Having seen & read a few things online this morning, I just want to make a few points about the way we were treated in #greenwich this week following our ask to schools to change the way we were doing things in the final few days of term.
The @guardian reports Patrick Vallance said yesterday that this new strain was detected in September and by 9th December accounted for 62% of all new cases in London.
In #Greenwich we acted on 13th Dec in response to the increasingly challenging circumstances we were facing.
In #Greenwich we acted on 13th Dec in response to the increasingly challenging circumstances we were facing.
Cases accelerating and numbers in isolation rising. @MattHancock announced in the House of Commons on Tuesday that a new strain had been found. I’ve checked with our local public health team and this was the first time they were aware.
It now seems clear that this new strain may be responsible for the rapid increases we were seeing & significant local pressures in our school system in Greenwich that we were attempting to deal with. No conversation about this new strain with us but a court room summons.
Finally at the press conference last night, @BorisJohnson said ‘We bitterly regret the changes that are necessary but when the facts change, you have to change your approach. Which is exactly what we were trying to do last week in #Greenwich
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