Coronavirus: UK Govt action plan is here: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
“In a stretching scenario it is possible that up to one fifth of employees may be absent from work during peak weeks”... that’s 5-6 million workers.
CMO says peak weeks mean several weeks, and their current efforts are meant to push the peak out beyond other winter infections
CMO says peak weeks mean several weeks, and their current efforts are meant to push the peak out beyond other winter infections
Basic Contain/ Delay/ Research/ Mitigate strategy explained...
Delaying the peak, buys time for a vaccine, and reduces risk of overlapping with seasonal flu - that requires washing hands, & catch it, bin it, kill it...
“There’s absolutely no reason to panic buy or keep large supplies of everything “ says Chief Scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance, pointing out arrangements for self isolation/ care homes. Behavioral response in UK in situations like this have been “displays of altruism”
