Bloomberg News
@Bloomberg-News·2.8M subscribers·40.1K videos
Top U.K. Scientists Clash With Boris Johnson Over 3-Tier Covid Lockdown
Posted
October 13, 2020
Views
1,777
Likes
8
Comments
4
Engagement
October 13, 2020
1,777
8
4
0.68%
Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
See what was published immediately before and after this episode.
1:40Now PlayingBoris Johnson clashed with his own government’s scientific advisers after documents were released showing they wanted tougher action against the resurgent coronavirus outbreak in the U.K. in September.
The British prime minister announced Monday that bars and pubs will be closed in the worst-hit parts of England from Wednesday to control the pandemic as he tried to restore clarity and credibility to his much-criticized strategy. He said he hoped to avoid another full national lockdown and that his plan would work if people followed the advice.
But England’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty warned the new measures won’t be enough, and newly released papers showed the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) recommended national or regional restrictions to slow the spread of the virus last month.
Options in a SAGE document circulated Sept. 21 included a short “circuit breaker” national lockdown, more people asked to work from home, bans on contact with other households and the closing of all bars and restaurants.
“Not acting now to reduce cases will result in a very large epidemic with catastrophic consequences in terms of direct Covid-related deaths and the ability of the health service to meet needs,” the committee said.
Read this story in full at Bloomberg.com
Subscribe to our YouTube channel
QUICKTAKE ON SOCIAL:
Follow QuickTake on Twitter: twitter.com/quicktake
Like QuickTake on Facebook: facebook.com/quicktake
Follow QuickTake on Instagram: instagram.com/quicktake
Subscribe to our newsletter
Email us at quicktakenews@gmail.com
QuickTake by Bloomberg is a global news network delivering up-to-the-minute analysis on the biggest news, trends and ideas for a new generation of leaders.
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.
