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"We've been told we could lose 20 per cent of our residents to coronavirus." The forgotten care homes of Greater Manchester

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Residents are dying, swathes of staff are off sick and care home managers say they have been 'forgotten' as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across Greater Manchester.

Care home infections and deaths from Covid-19 are not included in the official figures released by the Government - but last week Prof Chris Whitty, the UK government’s chief medical officer, said that just over 9pc of care homes had confirmed cases.

However, Care England, the industry body, has said the death toll is already likely to have hit a thousand - with some homes suffering double-figure losses.

And as the crisis continues, so sadly will the impact on the most vulnerable in our society. A report from the London School of Economics shows around half of all Covid-19

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