The government did not throw a 'protective ring' around social care. The 43,000 care home residents died between march 2020 and July 2022. They were either caused or contributed to the Covid pandemic.
The report highlights the fact that social care minister at the time played no role in order to order the discharges. It concludes that restrictions were harmful in some cases. Two further recommendations address deaths explicitly.
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