A nation off-guard: what the UK Covid inquiry has revealed

A nation off-guard: what the UK Covid inquiry has revealed Some witnesses made tearful apologies; others defiantly denied fault. After six weeks of hearings at the UK Covid-19 public inquiry, the evidence about the UK’s preparedness for the Covid pandemic is in.

The nation was caught badly off guard. That much was probably obvious. By 1 March 2021 the UK had suffered more than 180 Covid deaths per 100,000 people; in South Korea, the number was just three. But after hearing the evidence, the bereaved families put it bluntly: we were “catastrophically unprepared”. The Guardian

See also:

• Covid Inquiry: What have we learnt so far? BBC News
• Covid Inquiry: Bodies were treated like toxic waste, says daughter BBC News
• UK Covid inquiry hears call for more cash for public health The Guardian
• Councils 'simply do not understand' evidence given by Matt Hancock, inquiry told The Independent
• Covid inquiry: LGA disputes Hancock's claim over preparedness Local Government Chronicle