High Court rules that government orders to discharge untested Covid patients was illegal, says UNISON

Commenting on the High Court judgment today (Wednesday) that the discharging of untested Covid patients into care homes was illegal, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said:
“The government promised to put a protective ring around care homes. But ministers’ actions in the early days of the pandemic meant the exact opposite.
“Covid spread like wildfire as untested but positive patients were discharged from hospitals. Thousands of elderly people died well before