Vaughan Gething tells the inquiry the Welsh government had the understanding that schools were part of transmission of the virus.
The former health minister says it was known: “That if schools closed it would be difficult to reopen them.
“Home
isn’t a safe space for every adult. And home isn’t a safe space for every
child.”
Gething says: “Parents were anxious and fearful for their children, which is quite a rational thing for parents to consider.
“It’s one of my regrets that we couldn’t keep schools open for longer,” he adds.
There was a disorderly closure of schools in Wales so the decision was made to close schools says Gething.
It was the right thing to do under the circumstances, he adds.