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maggiesaes:
There is a difference between common sense and panic,and I have just been to our GP surgery for a routine blood test appointment and there is calm there.
I find no reason not to trust what we are being told by the Government via the Chief Medical Officer and shall be guided by their advice.
If they advise not to travel then I shan't travel,but I think money is way down the list of priorities and do not think making the situation political is going to be in the least productive,quite the opposite.This is a global threat.

geordieborn:
You read too much into post M. I've never been one for trusting HMG whatever their politics. There are facts out there whereby they have lied. If they come out and ban sporting events once Cheltenham is over, I’ll be even more suspicious ….

Jimbo:
Can't agree with you on this, GB. The stats are ratified by the WHO. The infection rate is rising. Before long, if nothing is done, it will rise exponentially, as it is in Italy.

I have an Italian friend who is an international interpreter and university interpreter lecturer. She was official interpreter for the Italian football team. She is highly intelligent. Last week she posted a devastating rant on Facebook criticising the incompetence of the Italian authorities. When they closed the Northern Italy universities they did not stipulate that students and staff must remain there, and consequently students left for all parts of the country. As we have seen, every region of Italy now has a steeply-rising infection rate. The same thing happened when they announced the restrictions for the whole of the north - thousands fled overnight to all regions.

This is serious situation, and we make have to accept that 2020 will be a write-off in terms of social events and travel. This may have terrible consequences for the tourist industry in the Mediterranean region, which has a short season. TUI's shares are down 12%, and may fall further.

Unlike many evils of the last decade, the government is not responsible for this one.  I don't quite see what there is for them to lie about, frankly. We can argue about their strategy, but they have said what it is.

Corfu is the nearest  point in Greece to Italy. It is vulnerable.   

Jimbo:
A short while ago the UK's deputy chief medical officer responded to criticism of the government's failure to ban sporting events:


--- Quote ---Dr Harries said cancelling big outdoor events like football matches would not necessarily be a decision supported by science.

"The virus will not survive very long outside," she said. "Many outdoor events, particularly, are relatively safe."

BBC


--- End quote ---

That may be good news for places like Corfu, where most things happen outside. I am seeking expert opinion.

Lesley:
All everyone I speak to keeps asking me (and I don't have the answer) is why is Italy in such a serious situation stats show the worse outside of China?

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