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- The UK abruptly changed its coronavirus strategy Monday after new data suggested its existing approach would result in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people.
- A report by world-leading scientists at Imperial College London said the UK government realized only "in the last few days" that its existing strategy was not workable.
- Prime Minister Boris Johnson had come under heavy criticism for a plan designed only to mitigate the virus' spread in the UK rather than attempting to suppress it.
- The government's new "suppression" strategy involves telling people to work at home and limit all nonessential human contact over the coming months.
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The UK abruptly changed its strategy to cope with the novel coronavirus Monday after realizing only "in the last few days" that its existing approach would probably result in the deaths of up to 250,000 people, according to a report by a team of disease experts who have advised the government on its scientific approach.
The report, from Imperial College's COVID-19 response team, said the UK had initially adopted a "mitigation" strategy, by which it would slow but not necessarily stop the spread of the disease.See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: A law professor weighs in on how Trump could beat impeachment See Also:  |