Corona Virus Treatment

Author - Jan Beaumont, Auckland NZ

I'm normally a social girl
I love to meet my mates
But lately with the virus here
We can't go out the gates.

You see, we are the 'oldies' now
We need to stay inside
If they haven't seen us for a while
They'll think we've upped and died.

They'll never know the things we did
Before we got this old
There wasn't any Facebook
So not everything was told.

We may seem sweet old ladies
Who would never be uncouth
But we grew up in the 60s -
If you only knew the truth!

There was sex and drugs and rock 'n roll
The pill and miniskirts
We smoked, we drank, we partied
And were quite outrageous flirts.

Then we settled down, got married
And turned into someone's mum,
Somebody's wife, then nana,
Who on earth did we become?

We didn't mind the change of pace
Because our lives were full
But to bury us before we're dead
Is like a red rag to a bull!

So here you find me stuck inside
For 4 weeks, maybe more
I finally found myself again
Then I had to close the door!

It didnt really bother me
I'd while away the hour
I'd bake for all the family
But I've got no bloody flour!

Now Netflix is just wonderful
I like a gutsy thriller
I'm swooning over Idris
Or some random sexy killer.

At least I've got a stash of booze
For when I'm being idle
There's wine and whiskey, even gin
If I'm feeling suicidal!

So let's all drink to lockdown
To recovery and health
And hope this bloody virus
Doesn't decimate our wealth.

We'll all get through the crisis
And be back to join our mates
Just hoping I'm not far too wide
To fit through the flaming gates!

 

I'm slowly getting marooned here in Cheshire with surrounding restrictions coming into effect. I need to take a trip to Baslow in Derbyshire to visit where my Father and Brother rest, so I'll have to do that next week.

 

Since when, at any time, pete, has any Government, or Country, managed to control any aspect of the COVID 19 for any length of time, where it can be called "controlled", without it spreading into vulnerable areas?
In the UK it's showing up in localised areas without any warning and we can't predict where it will go so I think you're ignoring/missing the point that trying to have a "controlled" way of "opening the Dam" will mean even more loss of Life........which is fine, if you or your family is not one of the Hundreds of Thousands/Millions affected and losing their loved ones.

 

But the devolved Governments, regional councils, local councils are doing that now where ever it pops it's head up, so your solution is what they are doing now Some areas in Manchester have been locked for 5 months and yet the infection rate is still rising. So, the evidence is that lockdowns are limited in their effect and that a "controlled" way is already being practised unless you propose a more stronger method of a "controlled" way. This Virus is here, we know, to stay, and the seeming way to try to keep the infection rate down is the way the Authorities are now practicing......so it's good to know your solution is the same as various devolved Governments and local Authorised in their practice of Lockdowns where needed.

 

I agree, pete, but the Lockdowns are designed to stop further infections not to spread it in a controlled way to gain Herd Immunity. Those who have been near those with COVID 19 are supposed to be contacted and told to isolate so that itself won't contribute to Herd Immunity.

So, even if cases in a local area are at a low rate, infected people are locked down along with anyone who's been near them.......so that is not controlled infection to gain Herd Immunity, nor is it intended to be

There is, however, already a number of people who are disregarding the basic rules and they can, and will, spread the Virus until they're caught........but that could contribute towards Herd Immunity if you accept that Immunity would be permanent and not temporary, otherwise we are faced with a continuing cycle of infection and reinfection.

 

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