The inquiry's lead counsel Jamie Dawson KC takes Jane Morrison through her experience and that of her late wife Jacky Morrison-Hart who died with Covid-19 in 2020.

Mr Dawson passes on the condolences of the inquiry and asks about the genesis of Scottish Covid Bereaved.

Ms Morrison explains the group represents a number of people who have had a bereavement due to Covid and has a wide variety of people from which it can draw experiences.

Jane Morrison is the lead member of Scottish Covid Bereaved (a group of grieving families who have been critical of efforts to match the Scottish Inquiry with its UK equivalent).

Ms Morrison is a widow who lost her wife to hospital-acquired Covid in 2020 and has spoken out about how the handling of funerals during the pandemic was "traumatic'.

Her wife, Jacky Morrison-Hart, died five days after testing positive for the virus in hospital. Ms Morrison said she was allowed to be with her wife for her final moments - but then had to isolate for 14 days.

Ms Morrison-Hart was admitted to hospital for a separate disease for two weeks and caught Covid on her 15th day there.

Slightly later than planned, former judge Lady Hallett gets today's evidence session under way by welcoming Jane Morrison.

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Today's evidence session is due to begin at 10:00.

We'll hear from Jane Morrison, who is the lead member of Scottish Covid Bereaved.

Then Roz Foyer, the general secretary of the Scottish Trade Union Congress will be quizzed.

Dr Jim Elder-Woodward OBE, the convenor of Inclusion Scotland will then give evidence.

Roger Halliday, the former chief statistician and joint head of Covid modelling and analysis with the Scottish government.

Finally in this morning session we'll hear from Scott Heald, the director for data and digital innovation at Public Health Scotland.

In the afternoon session Roger Halliday will return, as will Scott Heald.

The Scottish government's chief social researcher Dr Audrey McDougall will be the last witness of the day.

After a hugely busy first day, here is a reminder of the headlines from yesterday's events in Edinburgh:

• Claire Mitchell KC for the Scottish Covid Bereaved called for Scottish ministers to do better than UK ministers had done in terms of answering the inquiry’s questions directly
• Ms Mitchell, one of several core participant speakers, expressed concern about reports that senior figures had failed to retain their Whatsapp messages

• The Scottish government was accused of a lack of consultation with impacted groups during lockdown and beyond
• The government's legal team offered condolences to the bereaved families and said that, with hindsight, ministers believed lockdown should have started earlier

• The inquiry's lead counsel Jamie Dawson KC said the inquiry will examine the political response to the pandemic here in Scotland and will ask if Scottish ministers could have done more or been quicker with their response

• Baroness Hallett began proceedings by saying this is an inquiry for all four nations of the United Kingdom
• A powerful impact video was played at the inquiry with the voices of people in Scotland who had lost loved ones during the pandemic.

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Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the UK Covid Inquiry which is taking evidence from witnesses in Edinburgh.

Former judge Lady Hallett will chair this second day of public hearings at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.

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