Coronavirus report warned of impact on UK four years before pandemic
Yet Lord Bethell, then health minister, told parliament at the time: “It was a trial run for a flu pandemic, not of the kind that Covid produced”.
This was NOT TRUE.
theguardian.com/politics/2021/…
Yet Lord Bethell, then health minister, told parliament at the time: “It was a trial run for a flu pandemic, not of the kind that Covid produced”.
This was NOT TRUE.
theguardian.com/politics/2021/…
He went on to say that “the demands on PPE, the health sector and the care sector were more profound than the flu pandemic trials prepared us for.”
The Coronavirus Pandemic exercise, Operation Alice, reported on 15th Feb 2016.
documentcloud.org/documents/2108…
The Coronavirus Pandemic exercise, Operation Alice, reported on 15th Feb 2016.
documentcloud.org/documents/2108…
And the Government tried to hide it last August saying it could “lead to loss of public confidence in the government’s and the NHS’ Covid-19 response … based on misinterpretation of the report.”
Yes. Well. Loss of confidence is right.
Yes. Well. Loss of confidence is right.
Because this lazy-arsed, incompetent Government, simply cannot handle even its perceived raison d’etre : Brexit. All resources were thrown at cocking that up.
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