A two week timeframe has been given to health bosses to get the beds ready. Family visits to care homes are expected to be stopped as well. One MP told The Telegraph: "The rate of infection is going up, and I was told hospitals have reserved beds for people coming out of hospital who need somewhere to recover. "At the start of lockdown they were having to send people back to care homes or back to other facilities, with dire consequences, so they've booked places in respite care or empty care homes." It is likely that disused care homes will be drafted in to provide extra bed space, while NHS Nightingale Hospitals will also be used.

Source: Daily Mirror September 17, 2020 22:07 UTC