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Government #coronavirus science advisor Dr David Halpern tells me of plans to \u2018cocoon\u2019 vulnerable groups. pic.twitter.com/dhECJNbmnI
— Mark Easton (@BBCMarkEaston) March 11, 2020
Government #coronavirus science advisor Dr David Halpern tells me of plans to \u2018cocoon\u2019 vulnerable groups. pic.twitter.com/dhECJNbmnI
— Mark Easton (@BBCMarkEaston) March 11, 2020
Here are the heatmaps for Covid detected cases, positivity, hospitalizations, and ICU admissions. This is for the week to 3 January 2021.
— Dr Duncan Robertson (@Dr_D_Robertson) January 7, 2021
I have marked a line on 21 September, when SAGE recommended a circuit breaker, so you can see how the situation has deteriorated since then. pic.twitter.com/SEEVgUVK4j
One thing civil servants learn is to write things down. Here is @acadmedsci's 14 July report commissioned by @uksciencechief. For the record.
— Dr Duncan Robertson (@Dr_D_Robertson) September 17, 2020
SAGE advocated a ~2 week 'circuit breaker' over 5 weeks ago
— Dr Duncan Robertson (@Dr_D_Robertson) October 30, 2020
Ignoring expert advice and delaying the decision by 5 weeks has:
- increased infections, hospitalizations, and deaths
- extended the period of 'lockdown'
- increased damage to the economyhttps://t.co/aZF5Lwl7Z8 pic.twitter.com/tsUVeZnzOi
Let's take a little review of where we are with UK Covid restrictions.
— Dr Duncan Robertson (@Dr_D_Robertson) October 28, 2020
It wasn't meant to be like this.
A Thread.
With apologies to Nandos. pic.twitter.com/R8YRenjaHj
Since the March lockdown, there have been a number of changes to the list of who can go to school.
— Dr Duncan Robertson (@Dr_D_Robertson) January 7, 2021
For instance, children with a 'lack of devices' 'should attend school'
The rollout of laptops was promised in the first lockdown. What happened to that? pic.twitter.com/vec8RZm6fw
Boris Johnson says Britain's emergence from the lockdown "cocoon" will "not be a big bang but a gradual unwrapping"
— Emily Ashton (@elashton) January 6, 2021