UK ministers were unprepared for impact of Covid, says watchdog
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Report says detailed plans on shielding, job support schemes and school disruption were lacking
Ministers were not fully prepared" for the wide-ranging impacts" that Covid-19 had on society, the economy and essential public services in the UK, and lacked detailed plans on shielding, job support schemes and school disruption, a report has found.
Some lessons from previous simulation exercises" that would have helped with Covid-19 preparations were not fully implemented", according to the National Audit Office (NAO).
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