@mellors_karen 1. He declared it was 'business as usual' on the same day the UK had its first coronavirus fatality
@mellors_karen 2. Despite the massive increase in infections in other countries, he thereby enabled 240,000 people to congregate in Cheltenham.
@mellors_karen 3. Our health professionals have not had the necessary PPE, even though he insists it's been available.
@mellors_karen 4. He promised testing would increase to 10,000 people a day ten days ago. It has NEVER been achieved. He has now said the target is 25,000!
@mellors_karen 5. He only requested the extra kit required from external suppliers to enable a step up in testing on Sunday 22nd March.
@mellors_karen 6. His government initially pursued 'herd immunity' which was likely to result in 250,000 fatalities.
@mellors_karen 7. Our figures are running at a rate of infection that is similar to Italy's even though we haven't been testing people!!
@mellors_karen 8. The trend is flattening in Asia due to measures taken by S. Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan whereas his policy of dithering and delaying is about to result in a national crisis.
@mellors_karen 9. He has consistently ignored the recommendations of the World Health Organisation, who have stressed that mass testing is the key to defeating the virus. As of 25th March we had tested 64,621 people. S. Korea, with a much lower population, have tested 316,664.
@mellors_karen 10. His entire demeanor and attitude stinks, saying he shook hands with virus sufferers in hospital despite the risk of infection, saying he would visit his mother 2 days before Mother's day and calling the search for ventilators as Operation Last Gasp.
@mellors_karen So, anyone who thinks he is doing a good job is either blind to reality or so besotted with him that they can't see what a feeble excuse we have as a leader. I also feel that the opposition has failed miserably to flag up the wanton inadequacies of his strategy.
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