Re: Why were UK so slow to stop the planes from Italy?

Why were UK so slow to stop the planes from Italy?

The virus invariably entered the UK via an Aeroplane and is continuing to do so. In my opinion planes should have been stopped flying into UK airports from anywhere. A lockdown and its results on our economy could have been avoided.

The effect on the economy from closing all airports would not have been a severe as they are going to be now, even post virus.

Re: Why were UK so slow to stop the planes from Italy?

I think most of the virus came to the UK in little packages containing covers for phones, earphones. All bought at Ali baba in china. They sent the orders from your grandchildren to the UK along with the little virus. Not on purpose, mind you, but by accident.
The UK's young literally brought this on themselves.

Re: Why were UK so slow to stop the planes from Italy?

I agree with you Foxy.

Re: Why were UK so slow to stop the planes from Italy?

We need an economy, we don't like that fact but, that's the way it is.

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If Boris had shutdown the airports and sea ports to put the country into lockdown to prevent the virus from getting into the country BEFORE the WHO updated their warning level to pandemic, I guarantee you ALL the UK airlines and ferry companies would have immediately gone to the court to raise an injunction to prevent the government closing down the country before the WHO raised the warning level to pandemic because the airline companies and ferry companies would have argued that the science does not prove that there is a major problem yet and that the government does not have the right to tell them to stop.

The 11th of March is when the WHO raised the warning level to pandemic and that is when the government started to act. Weeks prior to that date virology experts around the globe was telling the WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that he should call it a pandemic now so that countries could act but he failed to do so. This is why the chief has come under severe criticism because his failure to act quicker allowed air travel to continue and the virus to spread.

Remember, the government is not allowed to interfere in the operation of private companies unless they break certain laws. The government can stop the operation of private and public companies and businesses if there is a situation that affects the safety of the country and it's people BUT it can only do so when a certain warning level has been reached. It is the same with the WTO (World Trade Organisation), the IMF (International Monetary Fund) and the UN (United Nations). When either of these 3 raise their warning levels to a specific level, governments can legally prevent companies and businesses from doing their job and there is nothing they can do about it. The WHO kept the warning level high which was not enough for governments to lockdown their countries. I believe some did and as a result, that is up to their own companies and businesses to see if they want to take the matter further. When the WHO raised the level to pandemic, governments around the world went into action but it was too late, many infected people from China (not just Chinese people but foreign business men and women, people on holiday) had already flown back to the countries where they was working or doing education.

Re: Why were UK so slow to stop the planes from Italy?

They are in UK territorial waters or picked up by a UK registered vessel... thats why

Re: Why were UK so slow to stop the planes from Italy?

What a ( typically ) stupid post .

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I took his comment to be tongue-in-cheek.

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But what is the survival time of the Chinese Plague virus outside of a host?

Re: Why were UK so slow to stop the planes from Italy?

Seven days on plastic, like those ear phones are posted in. In these days of post transported by plane long enough to infect those receiving a package with plastics inside containing phone covers etc.
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