The country's former chief medical officer says video calls with scientific experts regularly dropped.
The chief medical officer had fronted TV and radio adverts urging the public to stay at home to save lives and protect the NHS.Giving evidence to the inquiry via a video link, she said that communication with the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies committee in London had been very good before the pandemic.
"I would have attended or my deputy attended with several other people from Scotland, but very often the quality of the line was poor. Dr Calderwood also said the UK failed to learn from countries which had previously dealt with coronaviruses similar to Covid such as Sars and Mers.
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