RESTRICTIONS to stop the spread of coronavirus are tightening across the UK, including a four-week lockdown in England. Care homes, however, may rightly start to go in the other direction. The previous rules made no scientific sense and have harmed many vulnerable people. Almost 14,000 deaths in nursing and care homes in the UK were attributed to covid-19 between April and July 2020, and consequently residents in homes had severe visiting restrictions imposed. Many were isolated from usual family contact for months.
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