Covid inquiry finds Matt Hancock's care home protective ring claim 'unfounded' as virus spread 'like wildfire'

Summary

The Covid-19 inquiry found Matt Hancock's care home protective ring claim 'unfounded', the Evening Standard, The Independent and Wales Online reported on Tuesday 20 October, the Evening Standard and The Independent noting that there were more than 43,000 recorded care home deaths involving Covid-19 between March 2020 and July 2022. According to The Guardian, the public inquiry found that the care sector was 'an afterthought' during the pandemic and that government failures caused the virus to spread 'like wildfire' among vulnerable and elderly people, and The Independent reported the inquiry found that ministers' failures allowed the virus to spread quickly. Heather Hallett, who is leading the inquiry, said it was a 'significant omission' that the government did not advise that patients discharged from hospitals into care homes should be isolated, causing the virus to spread rapidly among residents and staff, The Guardian reported. The Scotsman reported that Sturgeon was under fire for a care homes 'deadly decision' in an 'utterly damning' Covid inquiry report, Baroness Hallett warning that the adult social care system 'appeared to be something of an afterthought' to protect the NHS.

Latest: The Covid-19 inquiry found Matt Hancock's care home protective ring claim 'unfounded', the Evening Standard, The Independent and Wales Online reported, and The Guardian said it found government failures caused the virus to spread 'like wildfire' in care homes, Heather Hallett, who is leading the inquiry, calling it a 'significant omission' that the government did not advise isolating patients discharged from hospitals into care homes, while The Scotsman reported Sturgeon under fire for a care homes 'deadly decision'.

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