
So the lockdown has been extended for another three weeks.
Flatten the curve (squash the sombrero) to protect the NHS from being overwhelmed: DONE
Then it was "prevent a second peak": no evidence that there would ever be one.
Now it's a vague mix of more "second peak" prevention and "finalising" plans for a "modest" easing of measures: in other it's the end of the beginning as we settle down to a very long drawn-out process which will still essentially be "lockdown".