Older people being 'airbrushed' out of UK coronavirus figures, charities warn
Ms Abrahams said the lack of personal protective equipment and testing is leading to the spread of coronavirus across the care home sector.
She joined industry leaders from Marie Curie, Care England, Independent Age and the Alzheimer's Society in writing a letter to Health Secretary Matt HancockAlzheimer's Society's chief operating officer, Kathryn Smith, told BBC Radio 5 Live that the charities felt care homes had become"the forgotten front line" in the effort to tackle the virus.
Matthew Reed, chief executive of charity Marie Curie, previously explained that the lack of PPE and testing"means workers at care homes are not well equipped to support a number of people dying in quick succession". The Labour Party has called on the government to publish daily figures of deaths in care homes to highlight the"true scale" of the spread of the virus, which causes the Covid-19 disease.
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