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Covid failings in care homes: What the inquiry says

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The sixth report of the Covid inquiry is highly critical of the way the government tried to protect people in care settings in the UK.

Around 500,000 people were living in care homes at the start of the pandemic – with another million receiving care in their own homes.

The inquiry said action to protect them came too late, causing devastating consequences.

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