Covid Inquiry: UK 'Failed Citizens'
Pandemic planning ‘failed its citizens’, first Covid inquiry report says.
July 18, 2024
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July 18, 2024
Covid Inquiry: UK 'Failed Citizens'
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<p>Today we look at the first report released by the Covid Inquiry.</p><p>Focusing on pandemic preparations, it said the governments of the UK and devolved nations had ‘failed its citizens’ by planning for the wrong pandemic. The report lays out the failures, including ‘groupthink’ mentality and ‘labyrinthine’ systems. </p><p>Adam is joined by health reporter Jim Reed and Catherine Haddon from the Institute for Government.</p><p>You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere</p><p>Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Gemma Roper and Sam McLaren. The technical producers were Hannah Montgomery and Gareth Jones. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.</p>
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