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UK's Covid rules around going outside during lockdown were too strict and should have been 'more liberal', Chris Whitty admits

Professor Sir Chris Whitty told the Covid-19 Inquiry that the approach to the first lockdown should have been 'more liberal', as the evidence showed that being outdoors was safer than being indoors.

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