heartbreaking reports of how isolation was exacerbating existing conditions like dementia.Andy Burnham, Greater Manchester mayor, welcomed the news as positive, adding: "I think the government has made the right decision in allowing care homes visits in those controlled circumstances because the distress that's been caused to people who have not seen loved ones for months was too much and something needed to be done and it has been done."He said he would ensure that visits would be allowed 'in the right circumstances' in Greater Manchester.The guidance from the Department for Social Care says homes, and especially those which haven't allowed visits since March, will be 'encouraged and supported' to provide safe visiting opportunities as new.
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