Covid inquiry: Jeremy Miles says Welsh schools were shut without legal power – BBC News

Covid inquiry: Jeremy Miles says Welsh schools were shut without legal power – BBC News

Miles is grilled about the controversial “stay local” guidance which came in to replace “stay at home” messaging as infections eased in May 2020. The inquiry hears the Welsh government felt “it was not possible to legislate to define local, as it would mean different things in different parts of Wales”, for example in rural … Read more

Jeremy Hunt calls contaminated-blood scandal a huge failing of democracy

Jeremy Hunt calls contaminated-blood scandal a huge failing of democracy

Jenni Richards QC asked whether a 2012 briefing for new ministers in the health department – “almost certainly” not shown to Mr Hunt at the time – stating, under a heading “Key facts”, hepatitis C and HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) infection had been a problem in the 1970s and 80s, “before it was possible to … Read more

Covid-19: Sage scientist Sir Jeremy Farrar steps down from role

Covid-19: Sage scientist Sir Jeremy Farrar steps down from role

Sir Jeremy said his focus now had to be on Wellcome, adding: “This includes supporting the international research effort to end the pandemic, ensuring the world is better prepared for inevitable future infectious disease threats, and making the case so the full potential of science is realised to inform and drive change against all the … Read more