Britain could have halved coronavirus death toll if lockdown came a week earlier, scientist says

Britain’s death toll from Covid-19 could have been halved if lockdown had been introduced a week earlier, a former member of the British government’s scientific advisory group said on Wednesday.The country has an official death toll of more than 40,000 from confirmed Covid-19 cases, rising to over 50,000 when deaths from suspected cases are included.Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed the lockdown on March 23.Epidemiologist Neil Ferguson told lawmakers that Britain had taken the right measures…

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