A damning report into the impact of the Covid pandemic on care homes has criticised Government failings for allowing the virus to "spread like wildfire".
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The inquiry chair Baroness Hallett said ministers had known the care sector was vulnerable but failed to act until it was too late – while stopping relatives from visiting residents had caused "intense emotional harm".
Bereaved families said it revealed one of the darkest episodes in the country’s history.
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