chris witty _ even higher. that was the logic. chris witty described _ even higher. witty described it as technically correct but logically incoherent to the general public. well, _ incoherent to the general public. welt, i_ incoherent to the general public. well, i think that it was put to me that it was logically coherent in the sense that we wanted to do what we could to reduce transmission and it was put to me that banning mass gatherings itself would not really help for the reason i have given. can i have the document which is a whatsapp — can i have the document which is a whatsapp message with yourself dated the iith _ whatsapp message with yourself dated the 11th of the third 2020. as we can see, — the 11th of the third 2020. as we can see, it— the 11th of the third 2020. as we can see, it reads, i spoke to chris witty— can see, it reads, i spoke to chris wittv at— can see, it reads, i spoke to chris witty at length about your concerns about _ witty at length about your concerns about the _ witty at length about your concerns about the proms tomorrow getting

you were only convinced by chris witty that long _ only convinced by chris witty that long covid wasproblem when from july 2020, you had been receiving _ when from july 2020, you had been receiving letters from patient advocates and members of parliament asking _ advocates and members of parliament asking for— advocates and members of parliament asking for formal recognition of long _ asking for formal recognition of long covid. in september 2020, matt hancock— long covid. in september 2020, matt hancock reminded you about long covid _ hancock reminded you about long covid in _ hancock reminded you about long covid. in october 2020, the hancock reminded you about long covid. in 0ctober2020, the nhs announced a five—point plan for long covid _ announced a five—point plan for long covid and _ announced a five—point plan for long covid and on — announced a five—point plan for long covid and on the 13th of october 2020. _ covid and on the 13th of october 2020, sir— covid and on the 13th of october 2020, sir patrick balance advised you about — 2020, sir patrick balance advised you about c

in the course of sir chris witty�*s evidence, he said this, in response to a question, had their perhaps a tier level system introduced earlier and had time to work over a long period of time, width there have remained the possibility that the second lockdown would not be as long? he said yes, as most people would agree that is the case. so there were clear signs that there arguments were very finely balanced in terms of damage to the economy and the number of deaths. ., , , deaths. indeed. it was finely balanced- — deaths. indeed. it was finely balanced. it _ deaths. indeed. it was finely balanced. it was _ deaths. indeed. it was finely balanced. it was also - deaths. indeed. it was finely balanced. it was also the - deaths. indeed. it was finely l balanced. it was also the case deaths. indeed. it was finely - balanced. it was also the case that says themselves and said that the evidence based on which to judge the effectiveness and harms associated with different interventions was weak at that moment in time, and that policymakers would have to consider a whole range of impacts alongsi