The need for efficient testing, tracking and tracing and financial support if needed for those isolating seems to be the general consensus. Also the belief that if properly funded this is more effective on a local basis.
The risk in general is probably pretty low in most areas,especially if are able to maintain social distancing in work and social life .
The media really isnt helping. On the one hand blowing up every incident and bit of government speculation such as the concept that over 50s may have to isolate. On the other hand its everything back to normal and even as quarantine measures are bought in in France are producing articles on the 16 remaining countries you can still travel to
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There was no spike after protests or the beach invasions. Maybe because it was outdoors? Maybe because the majority involved were of age where only get mild infections or are asymptomatic?
I live very near one of the worst beach invasions. To be honest most locals would avoid the area like the plague ! Under 30s may have gone down there but on whole know of quieter alternatives. We do have a very high proportion of visitors from the Midlands, some areas of which are experiencing problems so I wonder if they became infected here but took it back with them! Interestingly looking at local infections the local areas have gone from being the lowest in the country to rising and a small increase on deaths. Nothing dramatic,but an increase.
According to the Guardian bit of increase in infections but deaths falling. Theres even the suggestion that there are fewer high risk people left to kill and the ones that are left are still mainly isolating. Certainly true of those in Care Homes whose lives have stopped and highest risk is from staff!
Of course if you are a high risk group there are still massive risks,predominantly from employment.
Reliable figures are increasingly hard to find and those we have are often from a fortnight ago. It's unlikely but I could be living in a potential hot zone and not know it!
Announcing the quarantine in France so far in advance makes no sense to me. All it means is that potentially infected holiday makers are free to spread the infection and of course return to work.
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Its brutal but I think true that for the majority of the population life can return to pretty much normal.
I feel sorry for frontline workers in shops who are constantly in contact with the public and often abused.
Those who are retired have a choice in the risks they take,many will not be facing any financial changes.
Schools can probably open without any significant harm to childeren, well as far as we know.
At the bottom of the pile are those that were shielded/high risk. The actual numbers who are affected by work or school environment be they pupils or staff or carers must be very small in proportion to those that are not. Theoretically that should make it easier to resolve issues. Unfortunately the government has no interest whatsoever, after all what's a few more deaths in already compromised group? The great general public showed little concern when the services available to a lot of these groups disappeared or were on knife edge before the pandemic. Let's face it if the death of tens of thousands of people in care homes doesnt outrage people the plight of diabetics wont!