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Apr 2021
Harrogate care home residents furious at covid isolation guidance
Residents at a Harrogate care home have been left furious at new covid guidance which means they have to isolate for two weeks after stepping outside their front door.
The guidance published by government says residents should only leave care homes for medical appointments or in exceptional circumstances, such as visiting someone at the end of their life.
It adds that, if a resident does leave their home, then they should isolate for 14 days when they return.
But residents at Claro Road care home, which is run by Disability Action Yorkshire and cares for younger adults with physical disabilities, have said they will defy the guidance as it is a "clear breach" of their human rights.
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Jackie Snape, chief executive of the charity, has written to Harrogate MP, Andrew Jones, to warn him that he will receive furious e-mails as a result of the guidance.
She said:
Mrs Snape added that Mr Jones has been invited to the care home to meet some of the residents.
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