| National Clinical Director Jason Leitch has pointed to the case of Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan, as an example of the dangers of exiting lockdown too quickly. The island, which has a population similar to Scotland’s, has seen more cases of Covid-19 in a second wave, forcing a second lockdown, following the ending of the first lockdown on 19 March after five weeks. (The Times) |
Hokkaido shows the dangers of exiting lockdown too quickly, Leitch says
National Clinical Director Jason Leitch has pointed to the case of Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan, as an example of the dangers of exiting lockdown too quickly. The island, which has a population similar to Scotland’s, has seen more cases of Covid-19 in a second wave, forcing a second lockdown, following the ending of the […]