Furlough scheme extension expected as UK death toll passes 40,000
Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed the new contact tracing app will be rolled out across England shortly.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed the new contact tracing app will be rolled out across England shortly.
The Government will reportedly enforce the mandatory quarantine within weeks, but experts say they should have been implemented months ago.
The news came as the number of daily coronavirus tests fell below the 100,000 target for a seventh day in a row.
The measures include extra money for deep cleaning and personal protective equipment.
Environment Secretary George Eustice highlighted ‘daily fluctuations’ in availability.
The analysis was based on a 2016 simulation of a flu pandemic, codenamed Exercise Cygnus.
With the UK having recorded the second highest death toll in the world, a Health Secretary who belittled a female MP who works in the Commons by day and an NHS emergency room by night, what could Boris possibly do to make things worse? Just be himself, I guess.
This crisis demonstrates the lamentable missed opportunity Britain had to install a politician who actually gave a damn about ordinary people.
Colin Angel, policy director of the UKCHA, said the shortages are causing ‘really high’ levels of stress for care providers and workers.
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