Government could have been ‘more liberal’ on outdoor time during Covid – Whitty

Professor Sir Chris Whitty gave evidence to the Covid-19 inquiry about the impact of the pandemic on children and young people (UK Covid-19 Inquiry/PA) - (PA Media)

There should have been a “more liberal” approach to the amount of time people were allowed to spend outside during the Covid-19 pandemic, the nation’s top medic has said.

Just weeks into lockdown, senior scientists advising government discussed evidence that being outdoors was safer than being indoors, the pandemic probe heard.