Coronavirus: Chief Scientific Adviser's response to claims government are not doing enough | LBC
The Government's chief scientific adviser is defending the measures taken to delay the peak of the coronavirus outbreak in the UK. People with even mild symptoms of Covid-19 - a new continuous cough or a temperature of over 37.8C are being urged to self-isolate for a week. However, ministers have stopped short of following other countries in ordering school closures and the cancellation of social gatherings. Speaking to Nick Ferrari, Sir Patrick Vallance insisted that the action they've taken is far from a trivial change. He said: "This isn't an epidemic that is going to last a couple of weeks, it is going to go on for months. "We need to make sure we do the right thing at the right stage to have the biggest impact. "And the measures that were announced yesterday, which were that anybody with mild symptoms, which are a fever, a raised temperature or a cough, should stay at home. That's not a trivial change. "That is going to have a big impact of many people staying at home for a week. "It is one of the things that can have the biggest impact in terms of reducing the transmissibility and ability of the virus to spread quickly across the population." #Coronavirus #NickFerrari #LBC LBC is the home of live debate around news and current affairs. We let you join the conversation and hold politicians to account. Subscribe for more: https://l-bc.co/subscribe Watch More Here: The Latest Brexit Videos: https://l-bc.co/BrexitLatest The Best Of The Nigel Farage Show: https://l-bc.co/Nigel The Best Of James O’Brien: https://l-bc.co/JamesObrien The Best Of Iain Dale: https://l-bc.co/IainDale The Latest Donald Trump Videos: https://l-bc.co/DonaldTrump Join in the conversation and listen at https://www.lbc.co.uk/ Sign up to LBC’s weekly newsletter here: https://l-bc.co/newsletter Like, follow and subscribe to LBC! Website: https://lbc.co.uk Facebook: https://fb.me/lbc Twitter: / lbc Instagram: / lbc This is not your ordinary talk radio stream. LBC is the leading YouTube channel for live debate around the news and current affairs. We have live interviews and debates and you can even phone in to join in the conversation.
