COVID-19 UK

According to latest updates, the government has decided that the best strategy to fight the virus is via herd immunity. The only way for this to be appropriate is if at least 60% of the population acquire the disease to develop the immunity to stop it spreading. In the UK, that would mean 35-45 million people.... death rate is as high as 7% in Italy.... so this could mean 2.5million deaths in the UK. This is a terrible strategy... I’m worried for my 12 months old, I’m worried for my parents.... I’m worried for my family members that have asthma.... I’m worried for those I know who have immunodeficiencies from chemo or other illnesses that would mean that they are at risk of being wiped out. This is serious.... especially following the decision made by the government to plan for it this way. They have chosen to keep the economy running over peoples lives. They have chosen money, Greed, status and politics over peoples lives. This is unacceptable and goes against the basic right of being humane.

China has managed to get things under control very effectively with cross province isolation. Italy is following suite with similar strategies, and I imagine Spain and France will soon follow along with other countries that have been effected as bad. The government in the uk should be planning for the same! We should be planning this now and not when it’s too late.

I also work in the centre of a busy city. My child goes to nursery too. I fear the worst by just living in a highly dense population and my child gets contact with so many others at nursery. I am very worried, but I don’t have any other option but to work and no other childcare but nursery. I am worried, but I know so many other parent are worried too and that we are all in the same boat. I just needed to unload my anxieties somewhere that might understand xx