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Nursing Homes Ireland CEO: Residents and carers left 'isolated' by Government's Covid response

Nursing home residents and their carers were left “isolated” by key State bodies at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the Dáil’s Covid-19 committee will be told.

Nursing Homes Ireland CEO: Residents and carers left 'isolated' by Government's Covid response — File Photo

Mon, 25 May, 2020 - 21:45

Daniel McConnell

Key State bodies left nursing home residents and their carers “isolated” at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the Dáil’s Covid-19 committee will be told.

In a blistering opening address, Nursing Homes Ireland CEO Tadhg Daly will tell TDs on Tuesday that the response to Covid-19 that “the dismay will live forever with us.”

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