Recap and farewellpublished at 17:23 British Summer Time 30 April
That's us for today.
Here's a rundown of the first day of the Covid-19 inquiry's hearings in Belfast:
- The day began with personal testimonies from bereaved families outside the inquiry
- Giving her opening remarks, counsel to the inquiry Clair Dobbin KC says says the WhatsApp messages from then-First Minister Baroness Foster and then-Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill had been deleted
- The UK-wide inquiry into the pandemic was told Northern Ireland's fragile political system hampered its response to Covid-19
- It was revealed Northern Ireland's Chief Medical Officer Sir Michael McBride used a profanity to refer to politicians in a message to Health Minister Robin Swann and was shocked at the lack of communication
- A Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice member, Marion Reynolds, recounted the final months of her Aunt Marie's life and how restrictions stopped Ms Reynolds from visiting her in her final days
- Nuala Toman of Disability Action Northern Ireland told the inquiry disabled people were left isolated and lonely during the pandemic, with many left "invisible" during key decisions made by politicians
Read the full story and get some analysis here.