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Old 12th Aug 2007, 12:07
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It might seem OTT QDM, but why should your pleasure risk their livelyhoods?

Personally I'd prefer to see a complete clamp down for the first couple of weeks, to virtually eliminate risk of spread. That way (as seems to be the present case) it is all over very quickly, rather than dragging on for months like last time. If I owned an island that could easily be bio-controlled, I'd do the same. I'd have certainly gone further than the gov and closed footpaths in the restricted area, and indeed did close our permissive paths here. We've opened them again now, but still ask those walking them to dip there feet in the disinfectant supplied (but you'd be amazed how many do not! ) Luckily, the way this outbreak is going, it will all be over soon and we can get back to normal.

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