Britain's COVID-19 inquiry hears government was under-prepared Britain's government was under-prepared and failed to anticipate measures needed to protect the vulnerable, an official inquiry heard on Tuesday, as its chair pledged to put the bereaved at the heart of her work. Alistair Smout Reuters

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"Fundamentally, in relation to significant aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, we were taken by surprise," said the counsel to the inquiry Hugo Keith, who leads questioning.

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