England has coronavirus "back under control," Health Secretary Matt Hancock has claimed. Speaking at a Downing Street press conference, Mr Hancock acknowledged that the new restrictions have been tough - but stressed that the stricter measures have been working.
Mr Hancock insisted that "hope is on the horizon" as he repeated Government's promise to roll out mass testing in tier 3 areas.
But Mr Hancock warned: "We don't have much headroom. We can't risk letting cases rise again, especially into Christmas and with the flu season around the corner." Earlier, Boris Johnson said that mass testing and the rollout of any approved coronavirus vaccines will offer areas a way out of the harshest measures.
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