Muddled Message

UK leader Boris Johnson listened to his scientists about coronavirus – but they were slow to sound the alarm. Full Story

April 07, 2020

Forgotten Victims

Even as the UK government was promising to protect the elderly and vulnerable from the coronavirus, its policies were putting them at risk. A Reuters investigation found that care homes were neglected – with deadly consequences. Full Story

May 05, 2020

Into the Fog

To tackle the coronavirus in Britain, doctors and health specialists needed to find the pathogen. But with few tests, little contact tracing and a government culture of secrecy, they lost sight of the enemy. Full Story

June 29, 2020

COVID Kingdom

With one of the highest death tolls from the first wave of the coronavirus, Boris Johnson pledged a “world-beating” test-and-trace system to prevent a resurgence this winter. A Reuters investigation reveals how that promise came unstuck. Full Story

November 24, 2020

'Potency Miscalculation'

How a British COVID-19 vaccine went from pole position to troubled start Full Story

December 24, 2020