Why the UK was so ill prepared for the covid-19 pandemic

The UK had no plans for preventing or limiting the spread of a covid-19-like infection because it assumed the next pandemic would be caused by an unstoppable flu virus, an inquiry into the outbreak has revealed

By: New Scientist

Jul 19 2024
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Why the UK was so ill prepared

People demonstrating outside the venue for the UK Covid-19 Inquiry in London in October 2023
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