Does the Scottish Government have the power to put the country on lockdown?

Boris Johnson was quoted last week on ITV's This Morning toying with the idea that we should perhaps just allow the Coronavirus to pass through the population. He told Philip Schofield, "perhaps you could take it on the chin, take it all in one go and allow the disease, as it were, to move through the population, without taking as many draconian measures." While countries around the world close their borders, cancel flights, shut down schools and ban mass gatherings, Johnson and the UK's Tory Government decided to do nothing. Only last night, Johnson decided to follow Scotland's lead by banning mass gatherings. Even the state broadcaster, the BBC used the phrase "will follow Scotland's lead." Surprising? Not really. It was inevitable that Johnson's ageing core support would react badly to Johnson's inaction. He only changed course because he has realised that it would damage him politically. Telling people just to keep calm and