Our letter @thetimes requesting government share scientific evidence behind #COVID19 #publichealth response to retain scientific/healthcare community, and public’s understanding, cooperation and trust @richardhorton1 @Dr2NisreenAlwan @devisridhar @PWGTennant @drannewilson 1/4 
“It is imperative to #delay and ‘flatten’ the epidemic curve to ensure the #NHS can cope. This is particularly essential for the UK which according to OECD data, has 2.5 hospital beds per 1000 population- behind Italy (3.2), France (6.0) and the USA (2.8) #FlattenTheCurve 2/4
“There is also no clear indication that the UK’s response is being informed by the experiences of other countries in containing the spread of Covid-19” #Response #GlobalPandemic #COVID19 #lessonslearned 3/4
“For the above reasons, we request the government urgently and openly shared the scientific evidence, data and models it is using to inform its decisions on the Covid-19 public health interventions in the UK” #transparency #publichealth #trust @BorisJohnson @CMO_England 4/4
If you’re a public health expert, epidemiologist, scientist in a relevant field or healthcare professional & would like to endorse our letter in the Times today on the UK’s #COVID19 public health response, please add your signature using this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
