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Sage advisor warns government ‘current restrictions do not go far enough’ – Yahoo News Australia
Sir Jeremy Farrar said the government had been “too slow” to act.
A top government scientific adviser has warned that the current social distancing measures arent enough to halt a second wave of coronavirus.
Sir Jeremy Farrar, a member of number 10’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), said the government had been too slow to act in the initial stages of the pandemic.
He added that the recent decision to impose a 10pm curfew on pubs and restaurants do not go far enough to reduce transmission.
It is for politicians to make these very tough deci…
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