In the UK the number of cases rose rapidly.
But the public – and authorities – are only learning this now because these cases were only published now as a backlog.
The reason was apparently that the database is managed in Excel and the number of columns had reached the maximum.
"The end of the day has a way of convincing you what you’ve done is good, but the next morning has a way of telling you the truth. If you aren't sure, sleep on it before saying it." from @basecamp's post "How We communicate" https://t.co/hTNoGC3I0e