'Local lockdowns' will be part of government plans to control coronavirus in the future, the health secretary has confirmed.
Speaking at today's daily press briefing Matt Hancock said that areas with local flare-ups will be put in lockdown as part of the new test, track and trace system.
He also gave further details on how the contact tracing system will work. He told the briefing: “Yes, we will have local lockdowns in future where there are flare-ups and we have a system we are putting in place with a combination of Public Health England and the new joint bio-security centre, along with the local directors of public health who play an absolutely crucial role in the decision-making in the system to make sure if there is a local flare-up
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