Are lockdowns worth their costs?

[belfast3]

59 minutes ago, Brunolem said:

I has been removed from Youtube, because not PC, and not in line with the mainstream propaganda. 

 

If not already done, read 1984, because it is coming at us like a freight train... 

I bought it last night, now Jeff Bezo's knows I'm onto him ????

[Sujo]

NZ ha level 4 restrictions, the highest level. The PM announced today they have successfully beaten the virus and will now slowly drop the levels and begin to open up.

 

Thise kiwis again showing how its done. Continually punching above its weight and ahead of everyone else in important matters.

 

Except rugby, they cant play rugby ????

[UbonThani]

2 hours ago, p414 said:

trouble is, it is so easy to spread the corona virus.Even from people showing no signs .This is the deadliest disease because of that.

no it isnt

80% mild flu or less

 

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[DrTuner]

Only if they use the time gained to get their testing and tracking network up and running. Not happening in Thailand, so no, not worth it. All they are doing is delaying the same response.

[DrTuner]

11 hours ago, Brunolem said:

And you know that many hospitals are so empty of patients that they have laid off their staff...

Not all staff is qualified to work with COVID-19 patients and not all wards are suitable for treating them.

[Ryan754326]

On 4/28/2020 at 9:26 AM, murraynz said:

 

There will be big influxes of chinese and indians,but they are budget tourists. 

I predict that there will be a big influx of rich Chinese tourists soon after things open up, but they won’t be spending money in the bars, they’ll be buying them, and knocking them down to build another Sihanoukville where Pattaya sits today.
If the economy crashes hard enough, Thailand might even give in, and let them build casinos too.

[Ryan754326]

On 4/26/2020 at 9:44 PM, mauGR1 said:

Careful talking common sense, soon you'll be called trumpian, right wing and all sort of names.

Tell me about it. I can’t even point out the official statistics that show the USA has a lower per-capita death rate than some European countries without people accusing me of “defending Trump”.

[thaibeachlovers]

16 hours ago, Brunolem said:

There was a different kind of panic, but it was constantly all over the news, especially because celebrities were dying of it. 

 

The constant reminder we now have for wearing masks was about wearing condoms. 

 

There were special TV shows to raise money to... guess what... find a vaccine! 

 

People were wearing a small yellow knot pin to show solidarity, and so on. 

 

Same madness, different virus... 

Given I ignore almost everything about celebrities that would explain why I missed the panic. I do recall it was on the news, but like most in my zone it was just another news item about things that didn't concern us.

[thaibeachlovers]

12 hours ago, DrTuner said:

Not all staff is qualified to work with COVID-19 patients and not all wards are suitable for treating them.

That doesn't make sense. Hospitals didn't take booked cases so they could fill the wards with Corona patients- the patients that didn't arrive. Nurses work with sick people PERIOD.

[thaibeachlovers]

13 hours ago, Sujo said:

NZ ha level 4 restrictions, the highest level. The PM announced today they have successfully beaten the virus and will now slowly drop the levels and begin to open up.

 

Thise kiwis again showing how its done. Continually punching above its weight and ahead of everyone else in important matters.

 

Except rugby, they cant play rugby ????

When you posted that we were in level 3, except it's a Claytons level three- in reality level 4 with KFC ( drive through only ). Still can't do loads of things.

What they have done is prevent people catching it, but the virus isn't going away and will still be waiting for every infectable person once things get back to some semblance of normality. The virus has not been "beaten" it's just unable to do much during lockdown. It will never be "beaten" any more than flu or the common cold are "beaten". We'll have to learn to live with it, just like the flu.

What we may not be able to live with very well, will be the devastated economy.

[thaibeachlovers]

15 hours ago, mauGR1 said:

lots of people are really afraid.

That constantly strikes me talking to others. They have all bought the propaganda that thousands will die if WE don't hide in our rooms.

Some friends of mine thinks it's fatal for everyone that catches it.

Rather sad really.

Vive Sweden.

[mauGR1]

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

That constantly strikes me talking to others. They have all bought the propaganda that thousands will die if WE don't hide in our rooms.

Some friends of mine thinks it's fatal for everyone that catches it.

Rather sad really.

Vive Sweden.

It's partly their choice to be afraid.

If one looks the news on the tv, cannot expect anything else but a very manipulated version of "truth".

Nonetheless, even a calm, relaxed person can be influenced by the negative feelings of the majority of people.

All rather sad if you ask me.