Roger Watson November 30, 2023 READ

Chinese media, always a reliable source of information, were reporting that hospitals in the north of the country were ‘overwhelmed’ with patients. The Chinese health authorities, however, deny that they are overwhelmed. Of course ‘overwhelmed’ is another word designed to instil fear into the hearts of the innumerate and those who live in a fact-free zone. The possibility of hospitals being overwhelmed in the UK (they never were) was a driving force behind all our Covid-related decisions if the ongoing Covid-19 Inquiry is anything to go by.