UK's coronavirus response means NHS staff and patients will 'die unnecessarily', says Lancet editor

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UK's coronavirus response means NHS staff and patients will 'die unnecessarily', says Lancet editor
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‘[Ministers] had a duty to immediately put the NHS and British public on high alert... They didn’t take any of those actions,’ wrote Richard Horton

then: “On the present trajectory, 2019-nCoV could be about to become a global epidemic… for health protection within China and internationally… preparedness plans should be readied for deployment at short notice, including securing supply chains of pharmaceuticals, personal protective equipment, hospital supplies and the necessary human resources to deal with the consequences of a global outbreak of this magnitude.

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