Following (a Long Way Behind) the Science!

Weirdly, a Number 10 spokesman has dismissed the strong likelihood that the 43,000 false negative Covid tests by Immensa, can be blamed for any of the sharp rise in infections in the SW of England ( https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/25/false-covid-test-results-not-cause-of-surge-south-west-england-says-no-10). The SW of England is currently showing the greatest UK surge in Covid19 infections. Most of the false negatives reported by Immensa were on samples from this region. Virologists maintain that telling people they are negative (when they are not), changes their behaviour and makes transmission much more likely. In contrast, Number 10 claims that the high rate of infection in the English SW is because the region "may be catching up with the rest of the country." The UK government apparently have no plans to punish the privately-owned company that messed up the tests. White is black and black is white. And this is a government that claims to 'follow the science'. God help us!