12 June

“As the Prime Minister said, our strategy across the nation has been one of suppression. It is fantastic that we have effectively achieved elimination at this time in many parts of the country, but that's not our goal.” (Chief Medical Officer) Why did we choose suppression? Because we thought our economy was separate to our health, and the two had to be balanced. Problem is, what is it you suppress? The economy. You’re trying to close and open the economy, at the same time. The US and UK tried that absurdity, it’s been a disaster. Now they’re opening with thousands dying. We may have eliminated by accident here - it’s our best hope.