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Health Secretary Matt Hancock provides an update on the country’s response to the coronavirus outbreak at daily press briefing. It comes after government’s chief medical officer Chris Whitty said yesterday that return to normal life in the short term was “wholly unrealistic”.
The lockdown can't last forever, but easing it will almost certainly lead to more cases.
Labour leader follows Sadiq Khan in supporting non-surgical face-coverings on transport and at some workplaces.
The government has faced sharp criticism over failures to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to frontline staff.
Since those on the frontline can’t get enough PPE, the general public is not being advised to wear face masks – despite the evidence, writes journalist Sunny Hundal.
Health secretary’s eyes are on a bigger prize.
Health secretary backs workers speaking out publicly after reports that they were being gagged.
“In normal times, reaching this stage would take years," Matt Hancock said.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock hosts the coronavirus daily briefing and is joined by Jonathan Van Tam and John Newton to update the UK on the pandemic.
Matt Hancock has pledged to dramatically increase the number of tests conducted each day by the end of April.