Grieving families today beg the Government to reveal how many coronavirus victims were infected in hospital. Figures were due out this month, but sources think replacing Public Health England with the National Institute for Health Protection may mean months of delay.
The families believe PM Boris Johnson and Health Secretary Matt Hancock are trying to conceal the truth and PHE has been used as a scapegoat.
Some experts fear up to 8,000 caught the bug on wards while others believe the number could be even higher. The Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK group wants a statutory judge-led inquiry into the Government’s handling of the pandemic, with an urgent phase reporting in weeks to help avoid a devastating second wave of