Day: 14 January 2021

Boris Claims Lockdown Is Working Despite Infections Peaking Before It Began "The thing I just did last is definitely what made the thing happening now happen... if it's good, that is, otherwise, it's got nothing to do with me, obviously." Do the facts matter anymore, or is it just about spinning a narrative that justifies politicians' latest radical intervention? The Prime Minister has claimed the fall in infections across England is all thanks to his latest school-closing, enforcement-heavy, virus-busting quarantine, despite the data showing the decline was already underway before the third lockdown was imposed. The Mail tries to bring some facts to bear on the matter. Despite the latest huge death toll, Mr Johnson sounded a notably optimistic tone about the emerging impact of the restrictions. He said the country was "now starting to see the beginnings of some signs" that the crackdown was having an effect in parts of the country, while stressing it was "early days" and urged people to "keep their discipline".MailOnline analysis suggests the outbreak in England may have started slowing before the blanket lockdown on January 4th, with infection numbers peaking in the worst-hit regions at the start of the year. The tide appears to have turned in parts of the country experiencing the worst outbreaks – London, the South East and the East of ...