Just asked Jonathan Van-Tam which restrictions he wd reimpose if the NHS looks like it can't cope this summer.
He said Sage would have to assess but pointed out "close contact indoors" would be the big factor.
Sounded like a new mini-lockdown wd be needed (ie masks/WFH marginal)
He said Sage would have to assess but pointed out "close contact indoors" would be the big factor.
Sounded like a new mini-lockdown wd be needed (ie masks/WFH marginal)
Also asked Sir Patrick Vallance if he should level with the public this unlocking is a huge experiment.
He sd govt had made clear the risks.
"It's very likely we'll get to above 1000 hospitalisations a day, it could be quite a lot higher than that."
He sd govt had made clear the risks.
"It's very likely we'll get to above 1000 hospitalisations a day, it could be quite a lot higher than that."
When I asked @BorisJohnson if @JeremyFarrar was right that his decision to delay a public inquiry to 2022 was just "political manoeuvring", the PM said it wd be wrong to ask senior officials to focus "energy and mental space" on it while dealing with the current third wave.
"I would really answer the point made by Jeremy Farrar, a brilliant public scientist, with the observation just now of another brilliant public scientist, Jonathan Van-Tam. Which is the NHS is working absolutely flat out. I just don't think this is the right time."
“I do think that next spring, as far as I can tell, almost certainly will be the right time and we will go ahead and get a full proper public inquiry. But I want to stress to you Paul, and to all our viewers that we continue to learn lessons, the whole time.”
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