'Keep calm and carry on' may not work in a time of Covid-19 pandemic

Beyond the obvious ways that this cavalier behavior is disconcerting, it has enhanced a widely shared sense that Britain - famously rule-abiding - is now operating without adult supervision

During a recent visit to a private London hospital, I was horrified to encounter a delivery man wheeling in a load of supplies without wearing a face mask. An orderly in blue scrubs stood inside the elevator, three feet from me, with his mask draped around his chin.

The scene at the hospital may present an especially shocking example of the casual way in which many people in London continue to confront a pandemic that has killed more than 57,000 Britons, but it is hardly unusual.

Coronavirus cases are again increasing rapidly, yet shoppers routinely wander the aisles of the