1/ News outlets & people on social media have been misinterpreting data on exposures prior to diagnosis as places where people caught #SARSCoV2 (provided in the @PHE_uk Weekly Reports)
Here’s why .…
👉 news.sky.com/story/covid-19…
Here’s why .…
👉 news.sky.com/story/covid-19…
2/. UK has been in lockdown since Nov. In Mar 2021, only schools reopened ➡️ 9 million children & education staff were out in the community. The figure below shows that a person was attending school prior to testing +ve for #SARSCoV2 - not that they caught #SARSCoV2 in school
3/ But as we eased into step 3 of opening lockdown, people were more likely to have visited other venues prior to testing +ve for #SARSCoV2
Here’s the same graph for the latest week reported. Eating out & “other” are now more frequent because restaurants & shops are open 👇
Here’s the same graph for the latest week reported. Eating out & “other” are now more frequent because restaurants & shops are open 👇
4/ With regards to #SARSCoV2 outbreaks, they have been more common in schools than other settings because the rest of the UK has been in national lockdown
The good news is that school outbreaks reported to PHE have declined for 2 consecutive weeks despite rising community cases
The good news is that school outbreaks reported to PHE have declined for 2 consecutive weeks despite rising community cases
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