A Public Health England (PHE) proposal to enact a stronger lockdown of care homes to prevent spiralling coronavirus deaths was rejected by the Government.
Care homes have increasingly become the epicentres for deaths linked to Covid-19 across the UK, with the toll standing at more than 10,000 in England.
Downing Street received an 11-point plan proposing "a further lockdown of care homes" from PHE on April 28, the Guardian reported.
The plan urged ministers to "use NHS facilities and other temporary accommodation to quarantine and isolate residents" and "consider whether staff can move into the care home for the next four weeks". Do you have a coronavirus story to share?