Coronavirus cases in UK care homes have quadrupled in a month, official figures show. A Department of Health report said that the rate of coronavirus recorded through satellite tests - which are used in care homes - had quadrupled since the start of the month.
According to The Sunday Times, Health Secretary Matt Hancock took an emergency update on Wednesday saying that outbreaks had been detected in 43 care homes.
In response to the spike in cases, the Government sent an alert to care providers to highlight the rising rates and to call for action.
The letter, which was sent on Friday, urges care bosses to "take the necessary action to prevent and limit outbreaks", pointing out that in the last three days there had been an increase in