Having extended its initial target to find 750,000 helpers, it seems the Government now has too many.
Following this road will require a transformation of how we work and live on an expectation-defying scale.
Until Ministers set out their thinking on answers, the future will be less clear than it might be. They should so this week.
The idea that we should not seek the closest commercial relationship with the United States is unconscionable.
The mass of the public will demand answers to questions that previously had relatively limited appea – such as: why the postcode lottery in healthcare?
How prepared are we for strict social distancing for the forseeable future, compulsory masks, closed leisure facilities – and a semi-functioning economy?
Our reading of his statement is that he intends to sketch out a plan before the first May Bank Holiday rather than after it.
The Health Secretary’s defence of his department’s pro-lockdown stance has made him a target for those who want it eased.
Fortunately, a decentralised solution has come forward that will allows epidemiologists and Health Departments to access the data they need.
In Derbyshire, we have learnt to have a confident approach, not one wrapped in overly cautious, bureaucratic, risk-averse practice.
The decision that Boris Johnson must make after his return this week is and can only be political – not scientific.
Those with Chronic Kidney Disease, diabetes and high blood pressure must be protected.
I am beginning to worry that there may come a time when there will be a need for a more nuanced message – but the public won’t be willing to hear it.
It will require up to 50,000 people, not 18,000. Or else we’re set to be in shutdown for the duration – with baleful economic consequences.