elbows
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Other stuff from that modelling document:
I put part of that in bold as its a good fit for the idea that the 'pingdemic' was like a mini partial lockdown that made an important difference. Fuck the press that moaned and mischaracterised it at the time.
There is a clear consensus that continued high levels of homeworking has played a very important role in preventing sustained epidemic growth in recent months. It is highly likely that a significant decrease in homeworking in the next few months would result in a rapid increase in hospital admissions.
The modelling did not foresee such rapid transient change in dynamics, with possible reasons including the closure of schools for the summer, changes in behaviour during and following the Euro 2020 football matches, a period of warm weather, and a large proportion of the population isolating as a result of being identified as a contact of a case, as discussed in a previous consensus statement
I put part of that in bold as its a good fit for the idea that the 'pingdemic' was like a mini partial lockdown that made an important difference. Fuck the press that moaned and mischaracterised it at the time.