Public Health

UK Must CONTAIN Covid19 Right Now- We Can Stop It- Each Ten Days Delay Can Increase Cases Tenfold 1,000 To 10,000 Then 100,000

I often get asked- “How long is this COVID19 pandemic going to last?”. The answer, according to the WHO, is that it is up to us. We can stop this. The only question is whether we will. Most countries in the world are acting vigorously to stop it with rigo ...

Article - Robert Walker - Mar 18 2020 - 10:03am

WHO (Mar 16): Test Test Test & ISOLATE All Cases Of COVID19, However Mild, Until 14 Days After Patients Recover

Summary (of WHO press briefing on 16th March): We must test every suspected case for COVID-19. We must immediately isolate all cases, even the mild ones. Isolation needs to continue through to 14 days after the symptoms cease to make sure the patients are ...

Article - Robert Walker - Mar 18 2020 - 12:49pm

WHO COVID19 Mar 20- Message Of Courage And Hope In Difficult Times- First Pandemic In History With Power To Change Way It Goes

The director general gave a really good speech on Friday, and I am sharing it here, to help people have more courage in what are going to be difficult times. Up until March 20th, the WHO said this is the first pandemic we can stop. Now the WHO say that Wu ...

Article - Robert Walker - Mar 21 2020 - 10:30pm

WHO Recommendations On COVID-19 Not Followed By UK- Need To Get Back On Track Swiftly To Save Lives- Paradigm Shift Inertia?

Everyone in the UK- please share this widely, this and other posts that explain what is happening in the UK. We are no longer trying to contain COVID-19 in the UK, only to slow down its spread. Also, we no longer try to keep track of who in our society ha ...

Article - Robert Walker - Mar 21 2020 - 10:48pm

Many Countries Are Stopping COVID19- Containing Cases Is The Key- Every Day Of Delay Makes It Harder For Countries & The World

COVID19 can be stopped. China has nearly made it go away completely. China had no new cases even in Hubei yesterday (17th March). It had four cases only on the two previous days- and it's only getting a few cases from other countries. South Korea has ...

Article - Robert Walker - Mar 23 2020 - 8:59am

164? 9,000? How Many Really Have The Coronavirus? How Does That Translate To Illness?

There could be a lot more COVID-19 cases than the 164 instances CDC lists, even up to 9,000 in the U.S., but even that would not be reason for alarm. ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Mar 26 2020 - 5:52pm

Dear Boris Johnson- UK's Policy On Covid-19 Needs Evidence Based Science Debate- We Must Not Delay- Every Minute Saves Lives

I have sent variations of this email to my local MP, the shadow health secretary, leaders of the main parties etc. Dear <MP> Please challenge the government and ask for an evidence based science debate on the basis for their COVID-19 policies. You c ...

Article - Robert Walker - Mar 27 2020 - 3:22am

Good News From Italy: COVID 19 Outbreak Halted In Italian Town Of Vo Euganeo At Record Speed- 90 To 0 New Cases In Two Weeks

Good news- one small Italian town, Vo Euganeo, has completely stopped its outbreak by rigorously testing everyone in the community including those who were asymptomatic. To do that they disregarded a directive from their government to only test those who ...

Article - Robert Walker - Mar 28 2020 - 7:41am

UK Can Rise To Challenge Of Mass Testing Of Covid-19 And Contact Tracing At An Unprecedented Scale

I am glad to read that the former health secretary Jeremy Hunt is asking our government to follow the WHO recommendations on COVID19. Not just mass testing, also quarantine and contact tracing, all on an unprecedented scale. His op ed is here: Mass testin ...

Article - Robert Walker - Apr 1 2020 - 5:40am

Spain, Italy, Germany And Iceland On Course To Contain Their Outbreaks Of COVID-19- With A Change Of Direction UK Can Too

Many countries are showing that the strategy of China, Singapore and South Korea also works in Europe- to aggressively find cases, isolate them, trace contacts and isolate them. They now need to keep this up. Italy is now down to a 4% increase per day- th ...

Article - Robert Walker - Apr 1 2020 - 8:34pm