»Mit einem früheren Lockdown hätte mindestens die Hälfte aller Todesfälle vermieden werden können«
Bericht des House of Commons, 12.10.2021 (engl. Originalfassung)
Much of the impact of covid-19 during the first wave was determined by decisions made during the early weeks of the pandemic, between January and late March 2020. The seriousness of the threat to the UK was recognised in January when the Government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies—SAGE—was convened and met on 22 January 2020. It is important to record that all decisions taken during those initial weeks were taken in a fog of uncertainty.