[DanaC]

My contention is that he was taking this seriously before he got ill with Covid-19.

You have said this:

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Boris who finally admitted the pandemic exists - only after he ended up in the ICU
and variations thereof on several occasions now.

Boris tested positive for Covid-19 on March 27 - a full 4 days after the Prime Minister announced the country was going into lockdown.

Where is one fact that supports that hypothesis? He completely ignored the threat until it was too late - 20 March.