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Vulnerable care home residents the forgotten frontline of Britain's coronavirus fight

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Care homes packed with half a million of the UK’s most ­vulnerable citizens are at risk of becoming the forgotten front line of our coronavirus fight.

Tens of thousands of residents are facing exposure to the deadly disease – and one in 10 homes have already confirmed cases.

There have so far been at least 70 Covid-19 deaths in care homes but figures surged in the past 13 days. Office for National Statistics data for the week ending March 27 shows 20 deaths – around 4% of the total 539 for the week – were in care homes in England and Wales.

Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said this week: “Care and nursing homes are going to provide some of the biggest challenges.

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