Pandemic diaries : the inside story of Britain's battle against COVID / Matt Hancock with Isabel Oakeshott.
By: Hancock, Matthew [author.]
.Contributor(s): Oakeshott, Isabel [author.].Publisher: London : Biteback Publishing, 2022Description: 573 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of illustrations : illustrations, photographs (colour).Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781785907746.Subject(s): Hancock, Matthew, 1978- | COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Government policy -- Great Britain | COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Great Britain -- Political aspects | COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Social aspects -- Great Britain | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 2010-DDC classification: 362.1962414 Summary: "When Covid-19 swept the world, governments scrambled to protect their citizens and chart a course back to normality. As Health Secretary, Matt Hancock was at the forefront of Britain’s battle against the virus, trying to steer the country through the crisis in a world where information was scarce, judgements huge and the roadmap non-existent. Drawing on a wealth of never-before-seen material, including official records, his notes at the time and communications with all the key players in Britain’s Covid-19 story, this candid account reveals the inner workings of government during a time of national crisis, reflecting on both the successes and the failures. Recounting the most important decisions in the race to develop a vaccine in record time and to build a nationwide testing capacity from the ground up, Pandemic Diaries provides the definitive account of Britain’s battle to turn the tide against Covid-19. Crucially, it also offers an honest assessment of the lessons we need to learn to be prepared for next time – because there will be a next time."-- Taken from dust jacket.
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| 362.1962414 COV COVID-19 and human rights / | 362.1962414 COV COVID-19, the global south and the pandemic's development impact / | 362.1962414 ETH The ethics of pandemics / | 362.1962414 HAN Pandemic diaries : the inside story of Britain's battle against COVID / | 362.1962414 MED The long Covid handbook / | 362.1962414 POL Political communication and COVID-19 : governance and rhetoric in times of crisis / | 362.1962414 POL Political philosophy in a pandemic : routes to a more just future / |
"When Covid-19 swept the world, governments scrambled to protect their citizens and chart a course back to normality. As Health Secretary, Matt Hancock was at the forefront of Britain’s battle against the virus, trying to steer the country through the crisis in a world where information was scarce, judgements huge and the roadmap non-existent. Drawing on a wealth of never-before-seen material, including official records, his notes at the time and communications with all the key players in Britain’s Covid-19 story, this candid account reveals the inner workings of government during a time of national crisis, reflecting on both the successes and the failures. Recounting the most important decisions in the race to develop a vaccine in record time and to build a nationwide testing capacity from the ground up, Pandemic Diaries provides the definitive account of Britain’s battle to turn the tide against Covid-19. Crucially, it also offers an honest assessment of the lessons we need to learn to be prepared for next time – because there will be a next time."-- Taken from dust jacket.