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Covid-19: Boris Johnson accepts he could have done things differently

He has pledged to hold an inquiry into his handling of the coronavirus crisis but not yet.

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement on his first day back at work in Downing Street, London, after recovering from a bout with the coronavirus that put him in intensive care, Monday, April 27, 2020. AP/PTI
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement in Downing Street, London. File Photo: AP | PTI

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has been criticised for acting too slowly in the Covid-19 pandemic, said on Friday there may have been things he could have done differently.

He has pledged to hold an inquiry into his handling of the coronavirus crisis but not yet.

"Maybe there were things we could have done differently and of course there will be time to understand what exactly we could have done, or done differently," he told the BBC.

Johnson has come under fire from critics over his handling of the pandemic, from the high official death toll of over 45,000 and the slow