You asked
I'm writing to request information about the novel COVID-19 outbreak and the epidemiological models being used by the government to decide how to face this crisis, specifically:
Full data of the COVID-19 outbreaks
- Information about tests (performed, negative, positive, …)
- Geospatial information about the outbreak (number by county, …)
Full epidemiological model
- Raw input data for the model
- Complete description of the model, with references relevant literature
- Clear explanation of the assumptions and limitations of the model employed
- Full pipeline and code needed (together to the raw input) to reproduce the calculations and the results of the model
- Complete set of results/prediction, together with estimated uncertainties and error
- Complete description of how the model has been interpret to arrive at the conclusion the government is using to respond to the crisis
Misc
- Compelling evidence about acquired immunity after COVID-19 infection
- Compelling evidence about the estimated herd immunity threshold for COVID-19
- Compelling evidence that the current government policy is the best possible interpretation of the model
We said
Thank you for your enquiry.
We are not responsible for the modelling or the code for the data you have requested nor do we hold the raw data. Therefore we are unable to provide you with the information you require.
The Department of Health and Social Care may be better placed to answer your query:
Ministerial Correspondence and Public Enquiries Unit
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
United Kingdom
Email: contactus.dhsc.gov.uk
Telephone: 0207 210 4850
Textphone: 0207 222 2262
Open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
The textphone service is for people with a hearing impairment.
You may also find this information of interest: ONS.gov.uk/coronavirus.