Covid 19

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Dear Welsh Government,

The lockdown policies followed by WAG and Westminster are causing untold damage and debt.

Please can you answer the following questions.

Why are SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels flat or dropping across all age groups since May if the pandemic is still going?

What percentage of the population is assumed to have had prior immunity to SARS-CoV-2 in the SAGE forecasting models?

Why do 50% of household members not catch SARS-CoV-2 from infected persons with whom they live?

Why have Japan and South Korea not had any serious outbreak if the human species has no prior immunity to SARS-CoV-2?

What percentage of the population of the UK is assumed to be immune to COVID-19 (including prior immunity) as of this date?

What percentage of those diagnosed with COVID-19 since July have developed antibodies to COVID-19, confirming the diagnosis?

If 90%+ (SAGE Minutes: 21/09/20) of the population is still susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, why did the virus case numbers and deaths not double every 3-4 days throughout June, July and August, and indeed throughout the Autumn?

Why have positive test results rocketed while numbers of symptomatic patients in the community and NHS triage data show they have flatlined since mid-September?

Why are acute respiratory admissions through Accident & Emergency significantly below the normal for the time of year if the pandemic is still raging?

Why are total hospital admissions, ITU occupancy and hospital oxygen consumption at or below normal levels for the time of year?

What percentage of deaths labelled as being due to COVID-19 have had the diagnosis confirmed at post-mortem since July?

Why are the regions of the country that have had excess deaths not the same regions that have supposed COVID-19 deaths, unlike in spring?

Why has Liverpool testing by the Army failed to find COVID-19 in the community when they are supposedly at the centre of the alleged “second wave”?

How is a 0.22% rate of diagnosed infection in the public in Liverpool to be reconciled with the ONS prediction of 2.3% infection rates in Liverpool on 11th November based on PCR testing?

Why are much quicker lateral flow tests not being prioritised for hospital admissions to prevent the standard 24-48 hour delay with PCR results and ensure that those who are positive can be isolated to prevent hospital spread?

Why aren’t all staff being tested by the lateral flow test to prevent the staffing crisis being caused by false positive PCR results?

Do positive PCR tests for asymptomatic and symptomatic NHS staff, or anyone else, which result in them being required to self-isolate have confirmatory re-tests performed?

Why is the country in lockdown when there are no excess hospital admissions, no excess intensive care bed use and no excess death rates (by date of occurrence) in the midst of an allegedly out of control, raging pandemic?

Why are we in lockdown when the Government’s own Operation Cygnus pandemic plan stated that lockdown could only delay deaths by a few weeks at most?

What evidence is there that lockdown has prevented more deaths than it has caused?

It is vital these questions are answered.

I thank you for your time and cooperation and look forward to your reply.

Yours faithfully,

Abigail Green

Welsh Government

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Dear A Green,

 

Please find attached an acknowledgement letter towards your Freedom of
Information request received on 29 November.

 

Apologies for the delay the Welsh Government is facing unprecedented
challenges during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

 

As a result resources, both finances and people, are being diverted away
from many of our usual activities to deal with the pandemic.  This has
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information rights work during the pandemic.  We thank you for your
understanding during this time.

 

The following is a link to the blog page of the Information Commissioner’s
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Thanks,

 

Chris

 

 

 

Christopher Maton

Government Business Team

 

 

 

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Dear A Green,

 

Please find attached a response letter towards your Freedom of Information
request received on 29 November.

 

Apologies for the delay the Welsh Government is facing unprecedented
challenges during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

 

As a result resources, both finances and people, are being diverted away
from many of our usual activities to deal with the pandemic.  This has
impacted on our ability to comply with the normal requirements for
information rights work during the pandemic.  We thank you for your
understanding during this time.

 

The following is a link to the blog page of the Information Commissioner’s
web site where you can find an article entitled FOI and the coronavirus: a
measured approach:

[1]https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/news-an...

 

Thanks,

 

Chris

 

 

 

Christopher Maton

Government Business Team

 

Sganiwyd y neges hon am bob feirws hysbys wrth iddi adael Llywodraeth
Cymru. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn cymryd o ddifrif yr angen i ddiogelu eich
data. Os cysylltwch â Llywodraeth Cymru, mae ein [2]hysbysiad preifatrwydd
yn esbonio sut rydym yn defnyddio eich gwybodaeth a sut rydym yn diogelu
eich preifatrwydd. Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg. Byddwn yn
anfon ateb yn Gymraeg i ohebiaeth a dderbynnir yn Gymraeg ac ni fydd
gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi. On leaving the Welsh Government this
email was scanned for all known viruses. The Welsh Government takes the
protection of your data seriously. If you contact the Welsh Government
then our [3]Privacy Notice explains how we use your information and the
ways in which we protect your privacy. We welcome receiving correspondence
in Welsh. Any correspondence received in Welsh will be answered in Welsh
and corresponding in Welsh will not lead to a delay in responding.

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