Care homes wait 15 days for virus test results & uncollected swabs 'thrown away'

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Care homes wait 15 days for coronavirus test results and uncollected swabs ‘thrown away’ as staff fear fatal outbreaks

CARE homes are waiting 15 days for coronavirus test results with staff fearing another wave of deadly outbreaks, according to reports.

She added: "I can't believe they didn't envisage that there would be an increase in demand for tests and results in a timely manner as lockdown was eased. Ms Ahmed now says many care homes are unprepared to accept ­Covid-19 positive patients from hospital — and will struggle to effectively isolate them.

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