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Care homes an afterthought in Covid, inquiry finds
The Covid Inquiry says the government didn't do enough to protect people in care homes.
The Covid 19 public inquiry has found that the care sector appeared to be an afterthought during the pandemic, and that failings in the way people in care homes were protected allowed the virus to spread like 'wildfire'. Also: The Defence Secretary, Wes Streeting, despatches RAF jets to the Middle East, to help defend Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks. And a hedgehog who鈥檚 lost all seven thousand of his spikes has become the unlikely ambassador for a wildlife charity in Devon.聽(Image: Reuters)
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