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This morning I chaired a Zoom briefing with MPs, @drraghibali, @timspector, @rwjdingwall, @emmakennytv and Lord Sumption.
We discussed a strategy for living with Covid, @T4Recovery Five Reasonable Demands and the impact of the current restrictions.
Thread of remarks to follow:
We discussed a strategy for living with Covid, @T4Recovery Five Reasonable Demands and the impact of the current restrictions.
Thread of remarks to follow:
@emmakennytv: "Human beings are not meant to be isolated, in fact you are less likely to die if you smoke 15 cigarettes a day, than you are if you are lonely. Loneliness kills"
Read Emma's full remarks: https://www.stevebaker.info/2020/11/02-11-2020-briefing-with-mps-scientists-other-experts-emma-kennys-speech/
Read Emma's full remarks: https://www.stevebaker.info/2020/11/02-11-2020-briefing-with-mps-scientists-other-experts-emma-kennys-speech/
Lord Sumption: "SAGE is working on a case fatality rate of 0.7%. So 4,000 deaths per day equates to about 4 million new cases per week. These are Noddyland numbers. They are designed to frighten, not to inform"
Read Lord Sumption's full remarks: https://www.stevebaker.info/2020/11/02-11-2020-briefing-with-mps-scientists-and-other-experts-lord-sumptions-speech/
Read Lord Sumption's full remarks: https://www.stevebaker.info/2020/11/02-11-2020-briefing-with-mps-scientists-and-other-experts-lord-sumptions-speech/
@timspector: "data from the ZOE app on rates of increase were less pessimistic than other forecasts & more up to date. If we waited a few more days, based on our data it would’ve been seen we’re hopefully already reaching a peak in new cases in the North, Midlands and Scotland...
