Most people I know have expressed similar views to those in the letter below, including old folk, people with elderley family members and people who are immunocompromised themselves.
Indeed, a number in my village went to the pub last night, even after the Government announcement that all boozers had to close. 'er indoors and I remained indoors.
I would be interested to know what folk think on here, as I do find it a great place for advice/ knowledge on both pinball and other matters .....
Counting the cost
SIR – As well as being 66 and in poor health, I also have three sisters in the at-risk category for coronavirus. I therefore feel qualified to say this.
We are demolishing our economy and small businesses and wasting many billions of pounds to protect an at-risk category comprising about 1 per cent of the population. The science suggests that the rest of us may get a mild form of the virus but will recover.
The best estimates state that up to 250,000 people will lose their lives. This accounts for less than half of 1 per cent of our population. This is extremely sad and awful for those affected, but while governments should be caring, they must be pragmatic. Many of these people –myself included – will succumb to something else in the next few years.
How can we justify the impact of this path? We are spending, effectively, £1.2 million per expected death on people whose life will be taken soon anyway, yet we cannot find the tens of thousands of pounds for specialist cancer treatment for much younger people. It will take years to recover from this ridiculous path.
Darryl Davies
Glan Conwy, Denbighshire
Indeed, a number in my village went to the pub last night, even after the Government announcement that all boozers had to close. 'er indoors and I remained indoors.
I would be interested to know what folk think on here, as I do find it a great place for advice/ knowledge on both pinball and other matters .....
Counting the cost
SIR – As well as being 66 and in poor health, I also have three sisters in the at-risk category for coronavirus. I therefore feel qualified to say this.
We are demolishing our economy and small businesses and wasting many billions of pounds to protect an at-risk category comprising about 1 per cent of the population. The science suggests that the rest of us may get a mild form of the virus but will recover.
The best estimates state that up to 250,000 people will lose their lives. This accounts for less than half of 1 per cent of our population. This is extremely sad and awful for those affected, but while governments should be caring, they must be pragmatic. Many of these people –myself included – will succumb to something else in the next few years.
How can we justify the impact of this path? We are spending, effectively, £1.2 million per expected death on people whose life will be taken soon anyway, yet we cannot find the tens of thousands of pounds for specialist cancer treatment for much younger people. It will take years to recover from this ridiculous path.
Darryl Davies
Glan Conwy, Denbighshire