Greeks marvel at Britain's Covid chaos as their lockdown lifts after 150 deaths

Still resilient after taking tough and early action, Greece can now look forward to a summer tourist season beginning in July * Coronavirus – latest updates * See all our coronavirus coverage When Pavlos Pandelides realised the coronavirus pandemic was moving west, he bought a plane ticket and flew from Athens to London. He then drove north to Nottingham to collect his daughter, a student at the city’s university, before returning with her the next day to Greece. An ardent admirer of all things British, the businessman had absolutely no doubt that what he was doing was right. “The British are fighters but I could see they were underestimating this,” he said. While Covid-19 was tearing through northern Italy, Boris Johnson was still faltering, with his government showing worrying signs of complacency. There was, said Pandelides, no time to waste. “It was more than a protective father thing. It was clear they were about to really mess up.” Continue reading...
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