Academy of Medical Sciences warns 251000 more people could die of COVID-19 in Britain – World Socialist Web Site

By
Robert Stevens
15 July 2020
The UK faces a catastrophic winter wave of coronavirus infections that could see the deaths of up to 251,000 people and 119,900 even in a reasonable worst-case scenario.
The modelling, by the Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS), is based on deaths in hospital alone and not in care homes and other settings. The AMS warns that mass deaths are likely unless the government carries out immediate “intense preparation” throughout the rest of July and August. This shou…

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