Thread by @janemerrick23

<not against lockdown> but I think we need a more honest debate about what is and isn’t working in terms of behavioural/non-pharmaceutical interventions 1/

https://twitter.com/HugoGye/status/1338184699680854018

Cases is London started rising quickly *during the month-long lockdown*. Why? Was it secondary schools? Were people just ignoring the measures and household mixing? Was London always due a sharp rise because northern England had already had its rise and natural fall? 2/

So what are the answers? I’m not an expert, but could it be 1. making people more aware/increasing public health messaging of the risks they’re taking by household mixing; 2. recognising that it’s mass testing, not lockdowns, that really get on top of the virus like in Liverpool;

and/or 3. mass testing in ALL secondary schools not just those where cases are already high. You need to get - literally - ahead of the curve not try to ride the top of the wave

I’ve broken my resolution not to tweet about coronavirus at weekends. Thank you @HugoGye 😁