The Lancet editor: UK ‘steadfastly refused to follow the science’
11" January " 2021" SOURCE : AL JAZEERA
As the UK struggles to contain the coronavirus crisis, Richard Horton says the government should have implemented strict lockdowns as soon as infections rose.
England was plunged into its third national lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic a week ago, with the whole of the UK now under strict social distancing controls as it struggles to contain a variant of COVID-19 that spreads faster.The United Kingdom registered 59,940 confirmed cases and 563 deaths on Sunday, bringing the overall toll to more than 81,000. London mayor Sadiq Khan has declared a “major incident” in London, the epicentre of the UK’s outbreak, with hospitals in the capital struggling to cope with patient numbers.
Richard Horton, editor-in-chief of The Lancet, one of the...