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UK Government reverses decision to ban visits to aged care residents during second COVID lockdown – The Weekly SOURCE
Aged care homes will be able to receive visitors – even in areas of high coronavirus infection – after the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock (pictured
Aged care homes will be able to receive visitors even in areas of high coronavirus infection after the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock (pictured above), bowed to pressure from residents, families and aged care providers.
Home must now allow residents to receive visits in a COVID-secure way using social distancing and PPE under new guidelines to be issued as the country goes into its second month-long lockdown.
As we reported on Wednesday, the Government had warned that visiting should be stopped…
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