COVID-19 Updates
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Ministers rally behind Covid inquiry after Hancock WhatsApp revelations
Government seeks to bolster confidence in public investigation amid claims process will take too long Ministers are battling to maintain confidence in the official Covid inquiry after it emerged that…
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UK cat cull was considered early in Covid crisis, ex-minister says
James Bethell says government considered whether all pet cats might have to be put down to contain virus The UK government considered whether it might have to ask people to…
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Competing US views on origins of Covid reveal deeper splits over China policy
FBI chief’s endorsement of Covid lab leak theory highlights the tussle between hawks and doves within the administration The FBI chief, Chris Wray, has endorsed the theory that the Covid…
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Misplaced tube may have contributed to London boy’s Covid death, inquest hears
Doctor who treated Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab in March 2020 says breathing tube was in wrong position An incorrectly placed breathing tube could have contributed to the death of a 13-year-old…
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PMQs: Starmer calls for Covid inquiry release as Hancock rejects claims he ignored advice – video
The Labour leader has called for the Covid inquiry’s findings to be released by the end of the year, as the former health secretary Matt Hancock faces criticism over his…
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Whatever the merits of the Hancock leaks, this much is clear: Britain needs to speed up its Covid inquiry | Simon Jenkins
Did decisions made by the former health secretary lead to more care home deaths? The point is, we should already know The delay to the inquiry into Britain’s handling of…
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What do Matt Hancock’s WhatsApp messages show? Not what the Telegraph wants us to see | Devi Sridhar
The messages confirm what advisers like me knew: that during the pandemic, ministers weren’t ‘following the science’ at all Prof Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the…
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Health minister plays down ‘selective’ leaked messages suggesting Hancock rejected advice on care home Covid testing – live
Helen Whatley responds to urgent question in the Commons following a leak of thousands of former health secretary’s WhatsApp messages PMQs is about to start. Sammy Wilson, the DUP’s chief…