Government Could Have Been ‘More Liberal’ on Outdoor Time During Covid – Whitty

Professor Sir Chris Whitty gave evidence to the Covid-19 inquiry about the impact of the pandemic on children and young people UK Covid-19 Inquiry/PA

There should have been a “more liberal” approach to the amount of time people were allowed to spend outside during the Covid-19 pandemic, the nation’s top medic has said.

Just weeks into lockdown, senior scientists advising government discussed evidence that being outdoors was safer than being indoors, the pandemic probe heard.