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100,000 dead — No, they did not do enough!
The consistent themes of the leadership response during the pandemic have been too little, too late and too slow, says HELEN O’CONNOR

IT IS staggering to see that the horrific milestone of more than 100,000 excess deaths is doing little to quiet the growing clamour to lift Covid-19 restrictions. 

These deaths are more than just a set of grim daily statistics, they mark growing numbers of families being thrown into the long-term turmoil, insecurity and chaos that the loss of a loved one brings. 

Each one of these deaths is someone’s parent, partner or child gasping for their last breath as the oxygen runs out in a hospital.

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