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A body representing London police officers criticized the government’s pandemic response as “weak” amid concerns that the public has begun to ignore closure restrictions.
The Metropolitan Police Federation (MPF) said that despite its claims to the contrary, the government is sending conflicting messages.
MPF’s Ken Marsh told BBC Radio 4 that authorities “needed to be firmer from the start.”
He said: “It has been quite indecisive how we have done it. If we had been very strict from the beginning, it is painful, but it is not too painful in terms of what you are actually asked to do, so I think we would have a better result now “
Health officials said they fear the British are beginning to be complacent about the Covid-19 blockade after traffic and mobile phone data revealed that more people are on the roads and looking for directions.
Professor Stephen Powis, national medical director for NHS England, said on Saturday that “there was a bit of concern” after the unusually hot weather drew large crowds to public spaces.
Scotland Yard sent bicycle officers to guard London’s Hyde Park, while North Yorkshire police revealed that 50% of the closing fines issued so far have been for tourists visiting beauty spots in the area.
The criticism came when a diagnostic expert asked to inquire about the government’s Covid-19 contact tracking application, which criticized it for focusing on cough and fever, excluding other symptoms.
The smartphone download was being tested on the Isle of Wight before its planned launch in the rest of the country later this month.
Dr. Nick Summerton, a GP with 32 years of experience, told the Sunday Mirror that the app risked ignoring 10 different symptoms of fever or cough.
He said: “The first point I made was to include many more symptoms. The second was that they should talk to Tim Spector about the symptom grouping work he’s done. Ignoring such good work is strange.
Professor Spector, from King’s College London, launched the Covid-19 Symptom Tracker app on March 23, with nearly three million people using it in Britain and the United States since then.
He said the government, however, had refused to work with his team.
“The government is putting politics above science,” he told the Mirror.
“We should be using a combination of symptoms to diagnose this. It would save lives. We are falling behind other countries. “
The app requires smartphone users to download and share data the moment they test positive or show signs of Covid-19, and the app sends a notification to all mobile phone users who have been in close proximity advising them to isolate themselves.
Experts have said that time is a major factor in the application that helps contain the spread of the coronavirus.
