Leeds: Would you accept the implementation of a lockdown during a future pandemic?

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With the recent detection of a more infectious strain of mpox in the UK, how concerned are you about the possibility of another pandemic and lockdown?

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00:00I think at the moment there's no great concern. I've listened to the radio on this and they've

00:05said there's nothing to worry about. I would always say follow the scientists' advice because

00:10they are the people who will know and be able to look at patterns. They study this, you know,

00:16epidemiologists study this. I will appreciate my country, Prime Minister Imran Khan.

00:21The world appreciated him when he introduced a smart lockdown. He didn't close the whole country

00:28because everyone suffered, especially the poor people, the working people, they suffered. So

00:36they have experimented a horrible adventure before. If they are ready for another one,

00:43then let's see. In Ireland we were locked down for too long. Maybe over here you just got on

00:48with the business a bit more. So I'd probably be more in favour of if something does come,

00:54let's bring the things that we learned, but let's not lock down more than we need to.

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