Gove tells Covid inquiry no-deal Brexit planning prepared UK for ‘any’ crisis The levelling up secretary defended the government's decision to focus on no-deal Brexit over a potential pandemic
Hospitals had to upgrade ‘inadequate’ oxygen machines at height of pandemic “Major engineering and structural changes” were made to improve equipment when Covid hit, a health expert has said
Scottish government knew about PPE concerns two years before pandemic struck Hospitals had not completed vital PPE preparations when Covid hit – despite concerns being raised in 2018