Evidence now emerges that Britain was wrong to go into lockdown and was right the first time when it thought about carrying out herd immunity like Sweden...
UK announces 449 more coronavirus deaths - the fewest for a fortnight as leading expert argues Britain's crisis peaked BEFORE lockdown and claims fatality rate could be as low as 0.1%
Carl Heneghan, a professor of evidence-based medicine at Oxford University, claims data shows infection rates halved after the Government launched a hand-washing drive and recommend people keep two metres apart on March 16. He said ministers 'lost sight' of the evidence and rushed into a nationwide quarantine six days later after being instructed by scientific advisers who have been 'consistently wrong' during the crisis. Professor Heneghan hailed Sweden - which has not enforced a lockdown despite fierce criticism - for 'holding its nerve' and avoiding a 'doomsday scenario'. Most schools, shops, pubs and restaurants remain open, with the Swedes advised rather than forced to adopt social distancing measures. Data from the Royal College of GPs (pictured top) showed the number of people being diagnosed with flu-like illnesses dropped sharply after the Government began encouraging social distancing on March 16. Britain's coronavirus deaths peaked on April 8 (shown bottom).
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UK announces 449 more coronavirus deaths - the fewest for a fortnight as leading expert argues Britain's crisis peaked BEFORE lockdown and claims fatality rate could be as low as 0.1%
Carl Heneghan, a professor of evidence-based medicine at Oxford University, claims data shows infection rates halved after the Government launched a hand-washing drive and recommend people keep two metres apart on March 16. He said ministers 'lost sight' of the evidence and rushed into a nationwide quarantine six days later after being instructed by scientific advisers who have been 'consistently wrong' during the crisis. Professor Heneghan hailed Sweden - which has not enforced a lockdown despite fierce criticism - for 'holding its nerve' and avoiding a 'doomsday scenario'. Most schools, shops, pubs and restaurants remain open, with the Swedes advised rather than forced to adopt social distancing measures. Data from the Royal College of GPs (pictured top) showed the number of people being diagnosed with flu-like illnesses dropped sharply after the Government began encouraging social distancing on March 16. Britain's coronavirus deaths peaked on April 8 (shown bottom).
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...rt-argues-draconian-measures-unnecessary.html
