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

UK Covid inquiry finds government failures allowed virus to spread 'like wildfire' in care homes

A damning public inquiry report led by Baroness Heather Hallett has found that care home residents were treated as 'an afterthought' during the pandemic, with government failures enabling Covid-19 to spread rapidly among vulnerable and elderly people. The sixth report of the Covid inquiry is highly critical of how the UK government attempted to protect people in care settings.