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'Damning' COVID report: Five things you need to know

The COVID-19 Inquiry has published a 'damning' report looking at the UK government's response to the pandemic. Sky's health correspondent Ashish Joshi explains the five key takeaways.

Sky News - Politics - 17 minutes ago

Delay in COVID-19 lockdowns in U.K. resulted in some 23,000 more deaths: public inquiry - News - World - | 9 hours ago

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson oversaw a "toxic," "chaotic" and dithering response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a delay in locking the country down resulting in about 23,000 more deaths, a report by a public inquiry concluded on Thursday.

CBC News - Health - 29 minutes ago

UK did 'too little, too late', leading to thousands more Covid deaths, says inquiry

Report on government decision-making says delays cost 23,000 lives in the first wave in England.

BBC News - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Ariana Grande Reveals Covid Diagnosis, Days After Cynthia Erivo Was 'Unwell' at 'Wicked' Premiere

Ariana Grande revealed that she was diagnosed with Covid-19 following a weekslong press run promoting 'Wicked: For Good' across the globe.

Rolling Stone - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

U.K.'s COVID-19 response 'too little, too late,' cost thousands of lives, inquiry says

The United Kingdom did 'too little, too late,' in its early response to the coronavirus pandemic, leading to thousands of more deaths, the head of the U.K. COVID-19 Inquiry said as its latest findings were released.

CTV News - World - 5 hours ago

Medicine - November 20, 2025 - Halted NIH Clinical Trials List Reveals Slashed Treatments for Cancer, COVID and Minority Health

The National Institutes of Health has canceled funding for at least 383 clinical trials in the last year, affecting some 74,000 participants

Scientific American - Top Stories - 5 hours ago

The big criticisms of Mark Drakeford and the one bit of praise in the UK Covid inquiry's report

The former First Minister missed a crucial meeting but was called 'considerate' elsewhere in a major report

WalesOnline - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Ten bombshell findings from damning Covid inquiry report

The Standard has compiled the 10 most shocking revelations from Baroness Hallett’s Covid-19 inquiry report

Evening Standard - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Scottish Government 'had no real strategy' for Covid in early 2020 – inquiry

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry also found the devolved administrations to be too reliant on the UK Government.

Evening Standard - Politics - 6 hours ago

Lockdowns 'could have been avoided entirely', Covid inquiry finds

Lady Hallett says an earlier lockdown could have saved about 23,000 lives.

NZ Herald - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Covid chaos in Johnson government led to 23,000 deaths, inquiry finds

Report finds PM and Dominic Cummings presided over ‘toxic and chaotic culture’ in Downing Street

Independent UK - Politics - 6 hours ago

Sturgeon's 'gold command' meetings 'reduced transparency', Covid inquiry finds

The former first minister and a small group of ministers and advisers met and made decisions outside the Cabinet.

Evening Standard - Politics - 6 hours ago

'Toxic and chaotic culture' at heart of UK government during COVID pandemic, inquiry finds

A damning report published on Thursday claimed there was "a toxic and chaotic culture at the centre of the UK government during the pandemic", affecting decision-making.

Sky News - Top Stories - 7 hours ago

Ex-UK PM Johnson's COVID response led to thousands more deaths: Inquiry

A delay to locking Britain down during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in about 23,000 more deaths due to a toxic, chaotic and dithering response of former...

Daily Sabah - Top Stories - 7 hours ago

Key takeaways from damning Covid inquiry report on government failings

Boris Johnson failed to appreciate the ‘urgency of the situation’ and also failed to tackle a toxic culture in Downing Street, report says

Independent UK - Politics - 7 hours ago

'Chaotic' culture in UK government led to more COVID deaths, inquiry finds

An inquiry commissioned in 2021 has found ex-PM Boris Johnson failed to act decisively to combat the global pandemic.

Aljazeera - World - 8 hours ago

Thousands of COVID deaths could have been avoided but UK response was 'too little, too late' - inquiry

Baroness Heather Hallett said evidence showed that, had the first mandatory lockdown been introduced a week earlier in 2020, there would have been approximately 23,000 fewer deaths in England during the first wave of infections.

Sky News - Politics - 8 hours ago

Extraordinary Covid WhatsApps reveal 'chaos' of Johnson's government

Messages sent between Dominic Cummings, Lee Cain and Simon Case lay bare the chaos behind Downing Street’s response to Covid

Independent UK - Politics - 10 hours ago

I regret the suffering Covid inflicted, says Swinney ahead of inquiry report

The Scottish First Minister’s record during and since the pandemic was criticised by Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar.

Evening Standard - Politics - 11 hours ago

Does China owe the world compensation for the Covid pandemic?

Beijing says its policies and measures during pandemic ‘acts of national sovereignty’ that aren’t subject to jurisdiction of American courts

Independent UK - US News - 14 hours ago

The private notes and secret documents that tell the inside story of the UK's Covid response

The Covid inquiry is set to publish its second set of findings looking in detail at the huge political decisions that had to be made in 2020.

BBC News - Health - 17 hours ago

Experts identify eight distinct symptom paths for long COVID

Long COVID can follow one of eight different symptom paths, as patients suffer for months past their initial infection, a new study reports.

UPI - Health - 1 day ago

CBC Investigates -- Shoppers Drug Mart billed $81M for MedsChecks in 2 years when COVID services waned -- Nicole Brockbank -- News -- - -- Canada -- - -- Toronto

Shoppers Drug Mart billed the Ontario government’s MedsCheck program $81.2 million for medication reviews over a two-year period when some of its current and former pharmacists said they were facing “unethical” corporate pressure to meet targets for the professional service.

CBC News - Health - 2 days ago

Conflicting advice on COVID shots likely to ding already low vaccine rates, experts warn

More than three-quarters of American adults didn’t get a COVID shot last season, a figure that health care experts warn could rise this year amid new U.S. government recommendations.

The Columbian - Health - 2 days ago

Strange changes found in blood of long Covid patients

Tiny clots appeared larger-than-normal in long Covid patients, study finds

Independent UK - Science - 3 days ago

World Diabetes Day: Bringing silent pandemic into spotlight

On Nov. 14, World Diabetes Day highlights the rising impact of diabetes and the urgent need for prevention, early detection and support for those affected

Daily Sabah - Health - 7 days ago

CPS watchdog finds employee travel spending doubled after COVID — on trips to Las Vegas, Finland and Estonia

An infusion of federal pandemic relief funding led to the increase in overnight travel. In one case, a principal booked a luxury hotel on the Las Vegas Strip away from a conference they were attending — and stayed an extra day on the district's dime to celebrate an anniversary with his spouse.

Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories - 8 days ago

German businesses asked to repay COVID-19 emergency aid

The German government provided billions in support to small businesses, the self-employed and freelancers during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown. Now they are being asked to repay the aid. Many are resisting.

Deutsche Welle - Health - 1 month ago

CDC announces change in COVID-19 and chickenpox vaccine recommendations

The CDC's changes have been criticized by mainstream medical groups.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 1 month ago

California's summer COVID wave shows signs of waning. What are the numbers in your community?

While some COVID indicators are rising in California, others are starting to fall — a hint that the summer wave may start to decline soon.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 2 months ago

California says it can no longer trust Washington on COVID vaccines. A major battle is looming

California’s COVID surge is showing signs of peaking as the state pushes back against federal guidelines that some say have jeopardized access to vaccines.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 2 months ago

Vaccine chaos: Even some vulnerable seniors can't get COVID shots amid spiking cases

Seniors in some parts of the country say they are being denied COVID-19 vaccinations amid an ongoing spike in cases, leading to rising frustration over new Trump administration policies.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 2 months ago

COVID wave washes over California. Some officials urge residents to mask up

A COVID wave is washing over California, with the state seeing continued increases in the number of newly confirmed cases, the viral test positivity rate and hospitalizations attributed to the disease.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 2 months ago

Covid-19 sent the world mad

The pandemic polarised voters and undermined trust in institutions

Economist - Entertainment - 2 months ago