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The Archbishop of Canterbury has piled the pressure on Boris Johnson to launch a public inquiry into the coronavirus crisis as he said the time for an independent probe must be coming close .
Justin Welby said a formal investigation into the handling of the pandemic should focus on lessons to be learned .
He also stressed the probe should be very independent and very wide-ranging .
He made the comments during a visit to the National Covid Memorial Wall in central London.
Mr Johnson has guaranteed there will be a public inquiry into the coronavirus crisis but he is yet to set a timetable for one to be held.
Faith leaders and religion influencers who died in 2020
Losses in the religion world included people known for their contributions to preaching, civil rights or music. Coffins are lined up on the floor in the San Giuseppe church in Seriate, one of the areas worst hit by coronavirus, near Bergamo, Italy, waiting to be taken to a crematory, on March 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
December 29, 2020
Losses in the religion world included people known for their contributions to preaching, civil rights or music.
Luminaries from entertainment, politics and sports, such as Chadwick Boseman, Little Richard, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Kobe Bryant, were known for work unrelated to faith but nevertheless lived lives connected to religion. The suicides of pastor Darrin Patrick and Marilane Carter, a pastor’s wife, prompted outpourings of grief and alarm over clergy mental health.