The coronavirus ‘is not out of control’ in Britain, Matt Hancock has claimed amid scientists warning the Government has lost its grip on spread of the disease. Yesterday the UK recorded its highest number of daily Covid-19 cases since May after 2,988 were reported in just 24 hours. The last time the UK’s caseload was … Read more
The Department of Health today revealed it is investing £500million in getting rapid on-the-spot coronavirus tests into public use in its battle against Covid-19. ‘Lab in a van’ mobile testing will allow anyone, even those who don’t feel ill, to get tested quickly at any time and receive their results within minutes, according to Health … Read more
Matt Hancock has back tracked on previous advice to urge Britons to get back to their desks, saying face-to-face contact is vital for building ‘rapport’ between colleagues and a ‘natural part of getting things done’. ‘Social relations are part and parcel of an effective working relationship that you can only really build up face-to-face,’ he … Read more
Care home managers feel ‘pressured’ into accepting coronavirus patients into their facilities as they are offered increased payments Care homes offered increased payments to take in people who have had Covid This is despite the death toll from the virus in care homes topping 15,000 Government changed rules to stop homes being forced to take … Read more
Trafford ‘will be RELEASED from tough North West lockdown rules’ amid fears Number 10 could hit Birmingham with stricter measures to control Covid-19 outbreak Everyone in Greater Manchester was banned from meeting other households Local health chief claimed Trafford will be exempt from rules as of next week Matt Hancock chaired a meeting yesterday to … Read more
Matt Hancock insists it will be up to schools to make sure UK’s tens of thousands of supply teachers do not act as coronavirus super spreaders when they switch between jobs as he says they MUST be kept socially distanced from pupils Schools in England are scheduled to reopen next week, already open in Scotland … Read more
Health Secretary Matt Hancock is today chairing a meeting to discuss how to move forward with local lockdowns around the UK. The Joint Biosecurity Centre, a new government body set up to handle the coronavirus crisis, is today holding a ‘gold meeting’ to discuss lockdowns. In it the Health Secretary and his chief medical officer, … Read more
Matt Hancock is said to be planning an astonishing rise in the number of coronavirus tests carried out, with a target of four million per day to get the economy back on track. The Health Secretary is said to be preparing what has been dubbed ‘Operation Moon Shot with the aim of increasing daily tests … Read more
Treasury savages ‘appalling and incredibly expensive’ plans for a £350m Essex HQ to house new body replacing Public Health England The National Institute for Health Protection has replaced Public Health England Matt Hancock has tabled plans to relocate the NIHP’s headquarters to Essex Treasury insiders have criticised the plans, calling them ‘appalling and incredibly expensive’ … Read more
Will masks soon be compulsory in the workplace? France has said it will become compulsory for its workers to wear masks in all indoor, open work areas – including open-plan offices, meeting rooms, workshops, corridors and kitchens – from September. Yet Health Secretary Matt Hancock insisted UK offices would not be subjected to the same … Read more