UK: Inside London s Covid Triangle , a catastrophe years in the making
5 Mar, 2021 10:28 PM
21 minutes to read
Financial Times
By: Anjli Raval / Financial Times
Manish Shah knew it was only a matter of time before he was struck by coronavirus. When the pandemic first hit the UK, the pharmacy where he works in Dagenham, east London, put in strict protocols on mask-wearing and physical distancing. But as the more aggressive variant of the virus raged through this part of the capital over the winter, more and more sick people turned to Shah for help. A lot of minicab and Uber drivers came to see me. They showed classic symptoms of the virus, but they kept saying things like: Just give me something for the sore throat, cough syrup or something, he says.