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monkeypox, the Health Secretary Matt Hancock told MPs today. Two members of the same household are being closely monitored after the virus was identified in North Wales.

Matt Hancock rejected advice to Covid test all residents entering English care homes, an investigation based on a leaked trove of more than 100,000 WhatsApps alleges. The Telegraph claims chief medical officer Professor Sir Chris Whitty told the then health secretary in April 2020 there should be testing for 'all going into care homes'.

Brits should not to travel to amber list countries for a holiday as foreign trips open up once again, Matt Hancock has warned.

Matt Hancock has refused to resign after the High Court ruled that the Government unlawfully failed to publish details of billions of pounds of coronavirus-related contracts.

One in nine people in England have been vaccinated, Matt Hancock confirmed today.

direct to your inboxThe Health Secretary has 'ruled out' removing childcare or support bubbles in a bid to combat spiralling coronavirus cases.Matt Hancock was speaking at a Downing Street press briefing this evening about efforts to keep the current spike of Covid-19 under control.There had been rumours that Number 10 was considering axing the bubbles to try and further reduce the number of interactions between households.But Mr Hancock said: "I can rule out removing the bubbles that we have in place - the childcare bubbles (and) the support bubbles are very important and we're going to keep them."I know how important they are to people and they are an important part of the system that we have got to support people whilst also having these

England has coronavirus "back under control," Health Secretary Matt Hancock has claimed.

revised tier system, which will come into force on December 2 when the national lockdown ends, government ministers will impose the top level of restrictions on the highest risk areas.Previously, ministers had entered into discussions with local leaders over the what measures would be needed and how they would be funded.In Greater Manchester, mayor Andy Burnham led several days of intense talks as he tried to negotiate a more substantial financial package than the one the government had originally offered.But Mr Hancock said infection rates in the region had climbed while negotiations were talking place and that had been "bad for public health".Speaking to the Health and Social Care Committee in the House of Commons today, Mr Hancock said

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has refused to set a date on when life will return to normal following positive early results from a new Covid-19 vaccine.Professor Sir John Bell, a member of the Government’s vaccine taskforce, said yesterday that things could be back to normal by spring 2021.But Mr Hancock has urged caution telling Radio 4’s Today programme this morning: “I think this is a promising step forward but there are many steps still to be taken.”Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its vaccine partner BioNTech yesterday announced that initial results suggested their vaccine was 90 percent effective at protecting people from Covid-19.It was hailed by scientists as a significant breakthrough in the fight against coronavirus, while stock

Large parts of the North of England are headed towards Tier 3 lockdown, Matt Hancock has confirmed.

Coronavirus tests are to be 'prioritised' as Matt Hancock admitted testing chaos would go on for weeks.

Matt Hancock today insisted people understand England's lockdown changes and "things are fine" despite a wave of confusion.

Some 15,000 travellers a day are still arriving on flights into the UK and not being tested for coronavirus.

The government has confirmed it is planning an unprecedented app in the UK to track citizens and check if they've been near coronavirus.

coronavirus rate in Leicester is falling, Health Secretary Matt Hancock told MPs.

The health secretary has repeatedly refused to put a definitive start date on testing NHS staff for coronavirus.