London (CNN)There was something contradictory in Boris Johnson's speech about Britain's response to the coronavirus on Thursday.
Flanked by the country's chief scientific and medical advisers, the
Prime Minister announced that his government was moving to the "delay"
phase of its plan to tackle the outbreak, and warned Britons that they
were facing their "worst public health crisis for a generation" and should
be prepared "to lose loved ones before their time."
And yet, faced with such grave prospects, would the UK be taking the
same stringent precautions as other affected countries? No, was the
answer. At least not for now.
The British government has repeatedly said it does not believe that
banning large-scale gatherings and closing schools -- like Italy, France,
Germany and Spain have done -- would be effective in preventing the
spread of the disease.
This comes despite the fact that parts of the British Isles, including the
Republic of Ireland and Scotland (which is in the UK but has a separate
healthcare system), are now emulating their continental neighbors.
Source: Cnn
Prime Minister announced that his government was moving to the "delay"
phase of its plan to tackle the outbreak, and warned Britons that they
were facing their "worst public health crisis for a generation" and should
be prepared "to lose loved ones before their time."
And yet, faced with such grave prospects, would the UK be taking the
same stringent precautions as other affected countries? No, was the
answer. At least not for now.
The British government has repeatedly said it does not believe that
banning large-scale gatherings and closing schools -- like Italy, France,
Germany and Spain have done -- would be effective in preventing the
spread of the disease.
This comes despite the fact that parts of the British Isles, including the
Republic of Ireland and Scotland (which is in the UK but has a separate
healthcare system), are now emulating their continental neighbors.
Source: Cnn
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