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7 de dic. de 2023 · Boris Johnson has finished giving evidence at the public inquiry looking into how his government handled the Covid crisis. Over two days at the hearing, the former prime minster admitted some...
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6 de dic. de 2023 · Boris Johnson pide perdón por la gestión de la pandemia y admite que su Gobierno subestimó la amenaza del coronavirus. El ex primer ministro del Reino Unido comparece a lo largo de dos días...
26 de ene. de 2021 · El primer ministro Boris Johnson anunció el trágico número de muertes en el país, y dijo que asumía "la responsabilidad de todas las acciones que tomó el gobierno".
- Costly Confusion
- Herd Immunity
- Hospitals
- First National Lockdown
- Johnson hospitalised
- Care Homes
- Test and Trace
- The Winter Lockdowns
- Drugs and Vaccines
- Omicron
Clear communication is crucial in a crisis, but confusion undermined public health messaging from the start. In February 2020, days after the UK confirmed its first cases, the government urged everyone to wash their hands regularly. On 3 March, Sage’s behavioural science experts said ministers should advise people to avoid hugging and shaking hands...
On 12 March, the country switched tactics from containing Covid to delaying its spread. Rather than trying to stop all new infections, the aim was to “flatten the curve” and avoid everyone getting Covid at once. This would protect the NHS and, in the words of Sir Patrick Vallance, the government’s chief scientific adviser, lead to the build up of “...
NHS staff needed personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect themselves, reduce the spread of the virus and prevent mass absences. In December 2019, ministers were warned of a PPE shortage but failed to address the problem. When demand for PPE rocketed, the government established a fast-track VIP lane that awarded lucrative PPE contracts to firm...
In mid-March 2020, people were advised to work from home and avoid unnecessary travel. Schools and indoor hospitality closed soon after. On 19 March, Johnson declared “we can turn the tide within the next 12 weeks”, adding: “I’m absolutely confident that we can send coronavirus packing in this country.” The nation went into lockdown four days later...
Covid was rife in Westminster at the time of the first lockdown. On 27 March 2020, the prime minister and Matt Hancock, then health secretary, both tested positive. Johnson was admitted to hospital on 6 April and spent time in intensive care. “The NHShas saved my life, no question,” he said on being discharged. “It’s hard to find the words to expre...
Despite claims that the government had thrown a “protective ring” around care homes, there was a devastating death toll among residents. Johnson blamed this on a failure to follow proper procedures, drawing a furious backlash from care providers. Nadra Ahmed, the chair of the National Care Association, called Johnson’s response “a huge slap in the ...
The UK was one of the first countries to develop a Covid test, but daily infections topped 2,000 before test and trace was operational. Johnson celebrated the “world-beating” feat, but MPs lamented the “slow, uncertain and often chaotic” rollout of a system that consistently failed to capture more than half of the infected, in part because many cou...
After a quiet summer in 2020, Covid picked up again. On 21 September, Sage warned that without urgent action the country faced an epidemic with “catastrophic consequences”. The group’s call for an immediate circuit breaker and other measures to slow transmission was brushed aside. Instead, Johnson waited three weeks and then announced the three-tie...
Johnson can, and does, point to some major successes in the crisis. The UK led the world in identifying drugs for Covid patients and developing vaccines to transform the course of the pandemic. The groundbreaking Recovery trial at Oxford University showed that dexamethasone reduced deaths among hospitalised Covid patients by a third. By March 2021,...
Despite a spike in cases driven by Euro 2020, people’s behaviour and building immunity in summer 2021 largely kept the Delta variant in check. But if Covid appeared to be under control, the illusion was swiftly shattered when scientists in South Africa spotted another new variant, ushering in the era of Omicron. Omicron reached the UK fast. Its ast...
31 de oct. de 2020 · El primer ministro británico, Boris Johnson, anunció este sábado un nuevo cierre en Inglaterra a partir de este jueves 5 de noviembre, que durará hasta el 2 de diciembre, como medida para...
4 de ene. de 2022 · 4 January 2022. Coronavirus. PM announces daily tests for essential workers. By Adam Durbin. BBC News. Boris Johnson says he hopes England can "ride out" the current wave of Covid-19...
21 de feb. de 2022 · Boris Johnson says free Covid tests in England will end on 1 April. Older and vulnerable people in the UK to be offered additional jab. Global coronavirus updates – live. Updated 21 Feb...
