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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Archie Mitchell

Health officials was ‘not concerned’ about Covid patients in care homes months into pandemic, inquiry hears

PA Wire

Department of Health (DHSC) staff were “not concerned” about discharging elderly people into care homes with Covid until months after the pandemic struck, the official pandemic probe has heard.

An email thread between top officials at No10 and the Cabinet Office in April 2020 shown to the Covid-19 Inquiry reveals increasing fears about the spread of the pandemic in hospitals and care settings.

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