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Fifth of care home residents have not had Covid test since May

I spoke to LBC about the Data Analysis Bureau’s latest study, which suggests that a fifth of care home residents have not been tested for Covid-19 since May.

We need to sort the testing system for our care homes, for our residents and for staff. Of all the places you would have thought should have been prioritised by the Government, it is care homes after the horror we saw at the start of the virus. We’re still not there, and that is a serious problem.

Read more online at LBC.