Boris Johnson (on new Covid Alert Level): "Over the period of the lockdown we have been in Level Four, and it is thanks to your sacrifice we are now in a position to begin to move in steps to Level Three."
"In steps"? Doesn't that mean it has an infinite number of subdivisions?
"In steps"? Doesn't that mean it has an infinite number of subdivisions?
This idea of an infinitely divisible scale with 5 notional divisions was reinforced during last night's speech by a graphic that showed a pointer sliding smoothly up and down between those divisions.
Maybe the Covid Alert Scale needs to come with point releases, like software?
"We've now reached Level 3.2.6 so you can meet one non-family member for 10 minutes in a public space so long as nobody else notices or cares."
"We've now reached Level 3.2.6 so you can meet one non-family member for 10 minutes in a public space so long as nobody else notices or cares."
