Big takeaway from sobering Whitty/ Valance press conference - this is serious, have to stop weekly doubling of infections, don’t misunderstand the currently low hospitalisation rates - vaccines are on way

- but some specific types of social restrictions required for six months
Important to distinguish between March/April general lockdown, hitting the economy by 20%, and this, where they are clearly planning to keep schools, workplaces and transport open - and where we appear to be heading here which is sectoral restrictions on leisure/ hospitality...
But just as some hospitality/ leisure starting to get back on its feet over summer, the talk of six months, is going to be very challenging indeed...
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