‘ BRITONS aged 70 and over could be required to remain in coronavirus lockdown until autumn of 2021 according to a senior Conservative.’

‘Could be required’, and therefore not forced. You’ll take your chances if you decide to, or have to go out to get food yourself if the grocers won’t prioritise you and it’s every man for himself and the supermarkets scrap for every penny instead of the elderly lady who spends far less. Many others helping now will be back at work full time.

Bowls and other activities will be cancelled. Air travel and cruises not allowed.

Who will be our manager? Roy won’t be.

COYP

Then it’ll be natural population control (caused by some Chinese eating dirty diseased animals). It would solve a lot of global problems now and on the way. High birth rates in some cultures will continue but from a lower number.

COYP

I expect in today’s world a vaccine will be created. It just depends on when and how long after life is now going to go back to normal very soon, even if it is staggered and slowly.

Edited by Rudi Hedman (20 Apr 2020 10.19pm)

COYP

Apparently there"s warehouses full of PPE in this country that we are shipping out to europe, the companies had offered it to the government but they didn"t want to buy it, so its off to Germany and other places, meanwhile, we fly planes out of brize norton to pick up supplies in turkey,,,,,,,you couldn"t make it up!

My guess is that depends on whether getting the virus protects us from getting it again. From what I have read that is as yet uncertain and also depends on the level of exposure, or the "viral load" you face.

If we can get it again then so called "herd immunity" becomes somewhat irrelevant because we won't be immune. We might be somewhat immune, so unlikely to suffer to the same degree, but still capable of spreading it.

So without a vaccine things will get very difficult indeed. There is the hope that anti-virals will be found that ameliorate the symptoms.

I suppose people will have to decide for themselves what level of risk they are prepared to accept. Social distancing and masks when in public would be the new normal and the very vulnerable encouraged to remain isolated.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

No, from a top CON loving big mouth , one Carole Malone, from tomorrows telegraph, unbelievable, a lot of blu noses wet dream i guess, shattering their fantasy hrolf!