Comments by UK chief medical adviser, Chris Whitty
- Some things we are going to do will have an impact on the economy, society
- If we do too little, the virus will get out of control
- If we do too much, it will hit the economy
So far, the briefing is a bit of a boring one as they are mainly outlining the current virus situation across the UK and saying that it needs to be taken seriously.
There isn't much else to extrapolate from the other remarks as Whitty is mostly saying that the virus trajectory won't change if things continue the way they are right now.
This is a rather chilling chart of what could happen if things got out of control in the UK:
