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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