[Toy Soldier]

To briefly give my own two cents, I do absolutely think that a short-term lockdown to give preparation time, bolster the NHS and mitigate the potential initial surge is absolutely the right move.

I think that sensible social distancing policies, hygiene policies and banning of large gatherings etc. should be in place indefinitely - until either a vaccine is developed or wide scale testing shows high levels of immunity in the population. Also sensible to carry on Web conferencing / Web business in place of international travel for as long as possible. Considering climate implications I'd say do it forever?

But

I think a stricter full lockdown beyond that, lasting more than 3 or 4 months, is dangerous, reckless and will come at an untold cost that we can't really comprehend yet. I'm genuinely worried that we're headed for a much scarier cliff than Covid in the next few years.