Asked why Britain’s epidemic was worse than countries like France and Germany, Prof Helen Ward said: “There was a lack of testing, lack of PPE, lack of ventilators and the lack of hospital beds and NHS capacity, a result of 10 years of cuts.” https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/leading-scientist-claims-government-recklessly-21861239">https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-n...

Thanks for your succinct summary of why we have struggled to cope with #COVID19 @profhelenward

Coronavirus deaths running over 50 per cent higher than the total announced by the government - latest figures from the Office for National Statistics. By April 3 there had been 6,253 deaths in England/Wales with Covid-19 mentioned on the death certificate, ONS statistics show.