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What did Covid cost the UK?
The UK government's response to the Covid pandemic involved massive spending on measures like furlough schemes, vaccine procurement, and testing. By 2022, the total cost was estimated to be over £370 billion, making it one of the most expensive public health crises in modern British history.
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