SAGE 34 minutes: Coronavirus (COVID-19) response, 7 May 2020
Record of the discussion that took place at SAGE's thirty-fourth meeting.
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This is a record of the discussion of SAGE 34 on 7 May 2020.
It should be viewed in context: the paper was the best assessment of the evidence at the time of writing. The picture is developing rapidly and, as new evidence or data emerges, SAGE updates its advice accordingly.
Therefore, some of the information in this paper may have been superseded and the author’s opinion or conclusion may since have developed.
These documents are released as pre-print publications that have provided the government with rapid evidence during an emergency. These documents have not been peer-reviewed and there is no restriction on authors submitting and publishing this evidence in peer-reviewed journals.
(Please note: Since the minutes were written, it has been brought to our attention Professor Lucy Yardley is affiliated equally to University of Bristol and University of Southampton).
Redactions within this document have been made to remove any names of junior officials (not Senior Civil Service) or names of anyone for national security reasons. SAGE 34 includes redactions of 14 junior officials and one official for national security reasons.