Johnson initially failed to grasp the severity of the virus and continued to delay imposing a lockdown.

New Delhi: The UK COVID investigation report has revealed that former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s delayed decisions initially contributed to 23,000 additional deaths in the country. According to the report, Johnson initially failed to grasp the severity of the virus and continued to delay imposing a lockdown.

The report’s chairperson, former judge Heather Hallett, stated that the government experienced a toxic and chaotic environment during the pandemic. Johnson constantly changed decisions, and many important suggestions were ignored.

The investigation also found that if Britain had imposed a lockdown a week earlier, on March 16, 2020, the number of deaths in the first wave could

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