UK government apologises for care home Covid testing delays

Nursing home operator says results are taking seven days instead of promised 72 hoursCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe government has been forced to apologise for continuing delays to Covid testing, which care home bosses and GPs warn are threatening to cause infections among the most vulnerable people.The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) admitted to breaking its promise to provide test outcomes within 72 hours as one nursing home operator in Cheshi