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And now more details of the plan are trickling out - over 70s being advised to stay at home (but not yet), etc.

At every point people will ask, "if cancelling large events/closing schools/WFH would have helped, why didn't you announce it weeks ago instead of now?"

Plus, it isn't as if people are actually keeping calm and carrying on. Their shopping has been disrupted, half their friends are staying home (despite no government advice to do so), they can't visit their doctors in person any more, and everybody is stuck to the news. Productivity in offices has dropped due to the anxiety and uncertainty, and I don't think Boris' "life goes on as normal for now but that may change later" speech late Friday has done anything to prevent that.