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Health Minister must re-examine Meath nursing home deaths, says advocacy group

The facts must be established into how a 79-year-old man and his 52-year-old stepson both died having contracted Covid-19, an advocacy group has warned.

Health Minister must re-examine Meath nursing home deaths, says advocacy group

Mon, 06 Jul, 2020 - 18:53

Maresa Fagan

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has been urged to re-examine the care given to two Meath nursing home residents. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

The facts must be established into how a 79-year-old man and his 52-year-old stepson both died having contracted Covid-19, an advocacy group has warned.

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