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The FT claim it was: https://www.ft.com/content/16764a22-69ca-11ea-a3c9-1fe6fedcca75 https://www.ft.com/content/16764a22-69ca-11ea-a3c9-1fe6fedcc...
by ubercow13 6y ago
The FT claim it was: https://www.ft.com/content/16764a22-69ca-11ea-a3c9-1fe6fedcca75 https://www.ft.com/content/16764a22-69ca-11ea-a3c9-1fe6fedcc...
- toyg 6y ago"The UK and the US". It's in the title. As I said, "around the world" they were already taking countermeasures.
- fceccon 6y agoThe timelime doesn't match tho. The article is dated 19/03 and mentions a study released the previous week (so 12/03 or late). The italian lockdown started on the 22/02 [0] for a few towns, and a couple of weeks later was extended to the entire peninsula. [0] https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/25/towns-italy-lockdown-coronavirus-12298246/ https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/25/towns-italy-lockdown-coronavi...
- ubercow13 6y agoIndeed, I forgot how late the UK/US policy changed. The claim that this study affected policy around the world doesn't seem to hold up.