UK minister seeks to shift blame for state’s Covid-19 response to scientists
Much of the criticism of Boris Johnson’s response has focused on the early days of the outbreak, including a decision in March to halt widespread testing for Covid-19 in the community
19 May 2020 - 17:38
London — Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government became embroiled in an ugly row over the UK’s coronavirus response, after a minister suggested mistakes were down to the “wrong” advice from scientific advisers.
“You can only make judgments and decisions based on the information and advice that you have at the time,” work and pensions secretary Therese Coffey told Sky News on Tuesday, when asked if the government accepts the crisis has been mishandled. “If the science was wrong, advice at the time was wrong, I’m not surprised if people will then think we then made a wrong decision.”..
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