“Where were the critics who could have stopped Johnson leading Britain to Covid tragedy?” your article asks (27 May). I was one of a number of people who did try to publicise the risks of a viral pandemic and the solutions. I first heard the full scenario for a viral pandemic on 17 November 2008 in a presentation on research that was conducted in the wake of the Sars-1 outbreak (2002-04). The UK national risk register has been issued by the government in various editions at irregular intervals since 2008. How will the government justify having ignored its own warnings?

Source: The Guardian May 31, 2021 15:56 UTC