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The health secretary said Boris Johnson's adviser was "acting within the guidelines" but dodges questions over whether he did the "moral" thing.
The NHS Test and Trace programme will begin in England on Thursday, but Labour warns government support for Dominic Cummings could hinder public co-operation.
Matt Hancock pressed by HuffPost UK on data suggesting ethnic minorities are 54% more likely to be punished under coronavirus rules.
"Every single person who has symptoms of coronavirus can get a test no matter their age," health secretary says.
Health secretary Matt Hancock leads the daily press briefing following the announcement that NHS ‘test and trace’ system for Covid-19 will go live from Thursday. He is expected to be joined by chair of UK's ‘test and trace’ programme Baroness Dido Harding.
The government has also said there will not be a review into lockdown fines for childcare-related travel.
The public will probably keep doing the right thing, but will the PM?
Matt Hancock says Treasury could review penalties after Dominic Cummings faced no action for travelling to Durham.
The UK Health Secretary and other government officials update the country on the coronavirus outbreak, with 36,914 deaths so far and more than 261,000 testing positive.
MPs who defended the adviser include Michael Gove, who tried to justify driving a car as a means of checking if you can see properly.