According to Le Monde (~ French NY Times), it's this research that prompted the French government to urgently implement this "lock down" solution. It was critic

According to Le Monde (~ French NY Times), it's this research that prompted the French government to urgently implement this "lock down" solution. It was criticized by some French scientists in the government's own expert group. But I don't really blame Ferguson. If President Macron listens to him, or Alex Jones, or any other crank or random guy with an opinion and a model, instead of his own experts, he is the one to blame. I think the culture of the "safety principle" and excessive caution is also to blame. https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2020/03/15/coronavirus-les-simulations-alarmantes-des-epidemiologistes-pour-la-france_6033149_3244.html https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2020/03/15/coronaviru...