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Coronavirus lockdown could kill 200,000 Brits with 'one million years of life lost'

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coronavirus in the UK so far, an additional 200,000 Brits could die as a result of the lockdown. The mass closure of shops and facilities in March has caused enormous delays in healthcare that could have fatal consequences, experts have revealed.The Department of Health, the Office for National Statistics, the Actuary's Department and the Home Office all contributed to a report detailing the horrifying potential for mass death, which was published in April.Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance brought the report to public awareness at a science and technology select committee last week.Its authors fear up to one million total years of life could be lost in the UK in the long-term.Up to 25,000 people could die from treatment delays.

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