{"id":389779,"date":"2026-10-20T22:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T21:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/covid-inquiry-care-homes-were-an-afterthought-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T22:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T21:00:17","slug":"covid-inquiry-care-homes-were-an-afterthought-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/covid-inquiry-care-homes-were-an-afterthought-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid Inquiry: Care homes were an &#8216;afterthought&#8217; | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/YVEp9a2J8u8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Covid Inquiry: Care homes were an &apos;afterthought&apos; | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YVEp9a2J8u8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Today, the latest report from the Covid-19 Inquiry found that action to protect the social care sector came too late, with government failings helping create conditions in which the virus could \u201cspread like wildfire\u201d in care homes.<\/p>\n<p>The report describes social care as an \u201cafterthought\u201d in the early pandemic response, highlighting a lack of planning, testing and protective equipment.<\/p>\n<p>Adam is joined by the BBC\u2019s social affairs editor, Alison Holt, to unpack the findings, discuss the impact on families and explore what needs to change to protect people receiving care in a future emergency.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the BBC\u2019s chief anchor in Washington DC, Caitr\u00edona Perry, reports on Donald Trump\u2019s visit to Kansas to support Republican senator Roger Marshall in an unexpectedly tight race against Democrat Adam Hamilton. 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