[hibeejim21]

Far too little, far too late, is the only verdict possible on the Tory Government response to the crisis. The only thing I would add is that the EU response is just as bad. The much-vaunted EU Procurement Initiative has only delivered the necessary equipment in the last couple of weeks, although the idea was mooted in February. Any success EU nations like Germany have had is entirely due to their own efforts.

All the noise generated by the Tories regarding their "new" testing, tracking, isolating strategy is silenced by the fact that it would have been much easier to do it for a few thousand people two months ago than hundreds of thousands of people now - or by the end of the month if it's even in operation by then. I've just heard that Boris has now announced a 14 day quarantine period for people entering the UK (I can't find confirmation of this anywhere) - if true, once again he's at least two months too late.

There must be senior Ministers/Officials who must be discarded after we eventually get through this crisis, for failing to protect the British public. That includes all the 4 Nations Governments.

Bold underline - confirmation at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52594023

The EU made a mess of it Ritchie, then they realised their best way to help the member states was to stay 'hands off'.