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Why some people carrying coronavirus can't afford to stop working
Boris Johnson has said he "bitterly regrets" the coronavirus crisis in care homes - and the government was "working very hard" to tackle it.
Although hospital deaths from coronavirus have started to fall, the situation in care homes is different.
Deaths in care homes are continuing to rise, in part perhaps, because of the way care workers are employed.
Many are on zero hour contracts. Some cannot afford to stop working even if they suspect they are carrying the virus as they say they will not receive sick pay.
Is fear of no work and no money stopping care workers getting tested?
Policy Editor Lewis Goodall has been looking at the issue.
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