I& #39;m reading through the released SAGE minutes from Feb/March & oh wow- some of the conclusions they reached were way off. 8th SAGE meeting: & #39;When there is sustained transmission in the UK, contact tracing will no longer be useful.& #39; https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/scientific-advisory-group-for-emergencies-sage-coronavirus-covid-19-response">https://www.gov.uk/governmen...

7th SAGE meeting: & #39;SAGE should continue to work on the assumption that China will be UNABLE to contain the epidemic.& #39; & #39;SAGE concluded that neither travel restrictions within the UK nor prevention of mass gatherings would be effective in limiting transmission.& #39;

14th SAGE meeting- March 10th : & #39;the UK is considered to be 4-5 weeks behind Italy but on a similar curve (6-8 weeks behind if interventions are applied)& #39;.
& #39;SAGE noted that public gatherings pose a relatively low but not zero public risk.& #39;

15th SAGE meeting- March 13: & #39;SAGE was unanimous that measures seeking to completely suppress spread of COVID-19 will cause a second peak.& #39; & #39;Community testing is ending today.& #39; & #39;The science suggests household isolation...of the elderly and vulnerable should be implemented soon.& #39;

16th SAGE meeting: & #39;The objective is to avoid critical cases exceeding NHS intensive care and other respiratory support bed capacity.& #39;