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U.K. to Hold Public Inquiry Into Pandemic From Spring 2022

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  • Probe must wait until after resurgence of Covid in winter: PM
  • Independent inquiry will be able to take evidence under oath

A full public inquiry will be launched from spring next year into how the U.K. government handled the coronavirus pandemic, after the country registered the highest death toll in Europe.

The independent investigation into the state’s response must wait until after a likely resurgence of the disease over the winter, Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the House of Commons on Wednesday.