MPs call for Covid ban on care home visits in England to be made illegal

Matt Hancock urged to allow visits as relatives say blanket coronavirus rule is causing deathsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA parliamentary human rights committee has called on ministers to legislate against blanket bans on care home visits in England that relatives claim are causing deaths through loneliness and isolation.Harriet Harman, the chair of the cross-party joint human rights committee of MPs and peers, has asked the health secretary, Matt Hancock, t