London, Oct 21, 2025 (AFP) - Kids paid 'a huge price' for Covid measures: ex-UK PM Johnson

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2025-10-21

Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson Tuesday told a public inquiry that he regretted the impact of his government's Covid-19 policies on children, including the "nightmare" decision to close schools. More than 230,000 people have died from Covid in the UK since the start of the global pandemic in early 2020. As part of measures aimed at controlling the spread of the virus, Britain closed schools for long periods and moved to online learning as......

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