Originally Posted by
ericsson16
If the lockdown worked why are we having another one? And if it didn't work why are we having another one?
Because there is a careful balance needed between protecting people from Covid and protecting them from the associated economic downturn.
We probably eased off too soon, too quickly. The answer from the Far East etc seems to be lockdown hard, close borders, ruthlessly track and trace. Nobody said it was easy.