COVID-19, balancing one restriction against another.

[AdamWW]

Try the BBC News website, where it covers the daily papers. Pop down to the supermarket, in your hazmat suit and long distance grabber tongs and read the dailies. The headlines of course differ from the actual meat of the story, but it grabbed your attention and you can be sold as a reader to the advertisers.

OK having had a quick trawl of on-line newspapers, almost (but not all) were reporting this as extending shielding to some over 50, with some headlines being more misleading than others.

 

[PHILIPE]

I see the press is saying that in an attempt to ward off a second wave, if there ever was going to be a second, they are thinking of asking ALL THOSE 50 and OVER to stay at home ! They do realise that half the public transport system will close ! There are a fair few people over 50 thhat work on Trains, Buses etc.

Have you got an actual link, please

 

[AdamWW]

Have you got an actual link, please

There are some headlines along this line, e.g. "Over 50s could be told to shield at home to prevent second Covid-19 wave"

But they are all on stories that the government might be considering as one possible option looking at everyone over 50 to see if they have health conditions that mean they should shield. Most headlines are more responsible.

I suppose the headline above is literally true, but deliberately misleading.

 

[greyman42]

If the over 50s were told to stay at home, the large majority would totally ignore the request so what's the point.

 

[carlberry]

OK having had a quick trawl of on-line newspapers, almost (but not all) were reporting this as extending shielding to some over 50, with some headlines being more misleading than others.

Are you suggesting that the wonderful British press might be slightly overegging a story, especially if it involes the demographic that still actually buy papers!!!

 

[carlberry]

If the over 50s were told to stay at home, the large majority would totally ignore the request so what's the point.

Dominic Cummings is only 48!

 

[AdamWW]

Are you suggesting that the wonderful British press might be slightly overegging a story, especially if it involes the demographic that still actually buy papers!!!

I think this might be an example of a headline designed to draw attention - which of course is what they are for.

 

[duncanp]

If the over 50s were told to stay at home, the large majority would totally ignore the request so what's the point.

But telling all the over 50's to stay at home and shield themseves, and cut themselves off from the rest of the world, would include Boris Johnson, so perhaps there is some benefit in this recommendation.

 

[yorksrob]

I think it could be worth continuing working from home for longer, to get the schools back.

But that wouldn't appeal to the puritanical wing of society as much as shutting pubs/restaurants etc.

 

[Bletchleyite]

I think it could be worth continuing working from home for longer, to get the schools back.

But that wouldn't appeal to the puritanical wing of society as much as shutting pubs/restaurants etc.

Or the Police who have no doubt been having an easy time with no alcohol related violence to deal with!

 

[duncanp]

Or the Police who have no doubt been having an easy time with no alcohol related violence to deal with!

I think there was an increase in domestic violence during the strictest period of the lockdown, due in part to people drinking more booze at home because the pubs were closed, and also because of the stress of being copped up at home for 24 hours a day.

But I suppose as domestic violence is largely behind closed doors, it is easy to look the other way and pretend it doesn't exist, whereas you can't do that with a punch up at the pub.