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UK government failures led to Covid spreading ‘like wildfire’ in care homes, inquiry finds

Inquiry chair says failure to advise care homes to isolate people discharged from hospital was ‘significant oversight’ • UK politics live – latest updates The care sector was “an afterthought” during the Covid-19

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 20 Oct 2026 · updated 3h ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 20 Oct 2026. The Guardian published first, on 20 October at 11:00 UTC; BBC Health followed 1h 16m later. The most recent article, from BBC Health, appeared on 20 October at 12:16 UTC.

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  1. UK government failures led to Covid spreading ‘like wildfire’ in care homes, inquiry finds The Guardian ·
  2. Covid failings in care homes: What the inquiry says BBC Health
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