DOMINIC Raab’s press conference in which he revealed the five conditions for easing the lockdown was revealing, horribly so, although certainly not in the way intended.
The crux of the matter was the fifth condition: being confident any adjustments would not risk a second peak. This is not actually achievable in the next few months.
To be confident that there won’t be a further peak, requires the population to have herd immunity. This can be achieved naturally by the virus spreading, however, with a lockdown and social distancing this could take years.
Alternatively, it can be achieved artificially by mass vaccination, if and when a vaccine becomes available.
A lockdown until this condition is met will not simply damage but destroy our economy and lead to far greater loss of life than the worse case scenario for Covid-19.
I have to conclude that the fifth condition is either bogus, or the key decision makers in this crisis are out of their depth.
OTTO INGLIS,
Ansonhill
Crossgates
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