Covid committee wants inquiry into each pandemic death in nursing homes

The report makes 11 key recommendations, including the inquiry into nursing homes, where 985 people have died of the virus since the coronavirus pandemic began. File image: PA

There should be a public inquiry into the scale of Covid-19 deaths in nursing homes, with a focus on a large discharge of patients from hospitals in March, an Oireachtas committee has recommended.

The Special Committee on Covid-19 today issued its interim report, having been sitting since May to hear evidence from across society on the virus.