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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
The app was just plain British exceptionalism.
I agree the failed herd immunity plan aka late lockdown was worse. This was when the government dropped mass testing and contact tracing in the early spring in order to pursue the “herd immunity” strategy.
The plan was abandoned as hospitals filled up and BoJo then announced lockdown.
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Which dictionary are you (and a lot of other people) using?
Have you redefined the words "exceptional" and "exceptionalism"?
From 22nd April
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Among the coronavirus contact-tracing apps for which the data model is known, 70 per cent operate on a centralised system globally. This means that the location or proximity tracing data processed by the app is funnelled into a centrally run database (most likely controlled by the government or local health service) rather than being stored locally on the user’s phone.
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Interestingly, the data also reveals that 64 per cent of apps have opted to track citizens using GPS data, with the remaining 36 per cent choosing Bluetooth. This is in spite of the fact that Bluetooth is widely recognised to be much more accurate.
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So nothing "exceptional" about the UK approach.
Mass testing and contact tracing were halted on the SAME basis as countries like Germany and South Korea, ie too many cases occurring.