"Ministers have been accused of playing down the gravity of the coronavirus pandemic after it emerged that more than 1,000 people died every day in the UK for 22 consecutive days – in stark contrast with daily tolls announced by the government."
"According to an analysis of official figures, the darkest day came on 8 April as the country prepared for Easter under lockdown, when a record 1,445 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours."
"The figures – encompassing deaths in hospitals, care homes and private residences – are far higher than the numbers announced by ministers during that period at the daily Downing Street briefings, as the pandemic peaked faster than forecast."
"On 9 April the foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, standing in for the hospitalised prime minister, said the death toll had increased by 881 on the previous day. The actual death toll was 64% higher than that."
"At the start of Easter week, on Monday 6 April, Raab announced the death toll in the 24 hours to 5pm on Sunday 5 April had risen by 439. Official figures show that in fact almost three times as many people died on 5 April – a total of 1,210."
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"At no time during the period in which more than 1,000 people were dying daily did the Downing Street briefing say the daily death toll had gone into four figures. The highest reported single-day toll announced at a government briefing was 980."
"In just over three weeks between 2 and 23 April, 26,566 people died – more than half the total death toll of 52,161 deaths to 5 June – and drove the UK to the status of the worst affected country in Europe."
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"Sir David King, the former government chief scientific adviser and chairman of the independent Sage group, said the gap between the Downing Street figures and the true toll was - “an attempt to play down the adversity that the country was faced with”."
Gross incompetence and judgement errors, compounded by arrogant flouting of lockdown rules, meant to save lives, by #Cummings has resulted in many people underestimating the severity of the threat to their lives and to others they may contact and place in increased risk.
Then, we have Tory donors and fellow capitalists pressuring for easing of lockdown measures, because closed businesses do not generate revenues. 🤑🤑🤑
🎶Money makes the world go around - but to make things happen, you need people!
🎶Money makes the world go around - but to make things happen, you need people!
"If you happen to be rich
And you find you are left by your lover,
And you moan and you groan quite a lot
You can take it on the chin,
Call a cab and begin to recover
On your 14-karat yacht! WHAT!?"
And you find you are left by your lover,
And you moan and you groan quite a lot
You can take it on the chin,
Call a cab and begin to recover
On your 14-karat yacht! WHAT!?"
"What would happen if every human on Earth disappeared?"
"This isn't the story of how we might vanish...it's the story of what will happen to the world we leave behind."
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"This isn't the story of how we might vanish...it's the story of what will happen to the world we leave behind."
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