Hancock says not overruling scientists was ‘biggest regret’
by Jonathan Bunn
Nov 30, 2023
2 minutes
Matt Hancock said not overruling scientific advice on the transmission of Covid-19 as the pandemic emerged was his “biggest regret”.
In a statement to the Covid-19 Inquiry, the former health secretary said asymptomatic transmission should have been a “baseline assumption” when the virus first emerged.
Mr Hancock said (PHE) at the time was “adamant” that people without symptoms could not pass on the virus, adding he was told
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