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The ‘Protect the NHS’ message has become dangerously effective

23 April 2020

12:20 AM

23 April 2020

12:20 AM

There was an interesting moment at the government’s daily Covid-19 press briefing a couple of weeks ago. Angela McLean, the Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser, was reiterating the government’s core message. ‘What really matters’, she said, ‘is that people stay home, protect lives and save the NHS’. Then, a look of confusion, possibly even concern, took over her face.

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