Jonathan Van-Tam’s family ‘threatened with having throats cut’, Covid inquiry hears
by Peter Walker Deputy political editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6GJZA)
Former deputy chief medical officer said police advised they move out of their home at one point in pandemic
Prof Sir Jonathan Van-Tam and his family were advised by police to move out of their home during the pandemic because of a threat that they would have their throats cut, he has told the Covid inquiry.
In other evidence given on Wednesday it emerged that Prof Sir Chris Whitty, England's chief medical officer, said that the scale of threats against him meant he had close police protection for nine months.
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