Top civil servant overseeing care homes in England steps aside

Exclusive: fears of Covid-19 leadership void as Rosamond Roughton takes ‘career break’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe top civil servant with responsibility for care homes in England has stepped aside, the Guardian has learned, sparking fresh concern about an absence of government leadership in a sector that has recorded 21,600 deaths from Covid-19 – almost 40% of all UK fatalities from the virus.Rosamond Roughton, the director general for a