UK failures over Covid-19 will increase death toll, says leading doctor
by Ian Sample Science editor from on (#50WYP)
Richard Horton, editor-in-chief of the Lancet, says UK ignored clear warning signs from China
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A "collective failure" to appreciate the enormity of the coronavirus pandemic and enact swift measures to protect the public will lead to unnecessary deaths, according to a leading doctor who says the UK ignored clear warning signs from China.
Richard Horton, the editor-in-chief of the Lancet, rounded on politicians and their expert advisers for failing to act when Chinese researchers first warned about a devastating new virus that was killing people in Hubei eight weeks ago.
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