Breaching the milestone of 20,000 deaths in Britain from the coronavirus outbreak is a 'very sad day for the nation', Stephen Powis, the medical director of the National Health Service in England, said on Saturday.
FILE PHOTO: NHS Medical Director, Professor Stephen Powis speaks at the daily COVID-19 news conference at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain April 18, 2020. Pippa Fowles/10 Downing Street/Handout via REUTERS
LONDON - Breaching the milestone of 20,000 deaths in Britain from the coronavirus outbreak is a “very sad day for the nation”, Stephen Powis, the medical director of the National Health Service in England, said on Saturday. “It’s a very sad day for the nation, 20,000 deaths is clearly 20,000 too many,” Powis told a news conference.
Last month, he had said Britain would have done well if it came through the coronavirus crisis with fewer than 20,000 deaths.
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