New Posts For Thread: Lockdown delay 'cost a lot of lives', says science adviserhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31650063/lockdown-delay-cost-a-lot-of-lives-says-science-adviserA scientist who advises the government on coronavirus says he wishes the UK had gone into lockdown sooner as the delay had "cost a lot of lives".But Prof John Edmunds said data available in March was "really quite poor", making it "very hard" to do sHere’s something else ITThose hero’s we clap every week are probably responsible in part for the spreading of the virus in hospitals and into Care Homes.The Covid Wards were secure, probably the safest place in the Hospitals. Many Nurses and Docthttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31650063/lockdown-delay-cost-a-lot-of-lives-says-science-adviser?post_id=559435375#559435375Here’s something else ITThose hero’s we clap every week are probably responsible in part for the spreading of the virus in hospitals and into Care Homes.The Covid Wards were secure, probably the safest place in the Hospitals. Many Nurses and DoctThu, 11 Jun 2020 02:47:32 -0500Dont you dare insult the NHS.We clap for it every week.It is the new religion.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31650063/lockdown-delay-cost-a-lot-of-lives-says-science-adviser?post_id=559435367#559435367Dont you dare insult the NHS.We clap for it every week.It is the new religion.Thu, 11 Jun 2020 02:36:54 -0500I also think some of the guilty need exposing.Forget the Government, they are not even worth it right nowWho are PHE and what do they do?How is the NHS run?How do private hospitals run compared to the NHS?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31650063/lockdown-delay-cost-a-lot-of-lives-says-science-adviser?post_id=559435325#559435325I also think some of the guilty need exposing.Forget the Government, they are not even worth it right nowWho are PHE and what do they do?How is the NHS run?How do private hospitals run compared to the NHS?Thu, 11 Jun 2020 02:09:26 -0500Is there much opposition to the assertion we should have gone into lockdown sooner or come out earlier?There are a number of industries that could have kept working imho.There is a lot of politics involved in this unfortunately politicians of every hhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31650063/lockdown-delay-cost-a-lot-of-lives-says-science-adviser?post_id=559435319#559435319Is there much opposition to the assertion we should have gone into lockdown sooner or come out earlier?There are a number of industries that could have kept working imho.There is a lot of politics involved in this unfortunately politicians of every hThu, 11 Jun 2020 02:07:02 -0500As soon as you read "says science advisor" you know it is bound to be nonsensehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31650063/lockdown-delay-cost-a-lot-of-lives-says-science-adviser?post_id=559435269#559435269As soon as you read "says science advisor" you know it is bound to be nonsenseThu, 11 Jun 2020 01:06:33 -0500Off topic a bit, perhaps, but I seem to recall the media badgering the government to close schools back in March. Now they badger not to open them.I am not qualified to know either way but I can see how our media are the most trouble making, disagreehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31650063/lockdown-delay-cost-a-lot-of-lives-says-science-adviser?post_id=559435057#559435057Off topic a bit, perhaps, but I seem to recall the media badgering the government to close schools back in March. Now they badger not to open them.I am not qualified to know either way but I can see how our media are the most trouble making, disagreeWed, 10 Jun 2020 18:00:55 -0500If you are travelling simply to do a mundane job then I agreethe travel must be a huge drag on time and your life. When I moved from Newcastle to Durham, which ain't that farI noticed a huge difference caused by additional travel time. 20 mins each whttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31650063/lockdown-delay-cost-a-lot-of-lives-says-science-adviser?post_id=559426365#559426365If you are travelling simply to do a mundane job then I agreethe travel must be a huge drag on time and your life. When I moved from Newcastle to Durham, which ain't that farI noticed a huge difference caused by additional travel time. 20 mins each wTue, 09 Jun 2020 08:57:28 -0500Giving a presentation, leading a team, lots of other reasonsMaybe today you can do it online, but not in my day.You really cannot beat face to face chats to build a relationship, being willing to travel to meet somebody is a powerful tool for buildinhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31650063/lockdown-delay-cost-a-lot-of-lives-says-science-adviser?post_id=559426343#559426343Giving a presentation, leading a team, lots of other reasonsMaybe today you can do it online, but not in my day.You really cannot beat face to face chats to build a relationship, being willing to travel to meet somebody is a powerful tool for buildinTue, 09 Jun 2020 08:51:34 -0500https://www.aier.org/article/professor-lockdown-now-claims-to-have-saved-3-1-million-lives/ rebuts the latest Imperial paperhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31650063/lockdown-delay-cost-a-lot-of-lives-says-science-adviser?post_id=559426305#559426305https://www.aier.org/article/professor-lockdown-now-claims-to-have-saved-3-1-million-lives/ rebuts the latest Imperial paperTue, 09 Jun 2020 08:45:26 -0500Well, the question has to be asked, if you can do your work on the train for three hours or more, why can't you do that work at home? Why travel at all ? Let's suppose you work a normal 39 hour week. Add three hours travelling time per day in and nowhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31650063/lockdown-delay-cost-a-lot-of-lives-says-science-adviser?post_id=559426277#559426277Well, the question has to be asked, if you can do your work on the train for three hours or more, why can't you do that work at home? Why travel at all ? Let's suppose you work a normal 39 hour week. Add three hours travelling time per day in and nowTue, 09 Jun 2020 08:40:07 -0500