Protective equipment will still be needed and not everyone will be able to visit before Christmas

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Hugging is set to resume in England’s care homes with the rollout of rapid testing for visitors from Wednesday but care operators are warning that not all will get a visit before Christmas and protective equipment will still be essential to keep the risk of infection down.

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Guidelines expected to be announced shortly by the Department of Health and Social Care are expected to allow hugging as long as a visitor is wearing masks, gloves and gowns.

Source: Hugging set to resume in England’s care homes with rapid Covid tests