Re: Germany New LOCKDOWN.
If Germany is feeling the pressure then what will we be like?
The impact of the virus was vastly underestimated by the government back in Jan/Feb. It wasn't taken seriously enough and it was not considered a real threat at first. But the information was there. Then the "herd immunity" message went out. Suddenly two weeks later that changed and we were in lockdown. We were told not to wear masks. Now masks are being advised.
Yes of course nobody has all the answers but when I said back in Feb/March that nobody has all the answers on this particular disease I was told that we had "experts" who knew what they were doing. Well I stand by my assertion that nobody fully understands this disease even now. It's new and it's nasty and we should tread very carefully. The Government would be more respected if they admitted that instead of flapping about with on the hoof policies.
The lockdown itself hasn't been properly managed, people have been crowding in supermarkets and I have seen people visiting one another in groups with absolutely no policing. This is the result of a number of years of policies to remove any central control/guidance and leave state run organisations to work things out as they go along. Cuts and meddling have led us to this situation.
The current message is making people feel they can relax again. I've just seen an ambulance whizz past on the evening dog walk and a coughing from a couple of houses. So I predict that while there may have been an improvement here when people did lock down, we are not going to stay in that position with the relaxation from tomorrow. The reassuring thing I saw tonight was that more people are wearing masks or face coverings. Now why did the message only just go out? Why not weeks ago? What harm would it have done?