Thanks! I wasn't aware of the German approach. It would be very heartening if the German strategy works. And I really like the way Germany remains consistent

Thanks! I wasn't aware of the German approach. It would be very heartening if the German strategy works. And I really like the way Germany remains consistently conscious of personal values, things like rejecting mass surveillance and looking for another way. It's one of the things I like best about Germany. But it really depends how people behave next. In the UK, the government has announcement a bigger lockdown with strong rules and enforcement, because at the weekend masses of people were simply ignoring requests to socially distance. Too many people were using the "time off" to go on holidays and cluster in high density situations, completely ignoring all health advice for the protection of themselves and others. The German approach of "you're free to go around, but don't meet with more than one person" will only work if people actually comply.