This namby pamby government only advises what they feel is best for the public.
If the guidance isnt accepted and acted on then people only have themselves to blame.
It's ironic that when it goes south the government get pilloried for not being harsher and when they give advice people dont follow it.
If you want to run with the hound and play with the fox then the decision is yours.
Good luck to you and your neighbours at this difficult time and I wish them to use and act on free advice to stay safe.

China's measures appear to have been succeeding and they are shutting down hospitals as their new cases are dropping significantly.

Once a vaccine is developed for this virus then the reality is that you have cracked the code of that particular aliment and hence strains that develop are no more deadly than new flu strains are normally....ie you can quickly adjust your vaccine......I think that happens with flu generally.....it's about cracking that code to develop the way to attack the virus initially.

I can't say I agree with the UK's softy softy approach myself but then again the culture for many in the UK isn't that touchy feely anyway I certainly think we won't see the percentage infection that Italy and Spain have....another big factor is that we have far less inter generational family members living in the same house.

I’ve heard there could be milder forms of the virus, like Arteta might have had.

Possibly. I've had a mild form of something or other for the past six days with a tickly throat but my guess is that it's just a mild cold