What exactly do you mean by “fall ill”? Being told you’re ill isn’t the same as actually being ill. And cold-like symptoms are something we have traditionally lived with.
I'm using it in its normal meaning. Being ill and not able to go to work or having to stay in bed. The issue is not people getting severely ill, but lots of people ill enough they need a week or so off work at the same time.
People are coming to their own conclusions off the back of unjustified fear mongering. They’re being made to doubt their own judgement. It’s what the Guardian refers to as “gaslighting”.
People are more sensible than you give them credit for. They are coming to their own conclusions. However, the conclusions they are coming to don't align with your personal views, so you've got to invent another explanation: 'fear mongering', 'gaslighting', whatever.
Please spare a thought for those who’s lives depend on hospitality and entertainment. They’re real people not just collateral damage.
Absolutely. The government needs to provide temporary support or we will see a lot of businesses going under.
The quarantine period for those testing positive is currently 10 days, which people have to abide by even if they have completely recovered after day 5. Allowing people to end quarantine if they test negative on two consecutive days would almost instantly ease pressure on public services due to staff isolating.
Sounds like a sensible idea.
Also this 10 quarantine period is probably a big factor in why people are limiting social contact. They do not want catch Covid a week before Christmas and have their Christmas plans in tatters. I think many are more frightened of self isolation rather than Covid.
Covid affects people for different lengths of time. You could be right as rain after a couple of days or laid up in bed for two weeks. Understandably, people are reluctant to take that risk in the run-up to Christmas, particularly given last year's Christmas was effectively cancelled.