Chris Whitty admits Britain locked down in march was ‘a bit too late’

UK's chief medical officer Chris Whitty admitted Britain locked down in march was ‘a bit too late’.

Sir Chris said he was “very aware” that there were two things that needed to be balanced – “the risk of going early (into lockdown or other similar measures), and the risk of going too late”.

He added: “My view is, with the benefit of hindsight, we went a bit too late on the first wave.”

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