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At least nine reports are expected, covering everything from political decision-making to vaccines.<\/p>\n

Publishing the first of these, inquiry chair Baroness Hallett said the UK was “ill-prepared for dealing with a catastrophic emergency, let alone the coronavirus pandemic”.<\/p>\n

“Never again can a disease be allowed to lead to so many deaths and so much suffering,” she added.<\/p>\n

The 217-page report argues the UK planned for the wrong pandemic – a mild one where spread of a new virus was inevitable – and this led to the “untested” policy of lockdown.<\/p>\n

It says the UK government and devolved nations “failed their citizens”, and that government ministers did not sufficiently challenge scientific experts. <\/p>\n

It made a series of recommendations for reforming the way the government approaches emergency planning across the four nations of the UK.<\/p>\n

Baroness Hallett said she wants to see these acted on quickly, with changes in place within six months or a year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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