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Your support makes all the difference.Germany has ordered 10,000 new ventilators for its healthcare system. What is the NHS doing? It would be reassuring if we received more information about medical preparations, as is happening in other countries.
John Henderson
Aviemore
Given that herd immunity requires a 60 per cent infection rate and assuming a 1 per cent death rate, are we to assume that this is a “desirable” outcome?
Dominica Jewell
France
Working from home
It is unlikely that there will be many “silver linings” from the coronavirus situation. But if the crisis continues for a few months, as most predict, industry will evolve to use Skype or similar techniques, and conclude that they are just as effective as flying executives thousands of miles to make decisions.
We will all realise that the business world can continue just as successfully by utilising modern methods of communication rather than flying around the world to hold face-to-face meetings.
David Williams
Colwyn Bay
On the understanding that large numbers of people crammed together in airless offices is likely to aid the spread of coronavirus, many companies are asking their employees to work from home.
As the spread of this disease is also pushing us towards a financial crisis, surely all stock markets should be closed, their employees sent home as well.
G Forward
Stirling
Mass gatherings
The government is expected to ban all gatherings of 500 people or more. The House of Commons consists of 650 MPs. You do the maths.
Colin Burke
Cartmel
An unusual sight
On Friday I saw something not seen before: men of all ages queueing up to wash their hands in a very busy pub toilet.
Robin Ledbury
Gloucester
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