Spijed wrote: ↑Sat May 09, 2020 1:23 pm
So why have they come to a different view point than scientist's in other parts of Europe as to when we should have locked down etc?
To be fair, the people I quoted, as you can see from above, weren't commenting on the timing of the lockdown.
However, during the same interview, speaking on Talk radio on Thursday morning around 8.30 am. What Dr. Stephen Baker , a professor in molecular microbiology leading a team who have developed a Covid 19 test for front line NHS workers,
did say, when asked about the timing of the lockdown. Was , and I'm not quoting verbatim here, something on the lines of , " overall, given they had to balance the economic needs with the medical advice they were receiving. I probably think it was about right."
To answer your question directly myself. I guess the reason for "a different view point than scientist's in other parts of Europe." Is because each country has unique circumstances regards, population densities, ethnic make up, age demographics, obesity , diabetes to consider. It appears, by the government's chief medical officer's own admission previously. That around the start of March there was a difference of opinion amongst the medical experts whether to go for a swedish like herd immunity approach or lockdown. He mentioned in one of the daily briefings, I think it was, that "sometimes coming to a consensus isn't always so easy" or something on those lines.
So I guess if achieving a consensus as to the best timing for a lockdown in
one country is not easy. It's going to be more difficult across nations.