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Betrayal of our children: Covid inquiry finds lockdowns 'brought ordinary childhood to a halt' and the closure of schools 'will have lasting effects'

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Childhood was 'brought to a halt' by draconian Covid lockdowns, the damning official inquiry found yesterday.

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