#Restrictions

The entire benefit of delaying restrictions is to allow people to do things that would otherwise be restricted because they increase infections. The decision not to impose restrictions by @jkenney

I very much do not think we should come down this hard on people questioning the draconian (maybe necessary but draconian nevertheless) restrictions on civil liberties in place now, and

We were the 45th country to impose travel restrictions on China And 400k people came in from China after the virus was known and 40k after the travel restrictions. Some

Moral Lord of Everything 🇪🇺🇬🇧🔶

Interesting reading about the lockdown of students in Manchester. Some thoughts:1. If this were a normal residential tower block then it seems inconceivable that all the households would be forced

Professor Ian Donald

iandonald_psych

1. The idea that people will get bored with the restrictions and will stop following them if they go on has been expressed by Govt ministers, journalists, and the opposition.

Power & Politics

Canada-U.S. border "will be one of the early borders to be released" from travel restrictions, says U.S. President Donald Trump. "Canada is doing well. We're doing well. We'll see, but

Micheál Martin raises need for ‘end point’ of coronavirus restrictions https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/miche%C3%A1l-martin-raises-need-for-end-point-of-coronavirus-restrictions-1.4223952#.Xo27oO2W3ms.twitter via @IrishTimes Fianna

Professor Ian Donald

iandonald_psych

1. Some realism on how long the current #coronavirus restrictions in the UK will be maintained would be helpful. There is surprise in some reports that they might not be

It seems there's a lot of people think that this lockdown is to stop the virus.... It isn't. We were told, from the beginning, there would be many, many deaths.

mattdizwhitlock

Really an embarrassing turn from Biden.He went from calling the China travel restrictions “hysterical,” “xenophobic,” “fear-mongering” in January to now attacking the President for not blocking *more* people from China.An

Kayleigh McEnany

kayleighmcenany

(1/4) Context matters. Ridiculous spin @KFILEWhen I said this, @realDonaldTrump had already taken early action: assembled task force & issued travel restrictionsMeanwhile, Biden called the President's action “xenophobic” Pelosi said

Here's a list of Qs I'd like the Govt to answer made as specific as possible:1. What would you need to see in the data before reduce lockdown restrictions?2. On

Kit_Yates_Maths

If I’d been wrong as often as most of this lot, I’d probably keep my head down.“...SARS-Cov-2 virus in the UK has become demonstrably less fatal than seasonal influenza viruses.”https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9507449/Scien

Some are touting Sweden and that they have few Coronavirus restrictions... but per capita, they are just as bad as other nations in terms of infections and deaths, and their

Beside the point but does anyone remember when there was a baseball field there?https://nypost.com/2020/04/20/nypd-ignores-crowded-domino-park-despite-coronavirus-restrictions/?utm_source=twitter_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_camp

Can someone explain to me why a "second wave" of the virus will be worse/has been worse in other countries? Wouldn't it be easier to impose restrictions when/if numbers start