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Date of 10th #Coronavirus case:
Spain: Feb 26th
Italy: Feb 21st
UK: Feb 23rd

Deaths (as of 24th March):
Spain: 2,991
Italy: 6,820
UK: 422

Based on these figures, the UK response has been vastly more effective at preserving life...
Yet here we have a Spanish based author trashing the UK's response:

"The rest of Europe views the UK's coronavirus plan with disbelief"

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
And here an Italy based author doing the same:

"Boris Johnson's Coronavirus Response Is a Fiasco"

What was that about rocks and glass houses?

bloomberg.com/amp/opinion/ar…
Many pointing out that we're still at an early stage, that we're 2 weeks behind Italy.

True. Things will get worse before they improve.

However the UK and Italy recorded their 10th case at around the same time. Initial British attempts to slow the spread were effective.
Even when using the 1st death, rather than 10th Case, the UK still performs well:

Date of 1st death:
Italy: Feb 21
UK: Mar 5
Spain: Mar 3

Yesterday (Mar 24) was Day 19 for the UK after the 1st death.

Total deaths on Day 19 after first death:
Italy: 827
Spain: 1,772
UK: 422
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