One of the most telling stats that I've learned since covid all kicked off is that something like 450 people die each and every day of cancer. That said covid is an infectious disease which can therefore be 'treated' by stopping people getting infected so, at a very base level, it has a "treatment" that works. I think though its covid's ability to multiply super fast if left unchecked that makes deciding any course of action very scary to quantify and, given the government's previous track record with it, they just can't afford to be to libertarian with their dealings with it right now. Another screw up will surely lose Boris his job?