# Covid inquiry: Care homes were an 'afterthought'

https://mins.news/en/video/108389

- BBC News, 2026-10-20 19:00 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVEp9a2J8u8

> The latest Covid-19 Inquiry report says efforts to protect social care came too late, and government failings helped create conditions for the virus to spread rapidly in care homes. It describes social care as an “afterthought” in the early response, citing inadequate planning, testing and protective equipment.

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