01-07-2020, 20:21
Twitter thread from FT journalist:
“The UK government’s published numbers of new cases at local authority level only include pillar 1 and *not* pillar 2 cases, meaning as many as 90% of new cases are missing from the data”
Pillar 2 is the test centres which means cases like Leicester aren’t being picked up in time locally to take reasonable action before problems become widespread. Of course the test centres are run privately and their contract stipulates they don't need to inform health authorities or local government.
As starmer pointed out in parliament today we are looking at months and months of Leicester style lockdowns unless the government does something about its farcical testing systems.
“The UK government’s published numbers of new cases at local authority level only include pillar 1 and *not* pillar 2 cases, meaning as many as 90% of new cases are missing from the data”
Pillar 2 is the test centres which means cases like Leicester aren’t being picked up in time locally to take reasonable action before problems become widespread. Of course the test centres are run privately and their contract stipulates they don't need to inform health authorities or local government.
As starmer pointed out in parliament today we are looking at months and months of Leicester style lockdowns unless the government does something about its farcical testing systems.