Thread by @JeremyFarrar

Interesting to be blaming SAGE. Has been clear & in the advice that the UK faced an inevitable increase in community transmission & cases after the summer & needed a fully functional & trusted T-T-I in place. mol.im/a/8744117

Repeatedly since May this from 9th August - "Most urgently, we need to ramp up testing. We are not where we need to be. We must improve contact tracing, so we’re identifying more cases and providing better, faster data locally."

"We need to make it much easier for everyone to get tested, including those who have been in contact with cases or think they might be infected, whether they have symptoms or not."

"And we need to make sure the results are reported back to people quickly, to encourage them to adapt their behaviour and stop the ongoing transmission. The Test-Trace-Isolate system has to work and deserves all our support.”

"If we use this brief window wisely, we’ll be in the best position to reopen schools, protect healthcare workers and the vulnerable, restart the economy & prepare for what could otherwise be a tough autumn and winter."

If we don’t, we may not be able to reopen schools without introducing new restrictions elsewhere. These are the trade-offs we face – if we do not act now. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

July "Further increases transmission not inevitable we have 6-8wks reduce infections,handwashing/masks/distances increase testing & clinical care capacity,ensure can protect vulnerable people,#HCW prepare autumn & winter. Can't Q42020 increasing infections

https://twitter.com/JeremyFarrar/status/1288607234658902017

28th June. "Through July & August, if we do things sensibly, we can prevent national catastrophe that happened in March & April. 'If we don't have those core national infrastructures in place then we will see a very nasty rebound in winter.'
bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08…