Britain’s highly rated disease preparation failed on coronavirus – possibly because ministers followed a plan for flu
When the coronavirus struck, the British government repeatedly said it was among the best-prepared countries in the world – with some justification. As recently as October, an international review of pandemic planning ranked the UK the second best prepared country in the world .
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