NHS doctor resigns in protest at Dominic Cummings coronavirus scandal

Dr Dominic Pimenta claims Downing Street’s response to adviser’s lockdown breach could lead to second wave of Covid-19

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A senior doctor is protesting against Dominic Cummings’ continuing presence in No. 10 by resigning from the NHS.

London cardiology registrar Dr Dominic Pimenta fears that Cummings’ behaviour in breaching coronavirus lockdown rules, and Boris Johnson’s refusal to fire his right-hand man over the scandal, “could help trigger a second wave of coronavirus”, The Guardian reports.

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