Well, we have a pandemic, whether the WHO are minded to call it such or not.
As ever, ideology has trumped protecting people and populations.
Open borders to the outside, open border to the inside.
“heaven” for criminals, illegal immigration and now illness.
We have been let down by the system again -
All travel to and from China should have been suspended at the outset.
All tourism to the Far East should have been stopped at the outset.
All cruises in the region should have been stopped at the outset.
All non-essential movement should have been stopped at the outset.
Once Italy became an epi-centre, borders should have been closed as soon as practicable - unfortunately, Italy coincided with half term holidays and all those ski trips - Denmark has announced its first cases today - a Danish family who went skiing in Italy last week.
There is no stopping the spread now. People say "oh don't worry, no worse than the flu and mortality rate is low" - that is complacent nonsense. It is not the headline death rate which counts, but the 20% hospitalisation rate which is the massive issue - there is no immunity to this virus and healthcare systems across Europe, including the NHS, will be overwhelmed if we end up in similar situations to China and Iran.
Originally Posted by: Maunder Minimum