The Scottish government was inadequately prepared for the Covid-19 pandemic, a public inquiry has ruled.
The UK Covid Inquiry said both UK and Scottish governments “failed their citizens” by not doing enough to properly plan for the crisis.
It found Scottish ministers in Nicola Sturgeon’s administration adopted flawed UK government resilience plans without adapting them for Scotland’s needs.
Inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett has called for fundamental reform of public health emergency planning.
First Minister John Swinney said the Scottish government would “consider in great detail” the findings and learn lessons from them.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who took office this month, said his Labour administration would “carefully consider” the report.
More than 235,000 people died in the UK with Covid listed as one of the causes on their death certificate – including more than 17,000 in Scotland – after the first cases were detected early in 2020.
Source: BBC
In other news – Sofia Vergara pens gratitude note for 2024 Emmy Awards nomination
Sofia Vergara is among the few celebrities who are nominated for the 2024 Emmy Awards The 54-year-old actress took to her official Instagram account and shared a heartfelt note, marking her celebrations for the prestigious award nomination for her role as a drug lord in Griselda.
She posted a series of photos of herself in her role and wrote in the caption, “Wow. Griselda was my first dramatic role ever. Read more
