Trump's Iran war timeline feels a lot like the COVID-19 lockdown timeline. "Two weeks to stop the spread," they said. Yet mandates persisted for years.
Campaigners urge the UK government to improve pandemic readiness, citing a report on COVID-19 response and NHS staff concerns about current preparedness levels.
Baroness Heather Hallett, chair of the UK Covid-19 inquiry, described the speed at which the vaccines were developed and rolled out as an 'extraordinary feat'.