Inquest exposes poor leadership, insufficient testing at aged care home that saw 19 Covid deaths in 2020

Deadly wave of Covid that hit Sydney’s Newmarch House made more severe by organisational failings, coroner saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSome of the 19 deaths during a 2020 Covid-19 outbreak at a NSW aged-care home could have been avoided had proper testing for the virus been implemented, a coronial inquest has found.Poor leadership, insufficient communication and staff shortages were highlighted in coroner Derek Lee’s review of the deaths from a wave