Originally Posted by
just another jocky
Things have moved on apace, it's easy to forget that a couple of weeks ago we were all congregating, brushing shoulders in supermarkets that had shelves fully stocked etc. So it's a bit out of order to claim that folk who were out of the country (could also be on business or holidays longer than 2 weeks) should have known what was to come. Even governments with their scientific advisors didn't really know that a few weeks ago and if they did, most weren't being fully open about it, so go easy on those poor folk that were away when it started to ramp up. Many may also not have had the financial flexibility to change their travel plans.
I don't disagree as that is a reasonable position. Rather than spending significant amounts of money and potentially infecting people on a flight back then "stay put" in the short term, aided by Embassy personnel in country seems also realistic position.
Bringing 200 people who could be infected by 2 people on a flight adds to NHS. Where as keeping them where ever they are isolated / safe and providing them with funds to see it out limits potential spread. China worried about people bringing it back in now in flights from Europe.
I have zero criticism of what people have done on holiday, it is their choice but asking them to stay away and providing support in doing so is a probably more realistic option. Some will complain poor FiFi the cat will be stuck in kennels for a month longer. In the whole scheme of things bringing people back into a country where the virus is still growing does not make a lot of sense.