This week our panel wondered out loud whether the consequences of the government strategy were intended or by chance. Our general view is that there is an inevitability to the majority of the population contracting the virus, not having serious symptoms, and surviving. 1/
The government's moves to ease lockdown are very likely to have this effect, despite their stated position that R must remain below 1. But is this by design? 2/
Panel was split on whether this was clever positioning to make rise in infection the public's responsibility, or an unintended consequence of unsustainable lockdown policy. This was without consideration of decision to stand by #DominicCummings &potential message this sends 3/
Another factor we discussed this week was fear: not so much efficacy of govmt guidance's impact on anxiety, but simple reality that this disease ticks almost every box in psychological profile of what makes change uncomfortable: uncertainty, loss of control, change of routine 4/
We also considered the the calls being made by #UKhousing housing providers to their vulnerable residents & what might be possible to do with this incredibly insightful data that - in many cases - has not been gathered before 5/
Looking at the impact of #COVID19 on education & workplace settings - networking & collaboration are legitimate goals of both of these settings, not simply the acquisition of knowledge. How will we navigate this during and post - #coronavirus? 6/
To wrap up the panel discussion, we mused about a revised Maslow's "hierarchy of needs" including risk of infection. From your perspective and own sector experience of #COVID19, what should a revised hierarchy of need look like? 7/
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