UK government’s coronavirus response beset by mixed messages and U-turns

From PPE promises to a botched testing policy, ministers' statements have been lacking in clarity during the pandemic

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From supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline staff, to the government's testing policy and efforts to acquire ventilators for those in critical care, ministers stand accused of a series of mixed messages and U-turns in their response to the pandemic.