@ColdProofUK good morning!
You know the struggle we've had convincing @PHE_uk to accept that asymptomatic transmission of #coronavirus is not a figment of the imagination+could usefully inform health policy towards (sadly neglected) #carehomes?
Well, sit down!
SAGE meeting 2

And right form the start, the question asked was not "how can we STOP this virus", but "how can we delay its spread?" @LABailey @alpapatel

How did other nations respond? Well, @pash22, KK Shailaja's approach in Kerala immediately springs to mind!
How did she know that #COVID19 *should* and *could* be stopped? From experience:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/14/the-coronavirus-slayer-how-keralas-rock-star-health-minister-helped-save-it-from-covid-19

There's common sense for you.
@mrjamesob @Ben_Titford @jgcope @mancunianmedic @RachelBotell @101dnarg @RCEMPolicyVP @DrHusainShabeeh @fgodlee @bodgoddard @drphilhammond @cpeedell @amibanerjee1

And more...

Although mid-UK (1st) peak I remember @devisridhar commenting on being put under pressure to stop such public messaging.
Thank God she’s still with us.
https://twitter.com/devisridhar/status/1267001892451819526?s=21 https://twitter.com/devisridhar/status/1267001892451819526