1/5 Unpresidented for Gov to post a lengthy rebuttal to a newspaper story on a website, I think. The rebuttal relates to a story published by The Sunday Times Insight team today...
healthmedia.blog.gov.uk/2020/04/19/res…
2/5 The story is full of detail but basically accuses the ministers of being lackadaisical in its early response to the pandemic...⬇️
thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/c…
3/5 The main thrust of the rebuttal is that ministers "followed scientific advice at all times". Over and over it notes: "World Health Organisation had not declared COVID19 a ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’, and only did so only 30 January"...
4/5 But here is the entry in the UK pandemic preparedness strategy that deals with the WHO escalation process. It is crystal clear it is not intended to dictate UK action and it would be dangerous to think otherwise. #redherring
5/5 Interests: I used to work for the ST Insight team.
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