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UK government failures led to Covid spreading ‘like wildfire’ in care homes, inquiry finds

Inquiry chair says failure to isolate people discharged from hospital into care was ‘significant oversight’ The care sector was “an afterthought” during the Covid-19 pandemic, and government failures caused the virus to spread “like…

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The public inquiry found that the UK government treated the care sector as an “afterthought” during the Covid‑19 pandemic, contributing to widespread infection among vulnerable and elderly residents. The inquiry chair identified the failure to isolate patients discharged from hospitals into care homes as a “significant oversight.”

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