Son's crusade over parents' 'Covid' deaths in care home

A SON who lost his elderly parents within weeks of each other in the early stages of Covid said bereaved families must not be "brushed aside" as a first court hearing on legal action against the Government takes place.

- Aine Fox

Thirty deaths near the beginning of the outbreak when patients infected with the virus were transferred from hospitals into care homes are being considered as part of the case at the High Court today.

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Relatives are arguing the state failed to protect people under the Human Rights Act. They have issued legal claims for damages for loss of life, personal injuries, pain and suffering, anxiety, distress and feelings of injustice, said the law firm representing them.

The families will say that the state failed to protect their rights through failures to publish procedures, appropriate guidance, policies and rules to be applied by operators of care homes, healthcare settings and hospitals.