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Re:Ask HN: Is UK government insane or genius? by ethbro on Saturday March 14, 2020 @10:46PM (#22580795)
Not sure why Health ministers are getting shade for testing positive?

I'd rather my top health officials actually have contact with those under them, than sit in a glass bubble.

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Re:Ask HN: Is UK government insane or genius? by hyperpallium on Monday March 16, 2020 @08:47AM (#22592196)
They don't follow basic advice (e.g. don't shake hands, touch your face, etc), they don't close down mass events, they don't close schools "because we're not at that stage yet". The time to close them is before we reach "that stage".

Number of cases is a trailing indicator, which also only covers those tested.

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