Edwin Poots says thousands missed time with loved ones during Covid
Thousands of families missed out on time with their loved ones at the end of their lives, former Stormont Minister Edwin Poots has said.
The ex-agriculture and environment minister was giving evidence to the Covid-19 public inquiry, which is sitting in Belfast, on Thursday.
Mr Poots became emotional as he described how he was unable to see his father in the final days of his life because of the Covid restrictions.
Charlie Poots died at the age of 90 in April 2020.