"The inquiry, which former Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered in May 2021, delivered a blistering assessment (PDF) on Thursday of his government's response to COVID-19, criticising his indecisive leadership, lambasting his Downing Street office for breaking their own rules and castigating his top adviser Dominic Cummings. The inquiry was chaired by former judge Heather Hallett. The failure to appreciate the scale of the threat, or the urgency of response it demanded,"
"The UK went into lockdown on March 23, 2020, at which time it was too little, too late, the inquiry found, revealing that if the nation had gone into lockdown just a week earlier, on March 16, the number of deaths in the first wave of the pandemic up to July would have been reduced by about 23,000, or 48 percent."
Toxic and chaotic culture at the centre of the UK government delayed recognition of COVID-19’s scale and the urgency of response. Indecisive leadership and rule-breaking within Downing Street impeded timely moves toward a mandatory lockdown. The UK entered lockdown on March 23, 2020, by which time intervention came too late; initiating lockdown on March 16 would have reduced first-wave deaths up to July by about 23,000 (48 percent). Poor preparedness and delayed action during later case rises prompted further national lockdowns, increased suffering, and raised the economic cost. Key advisers and central office conduct were identified as serious failings.
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