Thousands of care homes across England will be given free iPads to help residents keep in touch with family in the face of rising coronavirus cases.
Up to 11,000 iPads will be given to care homes to let residents video call their relatives, Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced.
Families were allowed to see their relatives in care homes in July after months of being banned from visiting. However limits are now being placed on visits to protect vulnerable elderly people as infection rates soar.
Visitors to care homes in areas with high rates of coronavirus will be constantly supervised, under the Government's adult social care winter action plan.
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