Belfast Covid Inquiry

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/1 ️Today’s first public hearing for Module 2C have now started and Inquiry Chair, Baroness Heather Hallett, opened with a short statement.   This was then followed by the screening of a short film, see thread below

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00:00Good morning, everyone, some present here in Belfast, and to those of you following

00:08us online. From the beginning of this inquiry, I hope I've made clear that this is an inquiry

00:14for all four nations of the United Kingdom, which is why we've held hearings not only

00:20in London, but in Edinburgh, Cardiff, and now here in Belfast. Today, we begin the public

00:26hearings for Module 2C, focusing on key political decision-making in response to the pandemic

00:33in Northern Ireland. I'm very conscious of the fact that there are many other issues

00:40for which people have concerns, for example, mental health, health, care homes, and the

00:45like, on which we are not focusing in this module. But as I said to the members of bereaved

00:51families whom I met last night, those issues will be covered in later modules.

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