by Toby Young, Daily Sceptic:

Britain will face a “prolonged period” of deaths due to the pandemic — but not from the Covid virus itself, Sir Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance said today, but from the (entirely foreseeable) collateral damage done by the measures taken to ‘contain’ it. MailOnline has more.

England’s Chief Medial Officer claimed the nation faces a rising death toll from heart disease and cancer cases due to pleas to protect the NHS.

Knock-on effects of dealing with Covid, which saw thousands of routine treatments and appointments delayed, will also fuel a surge in excess deaths.