If we shield the most vulnerable, which is what we should do, that might not be the case.
Sweden will be an interesting case study.
However, if we had acted promptly - cancelling flights to and from infected regions, cancelling people's half-term breaks in the Alps or Spanish resorts, plus port screening combined with testing, quarantine and contact tracing for all suspected cases, that would have been far less costly to the economy than what is now being imposed.
So again, use the coming week to keep the lockdown, ensure the vulnerable are properly shielded and then relax - this lockdown cannot be kept in place indefinitely and with warmer weather coming, perhaps the strain on the health service could be manageable, since the vast majority of younger people without underlying conditions do come through an infection without requiring hospitalisation.
Originally Posted by: Maunder Minimum