London, Nov 20, 2025 (AFP) - Earlier Covid lockdown may have saved 23,000 lives in England: inquiry

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About 23,000 deaths could have been prevented in England if the first Covid-19 lockdown was introduced sooner at the start of the global pandemic, a public inquiry found Thursday. The report published by the independent inquiry into the UK's response to the Covid-19 pandemic criticised the "lack of urgency" by the government, adding the first lockdown should have been introduced a week before it was imposed on March 23, 2020. aks/jkb/tw ...

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