Nairobi, May 9 -- As the government ponders an easing of the lockdown, there is a distinct nervousness among Britain's older people, a demographic which includes your correspondent, as to what it will mean for them.
Our fear is that any easing will not include the oldies, indeed that the lockdown will be extended for us, regardless of health or situation, to keep us safe. The last thing we want is that staying at home will become the norm for old people.
The fact is there are very poorly 60-year-olds and very active 90-year-olds, and it would be unfair for the government to propose a blanket isolation strategy based only on age.
The spread of the virus has shown that age alone is not a factor in risk.
Jan Short, general secretary of the...