Coronavirus: how Britain became Europe’s worst-hit country

Britain now has the world’s second highest cumulative coronavirus death toll, behind only the United States, after updated official figures released on Tuesday showed it had surpassed Italy in pandemic-related fatalities.The grim milestone seemed unthinkable just two months ago, when the country recorded its first death and Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it was “extremely well prepared [for] all eventualities”.Britain’s toll has jumped dramatically on several occasions as the Office for…

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