PMMB COVID-19 Bulletin: United Kingdom (22nd April 2020)
COVID-19 has greatly impacted the world and posed an enormous public health threat. The United Kingdom is hit harder by the COVID-19 crisis than any other European countries, besides Italy, Spain and France. The UK government has come under heavy criticism for its response to COVID-19, with lack of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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HH Publisher
2020-04-01
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Series: | Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology |
Online Access: | https://journals.hh-publisher.com/index.php/pmmb/article/view/133 |
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Summary: | COVID-19 has greatly impacted the world and posed an enormous public health threat. The United Kingdom is hit harder by the COVID-19 crisis than any other European countries, besides Italy, Spain and France. The UK government has come under heavy criticism for its response to COVID-19, with lack of preparedness, shortages of personal protective equipment and COVID-19 testing. Despite the lockdown is in place to slow the spread of COVID-19, UK death toll continues to surge. As of 21st April 2020, more than 120,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 16,000 deaths had been recorded in UK. |
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ISSN: | 2637-1049 |