Health chiefs have warned families could be still banned from mixing even if lockdown is formally lifted on December 2 – as ministers admitted people will not know what is happening for weeks. Dr Susan Hopkins, a Public Health England director, suggested last night that the lowest level of restrictions could be upgraded, meaning that households … Read more
Matt Hancock has tonight been mockingly compared to comedic radio host character Alan Partridge after referring to England’s deputy chief medical officer as ‘JVT’. In a cringe-worthy segment of tonight’s Downing Street press conference, the Health Secretary took over from his colleague by saying ‘thanks JVT’ – an abbreviation of Jonathan Van Tam. It came … Read more
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has warned the ‘many thousands of people suffering from long Covid’ highlights how the virus does not just prey on the elderly. As many as 60,000 people of all ages in the UK are thought to be suffering from long-lasting effects of coronavirus, which linger after the original illness has cleared up. … Read more
Matt Hancock has tonight been mockingly compared to comedic radio host character Alan Partridge after referring to England’s deputy chief medical officer as ‘JVT’. In a cringe-worthy segment of tonight’s Downing Street press conference, the Health Secretary took over from his colleague by saying ‘thanks JVT’ – an abbreviation of Jonathan Van Tam. It came … Read more
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has warned the ‘many thousands of people suffering from long Covid’ highlights how the virus does not just prey on the elderly. As many as 60,000 people of all ages in the UK are thought to be suffering from long-lasting effects of coronavirus, which linger after the original illness has cleared up. … Read more
Christmas still in peril as Matt Hancock warns it is ‘too early’ to know if coronavirus case numbers will fall enough to lift the national lockdown on December 2 Matt Hancock said it is ‘too early’ to know if England-wide lockdown is working Health Secretary said ‘we absolutely hope’ to end national lockdown on Dec … Read more
Care homes will be able to allow visitors over Christmas, Health Secretary Matt Hancock promised today Care homes will finally be able to allow in-person visits over Christmas by testing relatives for Covid-19, Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced today. The Government is piloting rapid testing in 20 care homes in low-infection areas in Hampshire, Devon … Read more
A Government ‘boycott’ of ITV’s Good Morning Britain will end on Monday, with Health Secretary Matt Hancock due to appear on the programme. Mr Hancock’s scheduled appearance on Monday will be the first by a member of the Government since April. Presenter Piers Morgan said in a tweet: ‘BREAKING: Just had a call from Downing … Read more
Deenan Pillay’s patience finally snapped as he watched television in his north London home. And it was Matt Hancock who did it. As Britain struggled to cope with the Covid pandemic, the Professor of Virology at University College London, became increasingly frustrated that the country’s medical expertise was being sidelined. When he heard the Health Secretary … Read more
Sir John Bell, Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford University, says there is a ‘70 to 80 per cent chance’ of vaccinating all vulnerable groups by Easter, ‘provided they don’t screw up the distribution of the vaccine’. By ‘they’ I presume Sir John principally means Boris Johnson and Health Secretary Matt Hancock, who between them … Read more