Well put, John. Certainly bad that 22 million people died in the 18/19 pandemic. If we look at that in context it is 2% of 50% of the population. If we apply that to the current 6.5 billion we get 3.5 billion / 100 = 35 million * 2 = 70 million - Pretty high and very sad but still only 1% of the population. Harsh as it sounds, and bear in mind that as an asthmatic I am in the at most risk bracket, it is still a small percentage. I also guess that with the modern anti-viral drugs and better health care we will reduce that figure significantly as well.

Don't get me wrong, I am concerned about it but put alongside war, famine, poverty and other killers I think the governments time would be better spent elsewhere. Perhaps if gatherings of people doing nothing useful was to be stopped a certain corner of Westminster could be the first to volunteer? ;-)

Cheers

DtG