Let me get this straight...
On 24 January, Boris Johnson skipped the 1st COBRA meeting on Coronavirus, choosing instead to play with kids...
And a week later he says the UK will protect its economy by having looser Coronavirus measures than any other country in the world?

Don't forget: The Director of @MRC_Outbreak warned the government on the day of the 24-Jan Cobra Meeting that a lock-down was needed.
It was in THAT context that Boris Johnson came out a week later and implied the warnings were "panicked" & "irrational". https://twitter.com/Femi_Sorry/status/1251816874712739840