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  • Updated: October 04, 2022

UK Set To Hold First In-Person Public Coronavirus Inquiry

UK Set To Hold First In-Person Public Coronavirus Inquiry

Families bereaved in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic are set to attend the first in-person hearing of the coronavirus inquiry on Tuesday.

This comes amid concerns that their testimonies may not be directly heard by the former judge heading the probe.

The independent inquiry will examine the response to the pandemic and its impact in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

It will also provide a factual account of what happened, and identify lessons that can be learned.

The RTE news reports that a preliminary procedural hearing will take place with those who lost loved ones during the pandemic hoping for reassurance they will be able to share their stories with the inquiry directly.

The hearing had been due to take place in September, but was postponed to respect the period of national mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

An inquiry spokeswoman said; "The inquiry has invited core participants to make representations about the listening exercise at the hearing.

"The listening exercise is for everyone who wishes to share their experience of the pandemic, including the bereaved."

The inquiry will be held at a venue on Bishop's Bridge Road, in London, where the second phase of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry has heard evidence.

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