Because you DO need to recognise when containment has failed and to use the last resort option. The UK government acted late.
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Great interview
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I agree with this. Lockdown is an emergency measure for when things are rapidly escalating out of control (I.e. when the government are at risk of losing control). A proper system to test-track-trace-isolate is essential and the UK government have dropped the ball on this one.
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Does this mean ... Trump's off the hook?
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Who tells Neil the government suspended testing in Mid March before the lockdown.
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Haven’t some Asian countries managed it? But their populations are arguably more willing to respect public health measures, because of their experience with SARS and MERS, which never reached the West.
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