Covid: Government criticised over pre-pandemic planningon May 19, 2021 at 6:10 am

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Ministers failed to prepare for a threat on the scale of the pandemic, the spending watchdog says.

Ahead of his appearance before a committee of MPs next week, he said the lack of public scrutiny is still affecting the response to the rise of new variants, such as the B.1.617.2 variant first identified in India, as the UK rolls out vaccinations and takes major steps towards ending coronavirus restrictions.

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