The "Cheltenham effect" is now a grim warning, with the UK 's death rate double that in Ireland. I wrote for @NewStatesman about this stark disparity, with healthcare workers and researchers asking why the British government failed to act sooner. https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/2020/04/ireland-coronavirus-testing-deaths-government

This thread by @laineydoyle, shared by tens of thousands of people, highlighted how the death rate per capita in the UK is double that in Ireland, with both countries having almost the same ICU capacity at the start of the pandemic https://twitter.com/laineydoyle/status/1249127908876128259?s=20