Article

2020-04-26 Britain

Ministers were warned last year to stockpile PPE for a coronavirus style pandemic - and told an outbreak could come in three waves, kill 65,000 people and cost £2.35TRILLION

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Skidmark 2020-04-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 The leak now guarantees it was written when May was in office, and the goal is to damage Boris.

In any case, this is not really news -- if you've listened to the daily press conferences, you're aware most governments preferred spending on garbage like transgenders and corrupting the election process over preparing for a pandemic.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2020-04-26 01:22|| 2020-04-26 01:22|| Front Page Top

#2 ^Well, they're learning now.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-04-26 03:24|| 2020-04-26 03:24|| Front Page Top

#3 Given that if they had stockpiled, it would all have been sourced from China, in that case the leakers would now be shrieking because 80+% of the stockpile was substandard.

Posted by trailing wife 2020-04-26 23:06|| 2020-04-26 23:06|| Front Page Top

23:53 Clem
23:47 trailing wife
23:32 Lex
23:28 Whiskey Mike
23:10 Clem
23:06 trailing wife
23:01 trailing wife
22:49 Lex
22:45 trailing wife
22:39 Bobby
22:34 Clem
22:30 Clem
22:27 Besoeker
22:26 Lex
22:24 Lex
22:16 Lex
22:12 bbrewer126
22:05 trailing wife
21:44 Bobby
21:41 Clem
21:39 SteveS
21:35 Clem
21:34 Frank G
21:32 KBK