Last week, Ian Donald, Emeritus Professor at the University of Liverpool, shared a short thread on Twitter explaining why the Government’s approach could be very effective, while noting that it also had its risks.

Before tough measures were introduced, Mr Donald wrote: "The Government's strategy on coronavirus is more refined than those used in other countries and potentially very effective.

"But it is also riskier and based on a number of assumptions. They need to be correct, and the measures they introduce need to work when they are supposed to.

"A UK starting assumption is that a high number of the population will inevitably get infected whatever is done – up to 80 percent.

"As you can’t stop it, so it is best to manage it."

Looks like Dominic's request for freaks and weirdos had results. The accuracy and efficacy of their forecasting will be seen in coming days.

https://newslanes.com/coronavirus-action-plan-how-dominic-cummings-real-strategy-could-be-most-effective/