I agree. I think the UK govt have been guilty of a complete dereliction of duty. They made a Hames of it in the beginning so much so that their laissez faire attitude seeped down into the public mindset and you still have people packing tube stations every day. They are finding it hard to unring that bell. Now they are trying to save face. Even reporting on this pandemic in terms of Scotland, England, NI and Wales. Whatever happened to team GB.
The ppe would have mainly being used in construction. The Government are forcing people on to public transport to get to work and mix on a job. 2m distance while pouring concrete. Try that
I remember watching scenes of German carnival pre lenten celebrations which had millions of people in close proximity to each other thinking this was a recipe for disaster. Its admirable to see how they are dealing with this.