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COVID inquiry: First lockdown came 'a bit too late' - Whitty
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November 21, 2023
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4:15Now PlayingProfessor Sir Chris Whitty has told the COVID inquiry the timing of the first lockdown "with the benefit of hindsight," came "a bit too late."
He said there was a difficult balance between introducing measures too early and having "all the damages with fairly minimal impact" and going too late and finding "all the problems of the pandemic running away".
Read the latest developments from the inquiry in central London here:
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