Thank goodness we were "well-prepared" and had "world-beating" systems in place before the virus arrived. Just imagine what it could have been like had we had a government that doesn't seem to know its arse from its elbow, is led by an arrogant law-breaking adviser, and was only interested in...
He would also have known the questions beforehand. They were on the screen as they were being asked. So, it would be easy to be prepared and briefed (you would think).
He was flanked by these!
Whitty was asked whether they had been consulted on the new 'Stay Alert' slogan - his answer made it quite clear that he wasn't.