Ex-officials with experience of crises recalled to Whitehall

Former senior civil servants to help No 10 with emergency response to Covid-19 pandemic

Former civil servants with emergency planning experience have been asked to return to Whitehall to help the government response to coronavirus as Dominic Cummings developed symptoms, Downing Street confirmed on Monday.

Boris Johnson’s key adviser, who was last spotted as he jogged through Downing Street on Friday, suffered mild symptoms over the weekend, Whitehall sources said.

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