Wish that it were I could dictate government policy! I can't, of course, any more than you can.
Therefore it doesn't matter what I want (please note I've not said what I want either, no casting aspersions please), what matters is what the government wants - and that is a tradeoff between the economy and excess deaths. Again, everything they've done so far suggests they're comfortable with a certain level of deaths and that the strategy is to stop the NHS being overwhelmed. It's crystal clear if you look at the way, for example, they changed point 5 yesterday.
It's also the case that thousands of more deaths are inevitable, whether you or I like it or find it acceptable or not.
As to Nick's point, if you've been keeping up with the news the past few days you'll find that there's solid evidence you can't get it again any time soon, both from South Korea and primate testing. I'm happy to go along with that, as it fits in with everything we know about the other coronaviruses that infect humans. You do get immunity and it lasts for months, if not a couple of years.
There's zero evidence out there so far that this is any different, thankfully.
Originally Posted by: Retron