Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will issue an apology today to victims of the infected-blood scandal, following a report that condemns successive governments and the NHS.

The scandal, which has resulted in over 3,000 deaths and continues to affect many lives, will also lead to the announcement of a compensation scheme expected to cost over £10 billion.

NHS chief Amanda Pritchard is anticipated to apologize as well. T

he apologies coincide with the release of a report by former High Court judge Sir Brian Langstaff, detailing a public inquiry launched in 2018.

The report criticizes the Department of Health and the NHS for using contaminated imported blood products despite warnings and accuses them of a long-term cover-up, Daily Mail reported.

Over 30,000 people in the UK were infected with HIV and hepatitis C through these blood products in the 1970s and 1980s, which were sourced from paid donors in the US, including prisoners and drug addicts.

Written by B.C. Begley