Scientists last month anticipated that the U.K., which had been tracking Italy’s death toll, would eventually become the worst affected country in Europe. Figures from the Office for National Statistics towards the end of April showed that the U.K. was on track to record one of the highest coronavirus death tolls in Europe. Last week, Johnson said the U.K. was past the peak and hailed the nation’s “apparent successes”, but was criticised for his choice of words, given the death toll. TangentVallance said in March that a “good outcome” in the U.K. would be a death toll of 20,000. Further readingU.K.: Coronavirus Death Toll 40% Higher Than Reported, New Data Shows (Forbes)Britain Builds Extra 30,000 Mortuary Places In Preparation For Worst Possible Coronavirus Outcome (Forbes)Why Coronavirus Deaths In England Could Be 15% Higher Than Government Estimates (Forbes)Underreporting Of COVID-19 Coronavirus Deaths In The U.S. And Europe (Forbes)Full coverage and live updates on the Coronavirus

Source: Forbes May 05, 2020 16:41 UTC