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Exclusive: Ministers were warned that the NHS could not cope with a pandemic three years ago but 'terrifying' results were kept secret

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Post by eddie Sun Apr 12, 2020 12:46 pm

Ministers were informed three years ago that Britain would be quickly overwhelmed by a severe outbreak


The NHS failed a major cross-government test of its ability to handle a severe pandemic but the “terrifying” results were kept secret from the public, the Sunday Telegraph can reveal.

Ministers were informed three years ago that Britain would be quickly overwhelmed by a severe outbreak amid a shortage of critical care beds, morgue capacity and personal protective equipment (PPE), an investigation has discovered.

Codenamed Exercise Cygnus, the three-day dry run for a pandemic carried out in October 2016 tested how NHS hospitals and other services would cope in the event of a major flu outbreak with a similar mortality rate to Covid-19.

The report on Cygnus’s findings were deemed too sensitive by Whitehall officials to be made public

More on link (if you want to pay Rolling Eyes): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/03/28/exclusive-ministers-warned-nhs-could-not-cope-pandemic-three/
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Post by Ben Reilly Mon Apr 13, 2020 1:35 am

That's what happens with austerity.
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Post by Maddog Mon Apr 13, 2020 3:54 am

Ben Reilly wrote:That's what happens with austerity.

Seems like about every country in Europe was overwhelmed.

Except the Germans. And they keep their house pretty austere and their spending in check.

But by all means, if the NHS is underfunded, tax the people more to pay for it.
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