Synopsis
A look at the UK government's first approach to the coronavirus, how it was influenced and how it was communicated to the public.
- Programme: Panorama
- Episode: Britain's Coronavirus Gamble
- Channel: BBC World News
- Broadcast year: 2020
- English Literature
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