If this leak to @guardian is right, and if it implies that the government’s policy of managing the epidemic peaks is likely to require the hospitalisation of 7.9m over 12 months, the question arises why Chinese-style suppression via... theguardian.com/world/2020/mar…
coercive social distancing followed by radical behavioural change would not be preferable. This Public Health England document, if accurate, will test the cross-party and four nations unity on how best to tackle the #COVIDー19 crisis
Obviously, and as I said yesterday, we will see coercive isolation of over 70s for four months, quite soon. But there is still uncertainty over the extent and timing of restrictions on social interaction to be placed on the rest of the population, and how...
much viral suppression the government wants or sees as practical.
