SAGE member Prof John Edmunds speaks out.
THREAD 1/7:
& #39;It& #39;s risky... there& #39;s not a lot of room for maneuver.. small changes can put the R number above 1. More importantly we still have a lot of cases, 8000 new infections everyday in England alone.."
THREAD 1/7:
& #39;It& #39;s risky... there& #39;s not a lot of room for maneuver.. small changes can put the R number above 1. More importantly we still have a lot of cases, 8000 new infections everyday in England alone.."
2) Prof Edmunds:
& #39;Combination of (loosening) different measures has the potential to allow the virus back, to start spreading widely.
Track & trace launched yesterday, we can& #39;t be sure it& #39;s working yet we& #39;re going ahead, that is rather dangerous.& #39;
& #39;Combination of (loosening) different measures has the potential to allow the virus back, to start spreading widely.
Track & trace launched yesterday, we can& #39;t be sure it& #39;s working yet we& #39;re going ahead, that is rather dangerous.& #39;
3) Prof Edmunds:
& #39;Govt has to balance the advice of epidemiologists with that of economic advisers and other things.& #39;
& #39;They have clearly made the decision that around about 8000 new infections a day is a tolerable incidence.& #39;
& #39;Govt has to balance the advice of epidemiologists with that of economic advisers and other things.& #39;
& #39;They have clearly made the decision that around about 8000 new infections a day is a tolerable incidence.& #39;
4) Prof Edmunds:
& #39;Even without a second peak, if we keep the incidence at this level, just holding it, that will still result in large numbers of infections.& #39;
"People will die, it& #39;s inevitable."
& #39;Even without a second peak, if we keep the incidence at this level, just holding it, that will still result in large numbers of infections.& #39;
"People will die, it& #39;s inevitable."
5) Prof Edmunds:
& #39;People should be given simple and clear advice.& #39;
"Using your instincts," I don& #39;t even know what that means.& #39;
& #39;People should be given simple and clear advice.& #39;
"Using your instincts," I don& #39;t even know what that means.& #39;