I think he is overdoing the optimism and the 3 months thing isn't helping.
Oldies I know well are basically ignoring it and think they are being helpful or practical carrying on as usual. Many will get ill if they continue, they will help swamp the NHS, and they will be the ones who don't get an ICU bed. Whether they die or not they will be part of the problem.
I'd like more public service information, be it social media, TV, whatever works. People are not getting it at all. The 5pm briefings I imagine are not getting the full audience.
I think all of us who have participated in this thread are massively better informed than most.
Too many people gathering and travelling unnecessarily. Picture is from FB, this morning at a local beauty spot. There were queues of traffic to get in and park. Obviously a lot of people had the same idea (summery morning) but they didn't all have to stay.
i.postimg.cc/xTFN96wV/Ashridge-2020-03-21-154523.jpg
I think the National Trust probably contributed to this with their free parking announcements.
EDIT: Apparently the Yorkshire Dales, Whitby, N. York moors are rammed. People are treating it as a holiday. Unbelievable.
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