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Chris Whitty says government 'may have overstated risk of Covid to public' at start of pandemic.
Chief medical officer says he still worries about balance between public protections and personal freedoms.
He says arguments against widespread Covid restrictions were 'obviously not true'.
Prof Whitty said communication between infection control guidance and frontline staff was "unprecedented" He said that he did not use FFP3 masks when he was on the wards with Covid-19 patients.
He added that people did not feel comfortable with the advice they were given.
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