The UK Health Security Agency argued naming the junior officials could put them at risk of abuse.

UKHSA's Prof Susan Hopkins said respirator masks may have worked no better than thin surgical masks.

First report from Covid Inquiry says better planning would have saved lives and lessened economic costs.

Austerity, Brexit and the quality of planning will be put under spotlight in the inquiry's first report.

The wearing of face covering was re-introduced due to a spike in hospital admissions last month.

The rules apply to staff, patients and visitors, and will remain in force until further notice.

Full Support Healthcare says its products were not unloaded from the shipping containers.

The government's deal with Full Support Healthcare was one of the most wasteful of the pandemic.