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UK to announce return of visits to relatives in care homes

Published 09/07/2020, 19:37
Updated 09/07/2020, 19:40
© Reuters. Daily COVID-19 news conference, in London

© Reuters. Daily COVID-19 news conference, in London

LONDON (Reuters) - British health secretary Matt Hancock said on Thursday he will spell out soon how people will be able to visit relatives in care homes, in a further easing of the coronavirus lockdown.

"In the next few days we will be setting out how COVID-secure visiting can happen in care homes, how we can have more visits of loved ones in a way that is very careful and in a way that keeps care homes safe," he told ITV (LON:ITV) News.

© Reuters. Daily COVID-19 news conference, in London

Britain has one of the world's highest death tolls from COVID-19 at more than 44,000, with around 20,000 dying in care homes, according to government statistics.

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