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No plan could have helped Scotland tackle Covid pandemic, inquiry hears

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Scottish former health secretary Jeane Freeman has admitted the country could have been better prepared to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, but “no plan” could have helped the country cope.

Giving evidence at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, Ms Freeman said: “There were certainly areas where Scotland could have been better prepared, in terms of the underlying structure and the delivery of all of those the recommendations.

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