A scientist advising Boris Johnson's government on the coronavirus warns the UK could end up being Europe's 'worst affected country'

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• The UK could be the European country "worst affected" by the coronavirus, according to scientists advising Boris Johnson's government.
• Sir Jeremy Farrar on Sunday, April 12 told the BBC "the UK is likely to be certainly one of the worst, if not the worst affected, country in Europe."
• The UK's death toll is set to surpass 10,000 on Sunday as the COVID-19 virus approaches its peak.
• The UK government is under growing pressure to deliver more safety equipment to NHS staff.
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The UK will "certainly" be one of the European nations worst affected by the coronavirus, and could end up having the biggest death toll of any country across the continent, a scientist advising Boris Johnson's government has said.

Sir Jeremy Farrar, director of the Wellcome Trust medical research charity, on Sunday, April 12 told the BBC's Andrew Marr that while he was hopeful the UK was close to passing the peak of the COVID-19 crisis, the country could end up being the worst affected European country. 

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