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{"id":1364,"date":"2020-05-28T14:42:45","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T13:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nowadays.org.uk\/?p=1364"},"modified":"2020-06-28T14:55:38","modified_gmt":"2020-06-28T13:55:38","slug":"the-government-left-care-home-doors-open-to-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nowadays.org.uk\/the-government-left-care-home-doors-open-to-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"The Government Left Care Home Doors Open to Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
By Emma Landsburgh<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Since the beginning of the pandemic, a quarter of known coronavirus deaths have occurred in care homes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In the news this week for not following his own rules, Dominic Cummings defended the government\u2019s original \u2018herd immunity\u2019 approach to the pandemic, stated that \u2018if some pensioners die, too bad.\u2019 But has the government really sacrificed Britain\u2019s most vulnerable?<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the Office of National Statistics, 45,899 deaths had been recorded in care homes from the 2nd<\/sup> of March to the 1st<\/sup> of May 2020; over 12,000 of which were related to the coronavirus pandemic. The virus became the main cause of death for male care home residents, and is currently the second most common cause of death in women in care homes- the first being Dementia and Alzheimer\u2019s Disease. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As with a hospital, viruses spread quickly due to the close contact between care home residents and staff. Unfortunately, the lack of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) has also had a contribution to the spread. Residents are also liable to having underlying diseases and health problems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As we now know, covid-19 is not a normal virus. Which begs the question: did the government do enough to protect care homes? <\/p>\n\n\n\n The answer to that question is an uncategorical no. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The government\u2018s response to the pandemic has been lacking and delayed. Although it is now \u2018the new normal\u2019 to see members of the general public wearing gloves and surgical masks in supermarkets, parks and on beaches, those who really need PPE have not been able to get hold of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n