• Obviously the immediate protection of life comes before everything else, but is it possible for the pandemic to subside without either 'herd immunity' or indefinite draconian measures?

    Yes, production of an effective vaccine or eradication through some seriously draconian measures.

    Is there any data yet to suggest it won't inevitably flare up again?

    No. It may well do. That's the risk you run with the suppression approach. You take the brakes off the restrictions on personal movement and the like, you get an infection, and the whole cycle kicks off again because the vast majority of the population are still vulnerable.

  • If you prove spread is controllable are you not in a better place when it flares up again? Does it also generate trust in the public too?

    Separate point; today's brief had a lot about the UK "beating the virus". I'm unsure what 'beating' will look like.

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