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'A National Scandal': A Timeline of the UK Government’s Woeful Response to the Coronavirus Crisis – Byline Times
Ian Sinclair and Rupert Read with comprehensive countdown to how Britain came to have one of highest COVID-19 per capita death rates in the world.
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Not a question of hindsight..
3 March 2020: “Prime Minister Boris Johnson said… that Coronavirus would not stop him greeting people with a handshake, adding that he had shaken the hands of everyone at a hospital where infected patients were being treated” (Reuters). During a press conference, Johnson said that “our country remains extremely well prepared. We already have a fantastic NHS, fantastic testing systems and fantastic surveillance of the spread of disease”. However, “the upbeat tone of that briefing stood in sharp contrast with the growing unease of many of the Government’s scientific advisers behind th3 March 2020: “Prime Minister Boris Johnson said… that Coronavirus would not stop him greeting people with a handshake, adding that he had shaken the hands of everyone at a hospital where infected patients were being treated” (Reuters). During a press conference, Johnson said that “our country remains extremely well prepared. We already have a fantastic NHS, fantastic testing systems and fantastic surveillance of the spread of disease”. However, “the upbeat tone of that briefing stood in sharp contrast with the growing unease of many of the Government’s scientific advisers behind the scenes. They were already convinced that Britain was on the brink of a disastrous outbreak”. (Reuters)e scenes. They were already convinced that Britain was on the brink of a disastrous outbreak”. (Reuters)