"The United Kingdom's true death toll from coronavirus far exceeds estimates previously published by the government, according to broader official data that include deaths in the community such as in nursing homes.
Even before the new figures, the official British death toll was the fifth-highest globally, and a senior scientific adviser to the government has said the country risks becoming the worst-hit in Europe.
..."This is the start of the pandemic, not the end, and people need to understand that."
..."The chancellor was saying that the country was in a very strong position before we entered this crisis, and the Office of Budget Responsibility is saying that the economy could bounce back quickly," said Al Jazeera's Charlie Angela.
...Separately, the International Monetary Fund said it expected the UK's economy to shrink 6.5 percent in 2020, similar to other economies, before growing by 4.0 percent in 2021.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/thousands-died-uk-government-reporting-200414184316282.html
Even before the new figures, the official British death toll was the fifth-highest globally, and a senior scientific adviser to the government has said the country risks becoming the worst-hit in Europe.
..."This is the start of the pandemic, not the end, and people need to understand that."
..."The chancellor was saying that the country was in a very strong position before we entered this crisis, and the Office of Budget Responsibility is saying that the economy could bounce back quickly," said Al Jazeera's Charlie Angela.
...Separately, the International Monetary Fund said it expected the UK's economy to shrink 6.5 percent in 2020, similar to other economies, before growing by 4.0 percent in 2021.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/thousands-died-uk-government-reporting-200414184316282.html
