I wrote 10 days ago - "Close borders with Italy" - I wrote at that time that France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia should close their borders with Italy with immediate effect. I was told I was being hysterical by some, but I was right.
The best way to protect your population is to reduce the spread and when another region is a virus hotspot, you quarantine it - in the first case that should have meant telling people not to travel to Italy and ensuring all those returning from Italy on special charters for the purpose were quarantined automatically for 14 days.
If the government had acted that way ten days ago (and I did write to my MP urging that course of action), we would be in a better place now.
And as for letting the Atletico Madrid supporters in yesterday - utter insanity!
Originally Posted by: Maunder Minimum