Up to 16,000 Northern Ireland nursing home residents at risk from coronavirus

A total of 20 care homes have cases of Covid-19, Stormont health minister Robin Swann said, and trade unionists warned they are vulnerable.

Up to 16,000 nursing home residents in potential “petri dishes” of infection are at risk unless immediate coronavirus testing begins, healthcare workers in Northern Ireland have said.

A total of 20 care homes have cases of Covid-19, Stormont health minister Robin Swann said, and trade unionists warned they were particularly vulnerable.