Coronavirus: Britain says 20,000 deaths would be a 'good outcome' as countries go into lockdown
A furious doctor has written to Britain's politicians, describing the "shocking" conditions in Britain's hospitals amid the coronavirus outbreak.
A desperate doctor in the United Kingdom has written to the country's politicians, warning that Britain's health system is already struggling to cope with the coronavirus outbreak.
The doctor's letter was read during a parliamentary committee hearing today - the same hearing where Britain's chief scientific adviser admitted 20,000 deaths from the virus would be a "good outcome".
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"It is absolute carnage in A&E (accident and emergency). Utter chaos," the doctor wrote.
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"I am in shock. I feel like we are being thrown to the wolves here. Some of us are going to die. We know some will die."
The doctor went on to accuse the government of pursuing a "deluded" plan to deal with the virus and "betraying" health workers in the process.
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