London-Sana
The British government faces with Britain becoming the most affected country by the Corona virus and the number of deaths exceeding the threshold of thirty thousand accusations and increasing criticism, most recently issued by scientists who condemned the way they deal with their advice on how to face the epidemic and withheld information they provided in an official report they prepared.
Scientific advisors specializing in dealing with the Corona pandemic revealed in a report published in the Guardian newspaper, the British government attempts to impose control on their directives on dealing with the virus and condemned its interference in their work and withheld criticism directed at it in an official report prepared on how to confront the virus and limit its spread.
According to these scholars, the British government has revised a formal report prepared by a subcommittee of the Consultative Group dealing with Corona that provides advice on the possible response of the British to the procedures of public closure and quarantine, and many members of the committee revealed that “the revised parts of the document contain criticism and directed Possible government policies were formally requested to be considered in late March and early April.
"The revisions are terribly ridiculous and lead to adverse results," according to the description of one of the advisers on the aforementioned committee, while another member of the committee said that "the impression I have is that the British government does not want any criticism."
Professor of social psychology at St. Andrews University and a member of the Governmental Advisory Committee on Corona in Britain Stephen Richard expressed his "feeling of anger and perplexity" about the British government removing the criticisms directed against it, saying that "our greatest asset in this crisis is the public's confidence and commitment to it, and for this we must Be open with people to gain confidence. ”
The report, many parts of which were deleted mostly from the British government, was, according to the Guardian, one of a series of documents published by the British Scientific Consultative Group on Emergencies this week to calm the growing criticism about the lack of transparency about the advice provided to ministers dealing with the epidemic. Attempts to justify the criticisms of scientists came. A spokesman for the British Governmental Science Office said that "the revisions occurred because the policies discussed in the document are still under consideration."
Accusations of negligence are not the first of its kind that the British government faces. After the latter's assurances that it was ready to confront and monitor the Corona virus without worrying that it would spread in neighboring European countries, Britain turned within two months to the most affected by the epidemic in Europe and the second most affected country in the world. Prevention The need for checks and protective equipment did not precede nor did it impose isolation on the residents until the 23rd of last March.
Basem Kanoon
