#IsleofWight - a covid history.

A lesson in how an isolated community can be utilised, promoted, cast aside - and now left asking for possible military support to evacuate patients via chinook. 😮
A thread /???

theguardian.com/world/2021/jan… Reminder that possible military support for our 'resilience planning' came all the way back in April.
For overners, the #IsleofWight has a population of 140,000 people and approx 30% are aged 65+.
Our virus levels were low in first lockdown. But we knew we were vulnerable. 2/

Risk Assessment documents.
I have seen schools insisting they are 'safe places to be & here is their new Risk Assessment document'

We are in unprecedented pandemic. On what sound scientificbasis will the Risk Assessment document stop transmission of the virus in schools? THREAD Shops, pubs, leisure have strict rules involving masks, screens & distancing/ limited numbers to be classed as "covid secure".

As yet, no new school Risk Assessment I've seen has linked to new scientific advice based on the alarming transmission levels of new virus strain /2

I've seen righteous concern about the data graphs shared at the start of the briefings, including this one. Looks completely overwhelming. Let me explain why it is important. THREAD 1/6

https://twitter.com/theAliceRoberts/status/1322699546074488838

This is a heat map. The X axis along the bottom is time. The Y is age groups - losely identified as kids, youth, middle aged and elderly.

The darker the colour, the higher the number of positive tests. 2/6