Ystdy, In answer to @Keir_Starmer’s question why the coronavirus test-track-and-trace system was not up & running, @BorisJohnson responded angrily that it was.
Now @guardian reports it is not expected to work at full speed until September or October.
theguardian.com/society/2020/j…
Now @guardian reports it is not expected to work at full speed until September or October.
theguardian.com/society/2020/j…
This week #C4 finally broadcast @BorisJohnson’s #GreenwichSpeech on 3 Feb in which he warns against allowing #coronavirus to “trigger a panic” which results in measures “that go beyond what is medically rational” & do “unnecessary economic damage.” WATCH 👇 https://t.co/ecy2tSnc65
On 20/5, the PM promised a fully operational “world beating” system by 1 June.
Last week, @didoharding who is heading the govt’s Test & Trace system told MPs the system won’t be fully operational at local level until the end of June, 4 weeks after lockdown restrictions ease.
Last week, @didoharding who is heading the govt’s Test & Trace system told MPs the system won’t be fully operational at local level until the end of June, 4 weeks after lockdown restrictions ease.
When @KayBurley asked @MattHancock why the contact tracing app won’t be operational before the easing of lockdown, he didn’t seem too concerned.
The govt are shifting talk about the app from being “an essential component” to being “a cherry on the top.”
The govt are shifting talk about the app from being “an essential component” to being “a cherry on the top.”
On 28/5, Social Care minister, @Helen_Whately, was asked four times by Fiona Bruce on #BBCQT where we are with the app which is essential for tracking & tracing.
#HelenWhately: “The app will support the...the...the...the...as we go further down the path.”
#HelenWhately: “The app will support the...the...the...the...as we go further down the path.”
Ystdy, @nadhimzahawi wouldn’t commit to a timetable for the app.
Meanwhile, the chief operating officer of the NHS scheme, said he hoped it would be operational at a world-class level within 3-4 months.
Why is this so important?
Listen to @devisridhar.👇
Meanwhile, the chief operating officer of the NHS scheme, said he hoped it would be operational at a world-class level within 3-4 months.
Why is this so important?
Listen to @devisridhar.👇
“No problem. I'll have it ready by 1st June give or take 3 or 4 months.”
Why is the UK lagging behind on test & trace, on face masks, on closing borders, on protecting care homes, on lockdown?
Why does UK have among the highest #COVID19 deaths in world?
https://t.co/BCjHbCHFJr
Why is the UK lagging behind on test & trace, on face masks, on closing borders, on protecting care homes, on lockdown?
Why does UK have among the highest #COVID19 deaths in world?
https://t.co/BCjHbCHFJr
Highest excess deaths in world
Second highest deaths in world
Test, track & trace - 3 months too late
Closing borders - 3 months too late
Face masks - 3 months too late
Care home protection - 2 months too late
PPE - too late
“I’m very proud of our record.”
@BorisJohnson
Second highest deaths in world
Test, track & trace - 3 months too late
Closing borders - 3 months too late
Face masks - 3 months too late
Care home protection - 2 months too late
PPE - too late
“I’m very proud of our record.”
@BorisJohnson
Is it possible that the govt ARE really proud?
Proud of the implementation of a strategy first hinted at in the PM’s #GreenwichSpeech on 3 February?
A strategy whereby the UK achieves #HerdImmunity before competitor countries, & emerges like Superman “with it’s cloak flowing”.
Proud of the implementation of a strategy first hinted at in the PM’s #GreenwichSpeech on 3 February?
A strategy whereby the UK achieves #HerdImmunity before competitor countries, & emerges like Superman “with it’s cloak flowing”.
