- Sir Patrick Vallance (Chief Scientific Adviser) 'told off for lockdown plea' Archived Message
Posted by Mary
on September 14, 2020, 10:43 pm
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'A full lockdown was not introduced until 23 March. It's now thought the number of cases rose dramatically in the period just before that. In the email, Sir Patrick writes that he "argued stronger than anyone for action for lockdown" but received a "telling off" from chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty and the then Cabinet Secretary Sir Mark Sedwill. Sir Patrick and Prof Whitty regularly appeared at news conferences together updating the public on measures taken to combat coronavirus, without noticeably disagreeing. On 16 March, the government issued advice "against all unnecessary social contact with others and unnecessary travel" including warnings to avoid pubs, bars and restaurants. However, premises were not ordered to close until 20 March, whilst on 23 March a full lockdown was introduced whereby people could only leave the home for exercise or grocery shopping.' https://www.bbc.com/news/health-54150538 |
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