NEW: in the press conference, a slide showed Britons adhering to lockdown by staying home.
I’ve got the same source data, and people in UK & US are still out and about much more than elsewhere...
(and no, I’m not a cop 🚨)
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Now, of course, those other countries locked down earlier, but the point is there still seems to be a much more relaxed attitude to things in the UK during our lockdown.
And across the Atlantic, many states are still proceeding merrily as normal...
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hi john, really enjoying your work. not sure if "enjoy" is the right word actually but anyway. wondering whether you have looked at this data? seems a different story from the daily totals england.nhs.uk/2020/04/total-
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was wondering when you'd clarify that you're not a cop
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Restrictions are far more stringent in those other countries.
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wait, the COBR data is...from the Google Mobility index?
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Hypothetically, John: if you were a secret cop, would you deny it?
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Presumably because those countries have much tougher restrictions on e.g. exercise rather than due to any inherent behavioural differences.
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Parks are closed in France & Italy (I don’t know re Spain) whereas they’re open in UK. I think that explains the differential on the first chart.
UK much closer to other European nations when it comes to retail & entertainment.
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Retail is closed in 90% of US, unless grocery stores and pharmacies are counted as retail