On Sunday Prime Minister Johnson is expected to set out how restrictions will be eased in England. All indications are that it will be a very gradual process to keep the rate of transmission of the virus down. But some believe we do not need to be so draconian. Edinburgh University and a group of […]
I was originally posed this question following the Forbes story “What Do Countries With The Best Coronavirus Responses Have In Common? Women Leaders“, published on 13th April. It called out seven countries with women leaders – Germany, Taiwan, New Zealand, Iceland, Finland, Norway and Denmark – who all appeared to have done better in the […]
If there was ever a time when you need to listen to every single word, this might well be it. The government and mainstream media have been claiming and reporting that we passed the peak on the 8th April – take this compelling article by the BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52361519. And yet over the weekend, the few […]
Background When a novel virus infects a population unhindered, it will spread exponentially, some will die, most will recover and develop immunity and as herd immunity increases, viral spread diminishes and the epidemic resolves. During its course, the consequences may be catastrophic, as in 1918. Thus, governments stepped in with population lockdown to reduce the […]
Just over a month ago – the 18th March 2020 to be precise – I got a call from my good friend and colleague, Rob Wray. As is almost always the case when we speak, we exchanged what would conventionally be called ‘pleasantries’, although Rob and I have been through enough together that these involved […]