No. I've seen a slowing in the downwards slope, which is what I'd expect. Stage 1 is the maximum reduction of R. Firstly, we need to slow and reverse the death rate as rapidly as possible, … (View Post)

By "relaxation" do you mean "abandonment of restrictions entirely" or do you mean "targeted partial relaxations in some areas while maximising social distancing"? If the… (View Post)

It's going to be a hard sell, given that their per-capita death rate has been one seventh that of Sweden (which followed the "less lockdown" route, and the damage to the Norwegian econ… (View Post)

For me, the real game changer could be the twenty-minute test. If it can be made self-contained and cheap and readily available AND numbers of infection are low at the time, the amount of possibiliti… (View Post)

Completely agree with both points. Allowing outside venues for pubs and restaurants and meeting up under strict guidelines would make people far happier with continuing social distancing, and looks t… (View Post)