Former UK Prime Minister: Country Too Focused on Flu, Failed to Prepare for COVID

Cameron says officials were too narrowly focused on the dangers of an influenza pandemic and did not consider other highly infectious respiratory diseases.
Cameron rejects claims that austerity measures left the UK's health system vulnerable to COVID-19.
Cameron testified at a public inquiry investigating the UK's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The UK experienced one of the highest COVID-19 death rates in Europe, with nearly 227,000 deaths.
The inquiry is expected to take three years to complete and will call other senior politicians to testify.