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Five years on: Britons among hardest hit by Covid fallout


Life expectancy, homelessness and young people’s mental health were among the areas where Britain performed poorly despite spending more than other countries

Britain performed worse than most other developed nations in its response to the Covid pandemic, according to an Observer analysis of international data, five years on from the first lockdown.

The UK spent more money than most other countries on economic help yet still ended up with larger drops in life expectancy, more people too sick to work, huge levels of homelessness and soaring mental health problems among young people.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/08/five-years-on-britons-among-hardest-hit-by-covid-fallout

Author : James Tapper

Publish date : 2025-03-08 18:40:00

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