COVID-19 commissions

Several COVID-19 commissions have been proposed to examine national responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Denmark
Main article: Mink Commission

Norway
Main article: Norwegian Covid-19 Commission

The Norwegian government appointed a commission on 24 April 2020, which submitted its report to on 14 April 2021.[1]

USA

UK
Main article: UK Covid-19 Inquiry

According to the Guardian, a group of bereaved families called for a "judge-led" public inquiry into the British government response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Guardian reported that other forms of public inquiry, such as a royal commission, are available should the government "defy rising pressure for a statutory public inquiry".[2]

In May 2021, the UK government announced a public inquiry will begin in Spring of 2022 called the UK Covid-19 Inquiry,[3][4] and the Scottish Government established the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry. The Independent reported that the date of the inquiry may be pushed beyond the promised date.[5]

Sweden
Main article: Corona Commission

A government-appointed commission in Sweden published its report in October 2021.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Koronakommisjonen overleverer rapport til statsministeren". Regjeringen.no (in Norwegian). 9 April 2021. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  2. "Bereaved families call for judge-led public inquiry into UK Covid response". TheGuardian.com. 16 March 2021.
  3. "Covid: Lessons to be learned from spring 2022 public inquiry - PM". BBC News. 12 May 2021.
  4. "Boris Johnson: Inquiry into Covid response will start in spring 2022". TheGuardian.com. 12 May 2021.
  5. "Covid inquiry will be pushed back beyond spring 2022, families fear". Independent.co.uk. 16 August 2021.
  6. "Swedish Commission Indicts Some Early Covid Responses as 'Tardy'". Bloomberg.com. 29 October 2021.


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