03-16-2020, 08:53 AM -
Coronavirus: health experts fear epidemic will ‘let rip’ through UK
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/m..._clipboard
The conspiracy theorist in me also thinks a trade deal post-Brexit might be a factor in this too, ie "stick to our line on Covid and let the NHS flounder or the price of a deal goes up", but who fucking knows
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/m..._clipboard
Quote:On Thursday, Boris Johnson and his medical and scientific advisers announced that only those seriously ill in hospital would be tested. Anyone who had any symptoms should self-isolate at home for seven days, without notifying the NHS.Always thought the mini-Trump comparisons were a bit lazy, but everything Johnson has said throughout this really brings into sharp focus how little he cares about anyone else, how the concept of ""consequences of your actions" is totally alien to him. Coming up with a cogent and coherent plan to protect and reassure the public seems like far too much work for them both, especially when it doesn't affect them in the slightest.
Banning mass gatherings would not help reduce the spread of infections, the prime minister and his advisers said
The conspiracy theorist in me also thinks a trade deal post-Brexit might be a factor in this too, ie "stick to our line on Covid and let the NHS flounder or the price of a deal goes up", but who fucking knows