Tens of thousands of avoidable Covid deaths: is Cummings right?

Analysis: Scientists agree with the former adviser’s claim, with one calling the estimate ‘conservative’Coronavirus – latest updates
See all our coronavirus coverageOne of the most shocking allegations made by Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser Dominic Cummings during Wednesday’s joint parliamentary committee hearing was his claim that “tens of thousands of people died who didn’t need to die”, because of the way the government handled the C