Covid-19 Inquiry hears Sir Chris Whitty say he ‘couldn’t see the logic’ of making people stay home so much as he told of ...

Professor Sir Chris Whitty said that “with the benefit of hindsight” the first lockdown in March 2020 was “a bit too late”, Archie Mitchell reports. “The degree of weighting - I’m talking here as in ...

Prof Sir Chris Whitty admitted at the Covid-19 Inquiry he was worried they were communicating the ‘correct level of concern’ - PA Prof Sir Chris Whitty has said he worries the Government overstated ...

Chaos at the heart of Boris Johnson’s government and his failure to take Covid seriously led to 23,000 deaths, a damning ...

Britain’s pandemic plans before Covid struck were “not particularly helpful” and would have been “woefully deficient” for even a flu pandemic, England’s chief medical officer has said. Many have ...

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government was too late in taking action against the coronavirus during the first wave of the pandemic in 2020, the U.K.’s chief medical adviser said Tuesday in testimony to ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Chris Whitty is a Chief Medical Officer for the United Kingdom with four videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2020 News Conference. Most appearances ...

A report released in Britain details the country's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, citing early failures to take the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

It was a year like no other. And a number of figures unexpectedly became household names this year. From politicians and professors to personal trainers, here are some of the headline makers of 2020.