The COVID-19 Catastrophe (2nd ed.)

This expanded, updated, and completely revised edition of  The COVID-19 Catastrophe  is the authoritative guide to a global health crisis that has consumed the world. Richard Horton, editor of the medical journal  The Lancet , scrutinises the actions taken by governments as they sought to contain the novel coronavirus. He shows that indecision and disregard for scientific evidence has led many political leaders to preside over hundreds of thousands of needless deaths and the worst