@dump_stack

Actually, this was also the attitude of British authorities back in January. This article in Guardian describes precisely the self-taught arrogance among the people forming the government.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/18/how-did-britain-get-its-response-to-coronavirus-so-wrong

Now, if you compare outcomes - UK has 5x more deaths than Germany for example, in spite of having smaller population and 2x over 65+.