Astonishing early reluctance to call Covid civil emergency - inquiry

Summary

1. Public Health Wales pandemic adviser said it was "astonishing" Welsh government felt Covid wasn't a civil emergency in early March 2020.
2. Dr Quentin Sandifer also said it was too "frantic' to make records of meetings early in the pandemic
3. The UK Covid-19 inquiry is in Cardiff to scrutinise the Welsh government's handling of the pandemic
4. The inquiry covers decision-making during the pandemic by the UK government and the devolved governments in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
5. A total of 10,262 people in Wales have died due to Covid - with a further 2,289 deaths listing Covid as a contributing factor
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