when we brought back people from wuhan injanuary. for a year now, two influential groups of mps have been taking evidence on the pandemic from people involved in key decisions at the time. now in this report, they strongly criticise the early response. instead of locking down hard and fast like some other countries, they say ministers, guided by scientific advisers, made a deliberate decision to introduce social distancing rules gradually until it was clear the nhs could be overwhelmed. mps describe that as a serious error which proved fatal to many. we were too slow in that initial lockdown. we were operating in a fog of uncertainty. even the government s advisers, professor neil ferguson, in evidence to my committee said, if we had locked down a week earlier
good morning and welcome to bbc news. an inquiry by mps has described the government s initial response to coronavirus in england as one of the worst failures of public health in the uk s history. the study was carried out by two commons committees, both chaired by former conservative cabinet ministers, and is highly critical. it says both ministers and scientists waited too long to bring in lockdowns last year, costing many lives. the first lab identified cases of covid 19 in the uk were recorded on 31st january 2020. but it wasn t until eight weeks later, on the 23rd march, that the prime minister ordered the uk s first national lockdown. the report said too little was done in the early weeks, and the uk did not take enough advantage of the learning being generated in other countries. the committee said the response ranked as one of the most important
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including workplaces and schools, anywhere where people are together. 0ther anywhere where people are together. other countries are doing this incredibly well and with very good signage about what the air quality safety is in those spaces. the third is routinely wearing facemasks in indoor closed spaces where there is likely to be transmission. ianthem indoor closed spaces where there is likely to be transmission. when you hear in this likely to be transmission. when you hear in this report likely to be transmission. when you hear in this report that likely to be transmission. when you hear in this report that a likely to be transmission. when you hear in this report that a lot - likely to be transmission. when you hear in this report that a lot of - hear in this report that a lot of this was a case of groupthink, you stop and wonder, did they underestimate the british public in doing the right thing, and in the corridors of power, with the officials making the decisions, why w
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