UK Wasted £10 Billion on Covid Gear in Pandemic, Review Finds
The UK wasted almost £10 billion ($13 billion) during the Covid-19 pandemic on protective equipment such as masks and gowns that were either defective or remained unused, the country’s inquiry into the outbreak found.
£10bn Wasted on Covid PPE, Inquiry Finds
- Johnson government wasted ‘vast’ sums on PPE, Covid inquiry finds The Guardian —
- Covid PPE procurement saw ‘vast’ £10 billion waste, inquiry finds The Standard —
- UK wasted £9.9 billion on Covid PPE, finds inquiry; stockpile, procurement flaws flagged Times Of India —
- UK ‘wasted’ nearly £10bn on PPE during pandemic, inquiry finds Financial Times —
- Nearly £10bn of taxpayers' money spent on PPE was wasted, COVID inquiry finds 📹 Sky News — · 2min