People in poorer parts of UK twice as likely to die from coronavirus

01-05-2020 20:08 givergal908#1
01-05-2020 20:19 Neha.Kulkarni#2
What rubbish!
if that was the case, how is it that the elderly across the country in care homes became infected? Are these care homes located in "poor" areas?
03-05-2020 14:27 Lucy.Honey#3
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Originally Posted by Neha.Kulkarni »

What rubbish!
if that was the case, how is it that the elderly across the country in care homes became infected? Are these care homes located in "poor" areas?

Follow the money 8-)

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How many care homes are there in the UK?
There are a total of 21,723 care homes in the UK, including Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands.

Professor Chris Whitty, has said coronavirus is present in around 13.5 per cent of care settings across the UK.

Speaking at the coronavirus press conference on April 13, Professor Whitty said: "If an outbreak is suspected, public health authorities will go in to do testing to assess if an outbreak has taken place."

He added he would like Covid-19 testing to be increased in care homes.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/113939...k-coronavirus/