Understanding how this catastrophe occurred is of critical importance
The catastrophe facing the UK is a direct result of our government's obsession with libertarian issues. Now we must avoid repeating the same mistakes
Six weeks ago, the government was given a stark warning that the nation faced a very large epidemic with catastrophic consequences". Only by imposing an immediate two-week circuit breaker" lockdown could it hope to reduce the spread of coronavirus, the Sage group of scientific advisers told ministers.
As over 90% of the population remain susceptible, not acting now to reduce cases will result in a very large epidemic with catastrophic consequences in terms of direct Covid-related deaths and the ability of the health service to meet needs," the group warned.
Test and trace was presented as a magic bullet to get the nation out of lockdown, but it had a glaring flaw
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