Thanks for joining us today for our live page following day
13 of the Covid-19 inquiry.
Today two senior officials from the Welsh government will be
quizzed on how prepared the country was for a pandemic.
It is the first time officials from Wales have given
evidence to the inquiry.
First up at 14:00 BST will be Sir Frank Atherton, the current
chief medical officer for Wales – the most senior medical adviser to the
government.
After him we will hear from Dr Andrew Goodall. He is Wales
most senior civil servant – currently serving as the permanent secretary to the
Welsh government.
But when the pandemic began he was chief executive of the
Welsh NHS.
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Edited by John Arkless and Emily McGarvey
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Thanks for joining us today for our live page following day 13 of the Covid-19 inquiry.
Today two senior officials from the Welsh government will be quizzed on how prepared the country was for a pandemic.
It is the first time officials from Wales have given evidence to the inquiry.
First up at 14:00 BST will be Sir Frank Atherton, the current chief medical officer for Wales – the most senior medical adviser to the government.
After him we will hear from Dr Andrew Goodall. He is Wales most senior civil servant – currently serving as the permanent secretary to the Welsh government.
But when the pandemic began he was chief executive of the Welsh NHS.