Coronavirus: Disease Control

(asked on 20th May 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the research by Dr Rajiv Chowdhury et al., Dynamic interventions to control COVID-19 pandemic: a multivariate prediction modelling study comparing 16 worldwide countries, published on 19 May, which found that a cycle of a 50-day lock down followed by a 30-day relaxation may reduce new infections and deaths; and what impact they estimate that such a policy would have on (1) the UK’s COVID-19 infection rate, and (2) the UK’s public finances.


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Lord Bethell
This question was answered on 3rd June 2020

The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies provides Ministers and officials with evidence-based scientific advice in emergencies based on a range of sources.

We have published the statements and the accompanying evidence to demonstrate how our understanding of COVID-19 has continued to evolve as new data emerges. At all times, we have been consistently guided by scientific and medical advice to ensure that we do the right thing at the right time.

The work of the Joint Biosecurity Centre will support the wider Test and Trace system to identify outbreaks of COVID-19 infections and help decision makers respond rapidly to any outbreak.

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