He is right about the issue with the health department once schools are closed though! How does the health system cope if schools are closed?
He repeated that rubbish that Mark Scott said the other day. That closing schools will increase the spread.
Which is patently untrue, from both modelling and the experiences in other countries.
And someone will call them out on it when they do close schools in a week or two.
"Why are you closing schools? You said that would increase the infection spread?"
That is a line used to soften us up for the experimental social distancing delay Johnson is trying.
Many sectors are affected if schools close, obviously. Anyone with kids at school has their routine disrupted.
I actually like the idea that children of essential service workers still come to school, as is being done in some countries. Those numbers could be kept metres apart. As could just teachers, who could at least be at school a little to supervise those kids and coordinate how they're going to keep teaching all the ones at home.
You might have to have good stocks in your awesome chill pills when trying to keep school kids 1.5 metres apart. How do you think that will go? Got any tips?
"Hey, year 2. Quiet please. I know there are 30 of you, and you are all 8 years old, but you will have to wait patiently in this 50 metre long line to get into class. One at a time kids. No rushing. Oh, Johnny, you're the 10th in line. You're the last to go in. Now you other kids, just stand patiently apart from each other while I teach this lot, then you'll get a turn in an hour or so. Remember, you can't go near each other. That includes if you need to use the toilet, or the canteen. We'll discuss using the toilet hygienically next lesson."
I know. We could ask them to...
That is a great response. Likely to achieve heaps....
Why would the PM bother saying that he expects that to happen, when it is absolute pie in the sky?
