But Chris Whitty and John Edmonds are saying it’s real. Now, who knows, maybe I’m naive, but these are actual experts, and I don’t think they’d make stuff up for the fun of it.
If there is even a chance that what they are saying is true, then it’s a very serious development and countries are right to shut down travel from the UK.
Would you agree that a virus with the same effects but with 70% increased transmissibility would be a very serious public health matter, more serious than the already serious situation?
And that therefore, approaching the situation on the basis that this news is true is by far the most rational approach for policy makers?