Public Health England, April 2020: “Some of these patients may have COVID-19, whether symptomatic or asymptomatic. All of these patients can be safely cared for in a care home if this guidance is followed.”

From Page 4 of this Public Health England document dated 2nd April 2020:

From that PHE document:

PHE document: Admission and Care of Residents during COVID-19 Incident in a Care Home (Version 1, pdf)

So the UK government knew by February/March 2020 that SARS-CoV-2 infections could be asymptomatic, yet they still allowed infected patients to be discharged into care homes.

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