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UK coronavirus live: Matt Hancock leads briefing; third of people testing positive missed by test and trace system | Politics 0
- BUSINESS
- June 11, 2020
Matt Hancock, the health secretary, has released a video welcoming the test and trace figures. (See 1.13pm.) In it he says: These figures show that in its first week of operation 27,000 people were asked to isolate because they are at risk and that’s 85% of all those who needed to be contacted. It’s a
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Coronavirus UK: Matt Hancock says 100k daily tests target hit 0
- BUSINESS
- May 1, 2020
Matt Hancock was tonight accused of blatantly fiddling the figures to hit his much-vaunted target for 100,000 coronavirus tests in a day. The Health Secretary hailed success at the Downing Street briefing, saying there were 122,347 tests in the 24 hours to 9am. But the details showed that in fact 73,191 people were tested. It
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Nursing chief blasts Health Secretary Matt Hancock over PPE 0
- BUSINESS
- April 11, 2020
A row has erupted between the government and nurses after Matt Hancock cautioned coronavirus medics against overusing personal protective equipment. The Health Secretary insisted there was enough protective clothing to meet demand, but urged health workers to treat the gear like a ‘precious’ resource. His remarks, made this morning in a broadcast round, doubled down
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‘We will move mountains’: Matt Hancock announces new research drive to find coronavirus treatments 0
- BUSINESS
- April 3, 2020
Matt Hancock has announced a new research drive into coronavirus treatments, as he appealed to volunteers to be part of the scheme. The health secretary said research on treatment for covid-19 was “essential to our plan” for tackling the epidemic and said the UK was carrying out world-leading trials. Speaking at a Downing Street press
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EF Matt Clifford On Startups Deep Tech | Emerging tech & innovation 0
- TECHNOLOGY
- September 25, 2019
Celebrating its 12th Demo Day yesterday, Entrepreneur First (EF) presented 27 startups on stage at London’s Kings Place, and deep tech was a key theme for the talent investor once again. The demo day included pitches from startups based in London, Paris and Berlin, with the primary focus areas being AI, machine learning, biotech and, increasingly, sustainability. Founded by
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Boris Johnson will end public sector pay freezes, health secretary Matt Hancock claims 0
- BUSINESS
- July 1, 2019
Boris Johnson will do away with public sector pay freezes, Health Secretary and ally Matt Hancock has said. Leadership rival Jeremy Hunt made enemies in the NHS when he imposed new contracts on junior doctors in 2016 and oversaw the slowest period of investment in the NHS since its foundation. Mr Johnson’s supporters have moved
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