Summary

  • Wales' pandemic health minister Vaughan Gething incorrectly told first Covid cabinet there weren't UK cases when there were, inquiry hears

  • Wales' First Minister Mark Drakeford has said local Covid lockdowns was a “failed experiment”

  • Wales' chief medical officer Sir Frank Atherton also tells inquiry of a lack of admin help during the first Covid wave

  • A handwritten note reveals the top doctor's frustrations about differing UK approaches, which he describes as an "omnishambles"

  • The number of people who died with Covid as a contributory factor is 12,551 in Wales, according to latest data

Live Reporting

Ben Frampton and Jack Grey

  1. Welcome back

    Good morning and welcome back to our live page coverage of the Covid inquiry in Wales, as the second week gets under way.

    We’ll bring you all the key developments from the hearings, which will take place from Monday to Thursday.

    Witnesses this week include Sir Frank Atherton, chief medical officer for Wales, former Welsh Secretary Simon Hart, as well as officials from the Welsh government, Public Health Wales and others.

    You can follow the latest developments from the hearing here or watch it live by pressing play button at the top of this page.