Thousands of lives could have been saved, COVID inquiry finds

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.

Thursday 20 November 2025 18:36, UK

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Tens of thousands of lives, including 23,000 in England, could have been saved if the UK had imposed mandatory lockdowns faster, the COVID-19 Inquiry has found.
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