The United Kingdom has overtaken Italy to report the highest COVID-19 death toll in Europe, and second highest in the world after United States.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, on Tuesday, announced that 29,427 people have died due to COVID-19 coronavirus in the country.
“I don’t think we’ll get a real verdict on how countries have done until the pandemic is over, and particularly until we’ve got international comprehensive data on all-cause mortality,” he said.
The government is preparing for the second phase, which too will not be easy, he added.
The development comes just days before Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s scheduled address to announce the government’s future plans and polices regarding the virus crisis.
The Prime Minister is expected to address lockdown in an address to the nation on Sunday and as businesses re-open, plans are also said to be in the works to re-open golf courses, tennis courts and fishing lakes next month.
“I’d be amazed if, when we look back, we don’t think: yep we could have done something differently there,” said Patrick Vallance – government’s scientific advisor.
British health experts have warned that the death toll will continue to increase as the country has reported a total of 194,990 confirmed coronavirus cases.
