response to covid Flashcards
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I dop believe that the government did the best that they could in such a new situation considering this is the first pandemic in many peoples life times. However, there are still some very valid criticisms that should be considered when discussing how the government handled the covid situation
For example, the first lockdown occurred much later compared to other European countries. Amid calls for tough measures to get the COVID-19 outbreak under control, a senior U.K. government source briefed the media that the Italian government’s lockdown approach was based on “populist, non-science based measures that aren’t any use,” adding: “They’re who not to follow.”.
Even though if a lockdown in Britian had been stated much more earlier there would have been considerably less deaths.
That being said, the government did try to maintain a strong economy during this time despite many people not working. This is definitely something that the government did well. An example of this would be the “eat out to help out” Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced his “Eat Out to Help Out” scheme encouraging Britons to flock to restaurants to help the economy bounce back.
