you look after yourself  many people do not have it and if I see my family or friend I’ll give them a hug so will others ..you need to relise this virus will be with us for a while and you might want to live like a robot but I do not or do many others .. yes if you have symptoms you should not be out but I do not have it or do my family many have also been tested so you are judging people on your assumption...

Well good luck with doing all that. After all the mortality rate is just 0.5%. You'll probably be ok, as will others in your group, probably. It's a chance. I, like others, are simply trying to stack things in our favour. 

Which is fine and it is your choice .. which was my point , we all have choices to make I do not want mass gatherings but family and friends in small groups is fine  enjoy your day 

Well, bet you didn't expect as much negativity as has appeared within this post. Not so much as staying/keeping safe but let's risk it!

Looks like there are two types of people around. Those like us, who are taking care and keeping safe. Then there are those who simply look like they will carry on as before. I feel we will be in a safe group and remain safe. 

 Those who will just carry on as before, will be the ones who will become the statistics of tomorrow (whether a new infection or a worse stat!). 

I'm  happy being in the first group even though, one person thinks it makes me  a cabbage! Good luck to those in the latter group.  You'll probably be ok overall, but it's a risk your happy to take.  Keep safe, whatever your group/feelings/risk.

Now then everyone lets have some respect  for all our individual thoughts on the subject, people  don't posts  opinions to have them abused  kind regards Sharon. 

Yes,Sharon. 

I haven't seen any post on here today that even mentions R. R is the rate a virus can spread. Most viruses die very quickly - two or three days.

Covid19 has been known to last for up to 9 days - couple that with a 5 day incubation period before symptoms can manifest themselves its almost impossible to know where it is and who has it ( some may have and not know ). If R climbs greater than one the infection rate increases. More people will be at risk of catching it. Someone mentioned that people die all the time. Yes, they do. 150,000 everyday worldwide. The current tally for Covid alone is I believe 500,000 in just 6 months. That has to be a warning to anyone. The fact that Brazil and the US have the highest mortality rates does not mean its not going to come back to Europe. Indeed it is already on the increase in Eastern Europe for a second time.

The potential risk for this virus to reappear is much greater than any other virus we have known. 

People will always have different views about how we overcome it and how we ensure our own safety. I acknowledge that.

But what I beseech people to do, irrespective of which camp and view they hold, is to think of what YOU are doing.

Social distancing is here for the rest of our lives in some form or other. We have to get used to a new normality. Whether you agree with it or not it will happen. And its not designed to save your life - its designed to save the life of the person next to you.

To not socially distance as per any government guideline in any country is at best selfish and at worst irresponsible. Any person I know would be horrified if it was found that they had passed to Covid to another person and that person died. 

Governments ( all ) may not always get it right but their decisions have your best interests at heart irrespective whether you think so or not.

Please put your differences aside. Look after yourselves obviously but also look after the person next to you. Whether it is your family or not is irrelevant. 

There is going to be no easy fix for this even after a vaccine is found. It has taken decades to declare Smallpox and Polio eradicated but even now, after decades of immunisation,  there are places where it can be contracted.

We have to work as one. You know what to do.

Stay safe.

TN

Juanita, your name suggests that you are Spanish but your ending comment really suggests you are truly English?? I agree people shouldn't be hugging & kissing unless from same household though. 

Yes Jen Jen, thousands of people die every day from a multitude of illnesses BUT NOT ALL AT THE SAME TIME PUTTING UNBEARABLE PRESSURE ON HOSPITALS & STAFF !!!??

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