Ministers say ‘groupthink’ meant they were persuaded Britain was one of best prepared nations before Covid-19 struck

UK pandemic planning held back by flawed assumptions, inquiry hears

UK officials believed the country was as well-prepared as anywhere in the world to deal with a pandemic before coronavirus struck, chancellor Jeremy Hunt told the Covid-19 inquiry on Wednesday.
The government failed to draw lessons from Asia and elsewhere, partly as a result, he said.
This story originally appeared on: Financial Times - Author:William Wallis