Any self-respecting pandemic crisis team should have realised the importance of mass testing from the outset, says Anthony Costello, a former director of maternal and child health at the WHO
Will the inevitable public inquiry into the UK’s Covid-19 response pin the blame on a few scapegoats? I hope not. Britain’s failure to move quickly and effectively is the symptom of a more comprehensive system failure. More than three months after the virus first appeared in Wuhan, England and Wales still lack the necessary testing capacity and surveillance infrastructure to shut down the epidemic.
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