As the probe into the government's handling of the pandemic began hearing evidence, Hugo Keith KC said the UK may not have been well prepared "at all".
It was "extraordinary" that lockdowns had received little thought, he added.
Government figures show 227,321 people have died in the UK with Covid mentioned on their death certificate. BBC News
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