Has the world& #39;s gone crazy? Is #lockdown necessary? Are we all worried over nothing? Absolutely not, this thread explains why not: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/16/us/coronavirus-hype-overreaction-social-distancing.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/1...

The first thing you& #39;ve got to realise is that virus& #39; grow exponentially. This video explains this really well and at the end delivers the killer line "if no one is worried, that& #39;s when you should worry" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kas0tIxDvrg">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

You& #39;ll also then get why we need to #ProtectTheNHS - which is really well explained in this thread. It& #39;s US but in principle it applies everywhere. https://twitter.com/NAChristakis/status/1234815826345197568">https://twitter.com/NAChrista...

Then there& #39;s the fact that this pandemic comes with huge emotional cost. People are dying and dying in big numbers. This is a massive human tragedy. https://twitter.com/BottoMatt/status/1250085161414332417?s=20">https://twitter.com/BottoMatt...

Then the fact that this is a new virus - no one is immune and a vaccine is a long way off. So, if we want to #FlattenTheCurve , which we have to do and #ProtectTheNHS we have no choice but to use measures like isolation, school closures, social distancing and #lockdown

Those in the know realise that we will probably need to #lockdown longer than we think and when we lift restrictions it is likely to be only temporary, they& #39;ll have to come back. This is why it& #39;s vital that we learn lessons now and learn them fast. https://twitter.com/MackayIM/status/1250014116116180998?s=20">https://twitter.com/MackayIM/...

Again explains why we need leadership, clear communications, etc, etc. (I need to pick this up in a thread at some stage).