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comes as a huge relief to those with relatives in care homes. this has been an increasing bone of contention throughout the pandemic. if you remember at the very start, there were extremely strong restrictions and people were only able to see their relatives at the end of their lives. so, the families and campaigners have been saying that that did huge damage. now, whilst the increase in restrictions during the 0micron wave were not as drastic as that you were still allowed four named people, including an essential caregiver nevertheless, it was an interruption to family life and families felt very strongly that this was having a really deleterious effect on the health and well being of the people they loved. now, you touched upon 0micron. i wonder if there are people who feel that this is actually too soon? it s a really difficult balancing act. i mean, when i ve spoken
hi, mum, are you 0k? and visiting restrictions have taken their toll. kate believes her mum deteriorated when family contact was like this behind a screen. now she s recognised as an essential caregiver, so can visit her mum whenever. she wants the role recognised in law. i ve lost 18 months of her life| at a time when she needs her family around her most. so, it s vital that we get essential caregiver status put into law. - visiting restrictions have already eased in scotland. in northern ireland, up to four visitors are allowed, and in wales, decisions are based on local risk assessments. alison holt, bbc news. coronavirus cases in the uk remain stable, with nearly 97,000 recorded in the latest 24 hour period. on average, just under 91,000 new cases were reported per day in the last week.
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