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Families of people who died of Covid-19 have called for accountability for decisions made in Northern Ireland in response to the pandemic. On Thursday, former health minister Robin Swann and Dr Denis McMahon, permanent secretary of the Executive Office, gave evidence to the first module of the inquiry on Northern Ireland's preparedness for the pandemic. Brenda Doherty is a leading campaigner in the Northern Ireland Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group. Her mother, Ruth, died on March 24 2020 after contracting Covid in hospital. The last time she saw her mother, Ms Doherty thought she would be discharged from hospital the following day, but she would later die in hospital, alone. Also includes interviews with campaigners Eddie Hughes and Martina Ferguson.