Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 5

A grim milestone was passed when the hospital death toll reached 10,000 in early April, the same month concerns were raised about the situation in care homes and a lack of protective personal equipment (PPE) for healthcare staff. Sir Keir Starmer was elected leader of the Labour Party the day before the Queen addressed the nation, saying if we "remain united and resolute" in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, "we will overcome it". Later that month - as testing targets were made and PPE shortages dominated headlines - the Prime Minister told the country it was "passing through the peak" of the outbreak.