Good morning, it's Jack here with today's SCVR. It’s a strange time right now, isn’t it? We’re unfreezing parts of the economy but progress depends upon the data we get back concerning new COVID cases, R rates and the rest. I don’t know about you but I’m happy to see businesses reopening, as much for peoples’ psychological wellbeing as for stimulating the economy. But it’s a calculated risk. I’ve visited a couple of restaurants and bars, giving my custom, tipping, and talking to the site owners and managers where I can. It has clearly been a tremendously stressful period for thousands of small business owners. That said, It’s not over yet. All around the world the pandemic rages on - with places as varied as Australia, Brazil, and America all continuing to grapple with rising cases. I’ve taken three taxi rides recently, always with a mask. In two of them the driver wasn’t wearing one. At the hairdressers, the barber told me I didn’t need to wear one for the haircut. Each of these interactions is a small risk. Multiply them nationwide then we surely have to expect a degree of increasing cases as we slowly reopen. With...
