Emergency Plan for stopping the spread of COVID-19 IN ENGLAND
We wrote on 21st September that we were in a crisis and put forward a ten point plan to avoid a...
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Category: Mitigation measures
Blueprint for rebuilding Find, Test, Trace, Isolate and Support
To accompany our 6-week emergency plan for reversing the growth of COVID-19 in England, we have developed a detailed blueprint for how to reform the test and trace system. This involves restructuring testing systems, devolving contact tracing within local regions and instutiting wrap-around support for isolation. We believe this can be done within 6 weeks.
Read the full blueprint here .
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Why a population immunity strategy won’t work
A deliberate strategy of attempting to raise the level of population immunity by allowing or...
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A closer look at Sweden’s response to COVID-19
Sweden is often used as an example of a country where a population immunity strategy is working,...
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An emergency 10-Point plan to avoid a national lockdown
We are in a crisis. Infections and hospital admissions are rapidly increasing. The testing system...
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Testing for COVID-19: the why, the who and the how
COVID-19 will likely remain in circulation for many years. Nevertheless, in the absence of...
Read MoreConsultation document on the COVID-19 Safe Workplace Charter and briefing document on ending work lockdowns
Returns to workplaces must be rooted in the Precautionary Principle to make work COVID-Safe for all workers including those not directly employed; and in so doing, safeguarding the economy too. Workplaces may be an important...
Read MoreCharter for safe return to workplaces
A safe return to the workplace is essential for the economy, the health of workers and of the widercommunity. It must therefore be at the core of any effective strategy to deal with COVID-19. However, suchsafety is endangered by...
Read MoreFinal statement on use of face coverings to suppress COVID-19 transmission
Recommendations about the use of face coverings. The Government should Launch a comprehensive public information campaign to promote effective wearing of face coverings in enclosed public indoor spaces where distancing from...
Read MoreConsultation statement on use of face coverings to suppress COVID-19 transmission
Key points The purpose of this document is to foster an informed public conversation about what should be government policy on face masks.Scientific evidence on wearing face coverings to reduce spread of COVID-19 continues to...
Read MoreStatement on changes to government guidance on shielding
We have deep concerns about the plans for shielding to be ‘paused’ on 1st August.
Read MoreReview of scientific evidence of changing social distancing guidelines
Independent SAGE warns that it is not safe to relax social distancing rules for indoor settings and that the government’s proposal to reduce to 1 metre will ‘effectively end’ social distancing in Britain.
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