This is not what @BorisJohnson told the nation on March 13:
SAGE's @GrahamMedley warns of the danger of people not changing their behaviour.
Lockdown came 11 days later.
To quote @DMinghella "eleven arrogant, stupid, murderous days."
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Just 11 days earlier the UK had 17 cases and 0 deaths.
Boris Johnson told the nation: "People should go about their business as usual."
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