The header is very well-argued, but it omits other information coming in. For example, at the moment, the death rate in Sweden (mitigation with no lockdown) is two-and-a-half times that in Norway (lo… (View Post)

As @algakirk points out - a key question the Government will have in mind is the reaction from people if the worst happens. I mean, the loudest voices calling for a release to the restrictions will o… (View Post)

Think of the attrition rate over a 30 mission tour of duty. If you have a 2% attrition rate, you have a 98% chance of coming back. From one mission. You have a 0.98^n chance of coming back from n mis… (View Post)

What - it kills 500,000 per year in the UK alone? My God, that means 80% of all deaths in this country are from flu. No, wait. They're not. The reason this virus is scary is because if we don�… (View Post)

Got to say that I've been unhappy with the economic response up until now, but they seem to have switched mindset into genuine crisis mode. This looks like it'll do the job after all. I thi… (View Post)