Summary

  • The UK Covid-19 Inquiry, sitting in Belfast, is scrutinising the Northern Ireland Executive's handling of the pandemic

  • More than 4,000 people in Northern Ireland died with Covid since the pandemic was declared in March 2020

  1. Covid Inquiry in Northern Irelandpublished at 09:34 British Summer Time 7 May

    Speaking at the inquiry today:

    10:00

    Richard Pengelly (former permanent secretary for Department of Health, Northern Ireland)

    14:00

    Prof Ian Young (chief scientific adviser, Department of Health, Northern Ireland)

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