Da Londra riceviamo il documento di alcuni scienziati che, in base alle loro competenze, chiedono al governo che vengano applicate anche in UK le misure di distanziamento sociale attive negli altri paesi d'Europa
Public request to take stronger measures of social
distancing across the UK with immediate effect
As scientists living and working in the UK, we would like to express our concern
about the course of action announced by the Government on 12th March 2020
regarding the Coronavirus outbreak. In particular, we are deeply preoccupied
by the timeline of the proposed plan, which aims at delaying social distancing
measures even further.
The current data about the number of infections in the UK is denitely in
line with the growth curves already observed in other countries, including Italy,
Spain, France, and Germany. The same data strongly suggests that the number
of infected will be in the order of dozens of thousands within a few days.
Under unconstrained growth, this outbreak will aect millions of people in the
next few weeks. This will most probably put the NHS at serious risk of not being
able to cope with the
ow of patients needing intensive care, as the number of
ICU beds in the UK is much smaller than that available in other neighbouring
countries with a similar population. Going for \herd immunity" at this point
is not a viable option, as this will put NHS at an even stronger level of stress,
risking many more lives than necessary.
By putting in place social distancing measures now, the growth can be slowed
down dramatically, and thousands of lives can be spared. We consider the social
distancing measures taken as of today as mostly insucient, and we strongly be-
lieve that additional and more restrictive measures should be taken immediately,
as it is already happening in other countries across the world.
We urge anyone who has sympathy with our views, and access to the govern-
ment strategy group, to make our concerns more widely known.
Signed by:
David Arrowsmith, Professor of Mathematics, Complex Systems, Queen Mary University of London
Christian Beck, Professor of Applied Mathematics, Dynamical Systems, Queen Mary University of London
Martin Benning, Lecturer in Optimisation, Complex Systems, Queen Mary University of London
Ginestra Bianconi, Professor of Applied Mathematics, Complex Systems, Queen Mary University of London
Jamie Grin, Lecturer in Applied Probability, Queen Mary University of London
Weini Huang, Lecturer in Mathematical Biology, Complex Systems, Queen Mary University of London
Lucas Lacasa, Reader in Applied Mathematics, Complex Systems, Queen Mary University of London
Vito Latora, Professor of Applied Mathematics, Chair of Complex Systems, Queen Mary University of London
Vincenzo Nicosia, Lecturer in Networks and Data Analysis, Complex Systems, Queen Mary University of
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