Tens of thousands of avoidable Covid deaths: is Cummings right?
by Linda Geddes from World news | The Guardian on (#5JBH8)
Analysis: Scientists agree with the former adviser's claim, with one calling the estimate conservative'
One of the most shocking allegations made by Boris Johnson's former chief adviser Dominic Cummings during Wednesday's joint parliamentary committee hearing was his claim that tens of thousands of people died who didn't need to die", because of the way the government handled the Covid pandemic.
His claims have some support from scientists, who have estimated that the toll from government delays could be as high as 33,000 lives.
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