The UK's coronavirus pandemic response was the 66th best in the world, a think tank has claimed. Britain sat mid-table along with Poland, Bulgaria, Saudi Arabia and Morocco, according to Lowy Institute's Covid Performance Index. The Australian website judged 98 countries on their management of the global crisis after their hundredth confirmed case. The worst performing country was Brazil, with over 8.9 million cases and over 200,000 deaths to date. The Lowy Institute's study measured key indicators including confirmed cases, deaths, cases per million people, deaths per million people and cases a proportion of tests.

Source: Daily Mail January 28, 2021 02:12 UTC