Before revision:  An analysis of UK data using the model of Flaxman et al. (2020, Nature 584) gives the same result under relaxation of its prior assumptions on R  .
After revision:  An analysis of UK data using the model of Flaxman et al. (2020, Nature 584) gives the same result under relaxation of its prior assumptions on R , suggesting an enhanced role for non pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) short of full lock down in the UK context. Similar patterns appear to have occurred in the subsequent two lockdowns .