Relatives are arguing the State failed to protect them under the Human Rights Act and have issued legal claims for damages for distress caused.
Bereaved families have issued legal claims in the High Court against the Health Secretary over care home and hospital Covid-19 deaths
Leigh Day said the cases concern deaths near the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic when patients infected with the virus were being transferred from hospitals into care homes. Leigh Day partner Emma Jones said: “We had hoped to try to progress our arguments without being forced to start legal action, but unfortunately not all of the defendants would agree to extending the deadline for formally launching the cases.
Solicitor Beatrice Morgan said: “Our clients believe that the guidance issued by the Health Secretary in the early weeks of the pandemic led to thousands of unnecessary deaths.
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