UK government failures led to Covid spreading ‘like wildfire’ in care homes, inquiry finds
Inquiry chair says failure to advise care homes to isolate people discharged from hospital was ‘significant oversight’ • UK politics live – latest updates…
The Guardian reports: Inquiry chair says failure to advise care homes to isolate people discharged from hospital was ‘significant oversight’ • UK politics live – latest updates The care sector was “an afterthought” during the Covid-19 pandemic, and government failures caused the virus to spread “like wildfire” among vulnerable and elderly people, a public inquiry has found.
The story is also being covered by BBC News. BBC News adds: From the shocking lack of PPE to restrictions on visitors - the key points from the sixth Covid inquiry report.
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- United Kingdom · Europe
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- UK, Covid, Covid-, Heather Hallett
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- Heather Hallett, who is leading the Covid-19 inquiry, said it was a “significant omission” that the government did not advise that patients discharged from hospitals into care homes should be isolated, causing the virus to spread… (The Guardian)
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- The GuardianUK government failures led to Covid spreading ‘like wildfire’ in care homes, inquiry finds
- BBC NewsCovid failings in care homes: What the inquiry says
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