Ministers accused of 'ignoring own advisers' after rejecting SAGE call for 'circuit breaker' lockdown
13 Oct 2020 Science & Engineering

Ministers accused of 'ignoring own advisers' after rejecting SAGE call for 'circuit breaker' lockdown

Scientific advisers called for "immediate action" on 21 September, minutes show
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