Virus 'starkly exposed' aged care flaws

By Ethan James
Updated August 10 2020 - 7:06pm, first published 7:05pm
The Aged Care Royal Commission is examining homes where residents died of COVID-19.
The Aged Care Royal Commission is examining homes where residents died of COVID-19.

Federal heath authorities failed to develop a coronavirus plan for aged care homes, with the pandemic leaving flaws in the sector "starkly exposed", a royal commission has been told.

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