Originally Posted by
Wheeze
Indeed Travs.
What we need are some brave moves now that the initial suppression has been achieved ( and I mean suppression of society). There should be enough data to allow a controlled and considered release from lockdown for lower risk groups. By that I mean healthy people under 45. Yes, a few deaths have occurred in that age range but probably no more than sporadic deaths from flu or other infectious diseases that we never normally hear about. A more gradual release for older age groups in tranches just to control the flow of new hospitalisations. But lets get the economy going again.
And lets STOP sending covid-19 cases to the hospitals...only use the Nightingales. We need hospitals to be covid free otherwise the death toll from untreated other diseases will be way higher that the covid death toll. There is also a growing understanding that hospitalisation does not really work anyway since there is no treatment. Those that need ventilating are probably not going to make it in any case...I have seen death rates ranging from 50% to 90% for those that go onto ventilation. Supported treatment at home may be a better way.
