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France, 
the U.K. and 
Spain are currently facing a triple threat:
Jump in casesPopulation exhausted by lockdown-induced recessionRising resistance to tougher measures https://trib.al/4FvDHoM
Protesters have taken to the streets of:
Marseille
Madrid
Berlin
London
Those protesting shouldn’t be dismissed as the selfish exceptions to the rule. Beyond the vocal minority, there are signs the silent majority are also losing faith http://trib.al/4FvDHoM
MarseilleMadridBerlinLondonThose protesting shouldn’t be dismissed as the selfish exceptions to the rule. Beyond the vocal minority, there are signs the silent majority are also losing faith http://trib.al/4FvDHoM
Respect for mask-wearing & hand-washing is high, but support for self-isolation appears to be wavering.
In France, the number of people who support quarantining those who’ve had contact with infected patients has dropped from 78% in March to just 48% http://trib.al/4FvDHoM
In France, the number of people who support quarantining those who’ve had contact with infected patients has dropped from 78% in March to just 48% http://trib.al/4FvDHoM
There’s mounting evidence that people who are asked to stay at home aren’t doing so. A survey in the U.K. found:
Only 18.2% stayed at home after developing symptoms
10.9% did so after being alerted by contact tracers http://trib.al/4FvDHoM
Only 18.2% stayed at home after developing symptoms
10.9% did so after being alerted by contact tracers http://trib.al/4FvDHoM
For those who can’t work from home, isolation means forgoing a decent wage.
About 11% of people cited work as a reason for non-compliance, echoing a finding that half of British low-income workers can't afford to self-isolate due to low mandatory sick pay http://trib.al/4FvDHoM
About 11% of people cited work as a reason for non-compliance, echoing a finding that half of British low-income workers can't afford to self-isolate due to low mandatory sick pay http://trib.al/4FvDHoM
It doesn’t have to be the case.
In Austria, where quarantined workers are entitled to be paid as normal, compliance is over 98% http://trib.al/4FvDHoM
In Austria, where quarantined workers are entitled to be paid as normal, compliance is over 98% http://trib.al/4FvDHoM
A lot of focus has been put on European countries’ approach to lockdown, but relatively little on their welfare systems.
The OECD is rightly encouraging countries to extend sick leave and other benefits to more workers, especially the self-employed http://trib.al/4FvDHoM
The OECD is rightly encouraging countries to extend sick leave and other benefits to more workers, especially the self-employed http://trib.al/4FvDHoM
Rewarding those who self-isolate should ideally be accompanied by punishment for those who don’t. But this requires confidence in the rules, which is lacking:
Test-and-trace is overwhelmed
Increasingly complex limits are unenforceable http://trib.al/4FvDHoM
Test-and-trace is overwhelmedIncreasingly complex limits are unenforceable http://trib.al/4FvDHoM
Clear and understandable rules tend toward better obedience.
This is one area where Sweden, despite criticism of its more individualist approach to stay-at-home curbs, is doing well http://trib.al/4FvDHoM
This is one area where Sweden, despite criticism of its more individualist approach to stay-at-home curbs, is doing well http://trib.al/4FvDHoM
The least policymakers could do is stick to their own guidance. Yet they don’t seem to be able to even do that.
U.K. government officials, for example, made three errors explaining new restrictions in just three hours — including Boris Johnson himself http://trib.al/4FvDHoM
U.K. government officials, for example, made three errors explaining new restrictions in just three hours — including Boris Johnson himself http://trib.al/4FvDHoM
Covid-19 disobedience goes deeper than we think.
Those whose fingers are hovering on the lockdown button can, and should, do more to curb it http://trib.al/4FvDHoM
Those whose fingers are hovering on the lockdown button can, and should, do more to curb it http://trib.al/4FvDHoM
