Coronavirus: UK minister suggests other countries’ strategies are based on ‘populism’ not science – By Alan McGuinness (Sky News) / March 16 2020
The transport secretary suggests the response from other countries has not been based on the scientific evidence.
A minister has defended the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic – and suggested the response from other countries has not been based on the scientific evidence.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said Downing Street’s response to COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, was fuelled by a “real desire to be driven by the evidence and by the science”.
As it stands, there are 1,373 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the UK, with 35 deaths linked to the virus.
The UK has yet to implement stringent restrictions seen in countries like Italy and the United States, which include shutting businesses and putting regions into lockdown.
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