"Let’s hope the same proportion doesn’t apply to the country as a whole" I understand the point being made (9% infection and say 5% serious rate across the country would be catastrophic). B… (View Post)

The trouble with that is that countries take very different approaches to testing. Germany has tested much more extensively than most, so has a high cases per million but low deaths per million. Diff… (View Post)

So he'd just carry on and behave exactly the same as he has every day of his Presidency, then? You've got to admire the stoicism. (View Post)

I'm sorry - you think personal experience of (we hope) mild Prime Ministerial symptoms should trump the broader reality of high death rates amongst older and vulnerable people, chaos in Spain an… (View Post)

Ludicrous over-reaction. Johnson is not in a high risk group, has mild symptoms only, and would receive the best possible treatment if it deteriorated. For there to be large movements in the next PM … (View Post)