I don't know how crowded the park was (the replies object) but unless it was like a concert, closing parks is a terrible idea. People need outdoors for immunity and health, sunlight and ventilation make infection much less likely. Better to have sane distancing rules in the park.https://twitter.com/lambeth_council/status/1246497734741364742 …
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If people came in a group.. Well, chase them off the park, they will be that group in a small apartment, less ventilation and less sunlight to kill the virus. Now everyone is worse off. We cannot enforce distancing for weeks without outlets. Outdoors is better than crammed flats.
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Without outdoors, people's immunity will decline. Mental health is already a challenge, it will get worse. Plus, if people are in groups outdoors, that group will go back together to a cramped indoor place—so much worse for infection! Much better to enforce sane distancing/masks.
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Cramming them indoors isn't better. We need people's cooperation. Authorities should consult with experts who understand how people work and the role of sunshine and ventilation in viral infection spread. Leaving people with no options makes things worse. https://twitter.com/FierceRobert/status/1246784829397426178 …
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This won't be just two weeks. Maybe we should start having that conversation honestly, too. If authorities are telling you in your country that we're indoors for two weeks and that's it, they are not telling you the truth. We may have a year ahead.https://twitter.com/mskathleenquinn/status/1246786836833472512 …
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mskathleenquinn @mskathleenquinnReplying to @mskathleenquinn @Pinboard @zeynep2/with staying at home. People are also needlessly risking lives of police, plainly must patrol because too many want to cut slack for themselves. It is 2 weeks that you need to stay at home to save your hospitals. Is that REALLY such a hardship to complain about?11 replies 78 retweets 240 likesShow this thread -
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Yes! Overzealous, unscientific and unsustainable rules will make cooperation less likely. Less sun and outdoors will make people's immune systems weaker. It's much harder for viruses to infect people in sunny, outdoor places compared to cramped indoors.https://twitter.com/Pinboard/status/1246788025515794435 …
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Congregation and playdates: we have to convince people! Driving those indoors makes infections spread more, and we will all be locked down longer. I DO wish they didn't but we can only convince, not hide it from our view. Enforce distance/masks outdoors. https://twitter.com/LuciaParamita/status/1246788368853159936 …
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Where are you getting this stupid notion that people groupin up outdoors will all go back indoors together? These groups congregating In parks are more likely separate households meeting up outside. If a HOUSEHOLD goes park together, then gets sent home IT IS NOT WORSE4them2bhome
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If two groups from sperate households meet up outside and get told to go home they will go back to their separate households. Not all go indoors together. You might be trying to help with mental health but all you're doing is giving fuel to people who want to do the wrong thing
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Do Americans even know that in China, 75% of transmission was in family clusters?
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This is in regards to the UK. Where a tiny slither of sunshine(it's 19degreees) has led to people flocking to their local parks this weekend
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