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Watch as NHS Wales grilled as fourth week of UK Covid Inquiry gets underway

Sophie Thompson
Monday 03 July 2023 14:33 BST
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Watch live: Fourth week of UK's Covid Inquiry gets underway

Week four of the UK's Covid Inquiry continued on the 3rd of July, as the panel heard evidence on the country's 'readiness' to tackle the pandemic.

In this session, Dr Andrew Goodall, (chief executive of NHS Wales) and Sir Frank Atherton (current CMO for Wales), shared their findings.Both men were key figures in the Welsh Covid response and regularly appeared on TV during the lockdown periods.

However, Covid Bereaved Families for Justice Wales, have accused the Welsh government of trying to 'shift responsibility' on how they handled things.

Six weeks of hearings are planned for Module 1, which will run until Thursday 20 July, however, the full enquiry is expected to last three years.

Stories of those who have lost loved ones will also remain at the heart of the investigation, and each panel has been represented by a different artwork depicting the pain.

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