COVID

Question 1

What happened at the start of COVID-19 lockdown

Answer 1

• Stay home, protect NHS, save lives
• Travel for essential workers
• Clap for carers
• Itll be at least 6 months till covid measures loosened
• England
• Promise of PPE new supply
• The Guardian reported that care home deaths were being underrepresented from key stats
• Scientific advisor state that it was a mess. Disorgansied
• May= UK= highest death toll in Europe

Question 2

How did COVID-19 occur at the beginning?

Answer 2

• First in wuhan in December of 2019
• Zoonotic infection (bat to human)
• Initially considered viral pneumonia
• British gover nment critisesed for lateness of lockdown + disorganisation and efficiency
• Department of health and social care (along with public health England) raised risk of virus form very low to low
• Presented symptoms (dry cough, long cough repetitive)
• BJ expressed apprehention
  o Economical impacts of covid
  o Trigegr panic and unnecessary economic damage that goes beyond medical rational

Question 3

What was the initial plan for COVID-19?

Answer 3

Initial plan:
- Chris witty outlined UK proposed strategy for managing covid
o Contain
 Detect cases
 Follow up contacts
 Prevent initial spread
o Delay
 Slow nationwide spread to lower peak impact + direct acute contagion
o Research
 Better understand the virus
 Methods to stop spread
 Vaccines
 Models of care
o Mitigate
 Provide best care for those who are sick/infected
 Support hospital/staff

Question 4

How did COVID enter the UK

Answer 4

• 13 march, WHO declared Europe as an active centre of pandemic
• Lockdown in Italy and spread
  Progression in the UK:
• March- acute viral transmission , policy u turns , public lockdown
• Level 4 incident: NHS England taking full control of NHS resources
• Preexisting medical conditions= avoiding travel
• Government scientific advisor said that herd immunity was w c hat we needed to do
• Matt hancock said that this isn’t the case
• 16th march= Johnson said to avoid all non essential travel, public gatherings, pubs, clubs, theatres
• Pregnant women= complications of covid
• 17th march: NHS England announced that all non-urgent operations would be postponed from 15th April (30 000 hospital beds released)
• Furlough scheme-> provide governmental grants to employers. This means they would pay staff 80% of monthly wage
  o Prevents people being made redundant
  o March-> October