Lockdown extended

It’s a very difficult decision because on one hand individuals can decide their own risk factor, on the other, employers are liable for harm to employees.
There are already law suits in the US by employees that were allegedly not adequately protected. The level of PPE available is simply appalling, even for those in high risk situations.

Cherrycezzy the scenario you are envisaging is what might happen if lockdown was completely lifted and everyone immediately went back to work, stopped social distancing and congregated in crowded pubs & restaurants and at football matches and rock concerts.
No one is suggesting that at all.

I had the what I called the lurgy in December January where I had similar symptoms to Covid 19 but nothing was seriously noted then I consumed honey and cinnamon drinks alongside paracetamol which did the trick and I’m pleased to say there were little anxieties around then and I’m just fine now

I'm not envisaging any scenario janeansworth. If you read my last post you would realise that I was referring to the trend in statistics over the last couple of months, whilst there has been lockdown. I also referenced the fact that many scientists think a vaccine will not be available for a year. I stated that if the current trend (as it is under lockdown) remains stable then the number of deaths would be in the region of what I have stated. I am neither proposing lockdown remains in it's current form nor proposing a complete removal of lockdown.

We need a healthy work force and we need businesses to survive and thrive so the economy recovers from this shock and there remains work for people to do so the population can thrive too.

I apologise if I am misunderstanding you Cherrycezzy but I would like to be clear about what you’re actually saying. When you say I stated that if the current trend (as it is under lockdown) remains stable then the number of deaths would be in the region of what I have stated and
At a consistent rate, until a vaccine (many scientists and the WHO are saying) a year from now = 6 × 33,000 plus the 33,000 we have already had does it not? That means a death toll of 231,000 does it not?

do you mean that even if lockdown continues, this will be the death toll if it takes a year to develop a vaccine?

To answer your enquiry janeansworth, yes that is what I am saying, with an additional caveat. That caveat being - if the current trend in the death rate remains stable. This, ironically, was the original projection from the scientific advisors. Btw, whilst I still don't remember the name of the scientist that was quoted in the BBC report I do remember that he was a scientist at the centre for control of infectious diseases.

I hope this answers your query sufficiently.

I, like all of us I'm sure, hope that the trajectory of infection rate and the death rate does not remain stable but declines. It is much needed to get the economy and the population's wellbeing back on track.

Btw, apologies for the repeated error appearing in your username janeainsworth, autocorrect keeps changing it despite my correction at least once. Looks correct this time.