Whatever conclusion he arrives at, he should be supported in his view that a wide-ranging inquiry into all Covid-19 deaths in nursing homes should be conducted. From the very start of the pandemic, it quickly became clear that residents of nursing and care homes were particularly vulnerable. That may go some way to explaining why Covid-related deaths were still being reported in care homes almost a year after the pandemic arrived in Ireland. More than 2,000 nursing home residents in Ireland have died after contracting Covid-19 — 1,000 of them in the third wave of the pandemic in January. Many of the deaths that followed occurred in nursing and residential care homes.

Source: Irish Examiner June 08, 2021 07:00 UTC