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Originally Posted by Mike Crow
That's not my experience. Older people here are already cancelling local events and gatherings and many are reducing contact with others. It may be minor for most but some become critically ill and emergency beds are limited. The isolation is aimed solely at taking pressure off the hospitals. If you keep going out you may end up in a bed urgently needed by somebody else. Ignoring the request to isolate will be a selfish act and I think most people will come to see it that way and respect it.
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Preaching to the converted. I totally understand the reasons. Problem is many of the over 70's I know think the whole thing is overblown and is a bunch of "snowflake millennials" making a mountain out of a mole hill. I seriously doubt they are the majority but if there's enough people thinking like that it's going to seriously undermine any containment measures.