Pressure mounts on Boris Johnson as UK scientists speak out on Covid failures
11 June 2020 - 09:24
London — The UK’s top scientists said the government made a string of failures in its handling of the coronavirus crisis, putting Boris Johnson under pressure on live television.
Standing next to the prime minister, the country’s chief medical officer Chris Whitty appeared to call him out on a “long list” of potentially flawed decisions that will need to be reviewed. At the much-watched daily news conference on Wednesday, the epidemiologist admitted his greatest regret was the UK’s slow response...
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