Covid-19 and nursing homes

Sir, – The HSE took over all the private hospitals in the country as part of the response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Is it time to consider doing the same for the private nursing homes around the country, given the number of cases and clusters involved in this under-resourced care sector? – Yours, etc,

PATRICK

O’ SULLIVAN,

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Rochestown,

Cork.