Matt Hancock today warned the number of coronavirus patients being admitted to hospital is doubling every eight days as he revealed ministers need to ‘take action’ because the outbreak is accelerating. The Health Secretary pleaded with the public to ‘come together to tackle this virus’ and admitted that a new national crackdown could be on … Read more
Matt Hancock has denied the Government failed to plan for a surge in demand for coronavirus tests, and claimed the spike at up to four times capacity was ‘very, very hard to predict’. Batting off criticism, he blamed the public of applying for tests when they didn’t have symptoms and accused Britons in self-isolation of … Read more
The testing fiasco is on the brink of dooming the country to a de facto lockdown with keeping schools open ‘unsustainable’, ministers were warned today. Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock are facing fury after the system descended into a shambles, with millions of people struggling to get checked. The Health Secretary was humiliatingly forced to … Read more
Springy Matt Hancock clicked his brogues… but Mr Speaker simply squinted: HENRY DEEDES watches the Health Secretary feeling the heat in Parliament By Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 22:28 BST, 15 September 2020 | Updated: 01:47 BST, 16 September 2020 Whenever Matt Hancock now comes to the chamber, there is a contest among … Read more
Covid tests will have to be rationed, Matt Hancock admitted yesterday. In a humiliating climbdown, he said a ‘priority list’ would ensure care homes, hospitals, schools and key staff had enough. In a torrid session in the Commons, the Health Secretary was also forced to admit the current critical shortages could drag on for weeks. … Read more
Health Secretary Matt Hancock was grilled in the Commons today over the ‘farce’ descending on Covid-19 tests in the UK Up to 250,000 Britons are waiting for their Covid-19 test result because of a mammoth backlog in Government laboratories which has meant tens of thousands of swabs are being held up in a process that … Read more
Matt Hancock today claimed the test and trace fiasco was caused by people without coronavirus symptoms getting tested inappropriately. Defending the government’s service amid growing criticism, the Health Secretary claimed people with no symptoms applying for tests was putting the system under strain. He also hinted that Covid tests could be rationed unless people who … Read more
Matt Hancock claims some cancer patients receive terminal diagnoses over Skype because they prefer to get bad news while at home with loved ones Health Secretary said some patients might prefer to be given news over Skype He said that some would want to be surrounded by family rather than doctors However one patient was … Read more
Matt Hancock today insisted coronavirus testing for arrivals in the UK will be introduced ‘as soon as it is practical’. The Health Secretary said the government recognised how much strain the requirement for 14-day quarantine was putting on the travel industry. He warned that doing just one test at the airport ‘doesn’t work’ as too … Read more
Oxford University’s coronavirus vaccine will most likely be rolled out in the ‘first few months’ of next year, according to the Health Secretary Matt Hancock. The jab was expected at the end of 2020 but its creators have tempered expectations and pushed it back to next year. Mr Hancock said today he still had some … Read more