NHS ‘failed test of its ability to handle full scale pandemic three years ago’ and ‘ministers hid the results’
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A senior academic directly involved in both Cygnus and the coronavirus pandemic added: “These exercises are supposed to prepare the government for something like this – but it appears they were aware of the problem but didn’t do much about it. “We’ve been quite surprised at the lack of coherent planning for a pandemic on this scale. “It’s basically a lack of attention to what would be needed to prevent a disease like this from overwhelming the system.
“All the flexibility has been pared away so it’s difficult to react quickly. Nothing is ready to go.”GOT a news story? RING us on 0207 782 4104 or WHATSAPP on 07423720250 or EMAIL
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