Wales' First Minister Mark Drakeford criticized local Covid lockdowns as a 'failed experiment' during the UK Covid-19 inquiry. Health experts described a 'frantic' situation at Public Health Wales at the start of the pandemic. Former Welsh Secretary Simon Hart raised concerns about differing pandemic rules between Wales and England. The inquiry revealed that Welsh ministers lacked knowledge of Covid rules, and the first minister expressed worries about the UK government's handling of COVID affecting the union's future.
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Wales's First Minister Mark Drakeford has told the Covid Inquiry that local Covid lockdowns were a "failed experiment". If they were an experiment, where was the consent, ask Carl Heneghan and Tom Jefferson. https://t.co/8YF46D38Is