Whoa, someone actually texted you in 2020? Oh, nvm, it's just Boris Johnson, telling you to stay the f**k at home

UK lacks formal emergency messaging system, so Big 4 carriers helped out

Throughout the day (24th March), the British government is set to text UK mobiles to reinforce the prevailing advice amid the COVID-19 outbreak: stay home.…

via The Register - Data Centre: Networks
https://go.theregister.co.uk/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2020/03/24/uk_coronavirus_advice_texts/