Lots of briefing that Ministers want "incontrovertible evidence" before imposing more restrictions. This is a natural response when faced with a painful decision but - as they should know by now - with COVID if you wait until the evidence is incontrovertible it's already too late
[Thread] @nicd_sa, Michelle Groome and Waasila Jassat:
1. SA's 7-day moving average of new daily #COVID19 cases has increased from 332 on 16 Nov to 4,814 on 1 Dec (particularly high increase over the last 2 days)
2. This increase is unprecedented (higher than in any other wave)
#OnThisDay 1942 Admiral Sir Max Horton was made CinC @WestApproaches during which he had under his command more ships than any @RoyalNavy Commander in history and was instrumental in the Allied victory of the Battle of Atlantic, the longest and largest Naval Campaign of #ww2
A mesmerizing timelapse that visualizes the rotation of Earth by stabilizing the sky with a spinning camera, a unique perspective from photographer Bartosz Wojczyński.