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“Can you give us a firm date by when any NHS staff that needs a test will get a test?” asks BBCLauraK The 100,000 tests per day will be across all five areas by the end of the month, confirms Matt Hancock Latest:

Coronavirus: The country allowing life to go on as normal

Sweden's unusual response to the coronavirus crisis has raised eyebrows, so government officials have tried to clarify it on Thursday.Sweden’s decision to keep more of society open than other parts of Europe“This is a marathon, it’s not a sprint and any measures also need to be sustained for a very long time in our view,” she said.

Lövin added that there was already strong evidence that Swedes were following existing guidance, with large numbers working from home and a significant drop in commuter and visitor numbers to the country’s largest cities. She said that all the government’s decisions were based on“science and expertise” from the public health agency and said that Sweden was also closely following the advice of the WHO.

As of Thursday, 282 people have died in Sweden after testing positive for coronavirus and there are 5,466 confirmed cases of infection. Sweden's state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell said the spread of the virus had"reached a new level", with cases now increasing at the rate of 400-500 per day.

 

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bbclaurak Those who are in favour of the Test must watch YouTube video of Dr. Biswasroop Roy Chaudhary explains on Corona tests

bbclaurak Too little too late

bbclaurak Who believes him, I don't ?

bbclaurak 1) Can you please advise the treatment being given to hospitalised ChineseVirus patients? 2) Can you also advise age-group wise numbers of ChineseVirus patients who have recovered? MattHancock

bbclaurak Lol...sure

bbclaurak MattHancock Will you make the whole of this important briefing available? Including the 30mins or more you dropped from TV broadcast yesterday. I was watching online, luckily. (Also, can Laura ask her colleagues to avoid asking the same questions)

bbclaurak UK 's NH Service is best in the world , they are taking CARE of themselves. bbctheview are tainted with IslamicCoronaJehad whether be it UK or India It should get renamed to JBC or Ibc

bbclaurak Too late, the death rate Is going sky high Bye bye

bbclaurak BBC news channel should be locked down

bbclaurak How about using the money to make a vaccine

bbclaurak Matt hanc

bbclaurak नागरिक चिंता से मुक्ति की सक्षम परिणिति!

bbclaurak If you didn’t do it, you should open the door then resign with apology. Time to stop drawing the big picture while the reality is so poorly!

bbclaurak

bbclaurak I'm not taking any test

bbclaurak Anyone else noticed the reluctance of the BBC to shine a light on Sturgeon and her parties actions since this all began? The amount of criticism aimed at the Cons Govt but she has practically mirrored their actions and been let off scot free. Says alot.

bbclaurak BBC stirring as usual!

BBCPolitics bbclaurak In what year tho?

bbclaurak Because he was composed and on the front foot.

bbclaurak Yes Laura it will be 24th April at 2pm.

bbclaurak BorisJohnson Our government keep making these promises that are not coming to fruition quick enough to save lives. Whilst us keyworkers and the UK live in ‘no mans land’. I would rather watch the weather than listen to repetitive meaningless answers.

bbclaurak No wonder people don't want to pay a license

bbclaurak Germany has 100k/day now. Why can’t we?

bbclaurak You want the weather? Look out of the window! Disgusting ! As for the weather, you're a shower!

bbclaurak End of the month?! How useless are you Next he'll be promising Easter eggs in June.

bbclaurak Why do politicians keeping dodging questions and tell all sorts of lies, tell as we are the best in this best in that yet things are shit

bbclaurak This is the best way and they are moving wisely.

bbclaurak Well the BBC, the public's broadcasting company, deliberately cut out of the daily briefing. Unbelievable. What did they say about being first with the news They should now be relegated to the last question. Thank you RT. 10DowningStreet Ofcom BorisJohnson

bbclaurak What's the weather like bbclaurak

bbclaurak get a test. all clear. cld get infected later that day. utterly bonkers

bbclaurak When are you going to ask useful questions rather than your usual inane ones?

bbclaurak So you got yours MattHancock but the NHS gets them at end of April? You are nothing without the NHS fighting for you.

bbclaurak Tory script recycling. No Brexit is better than a bad brexit No Test is better than a bad test Any chance of a slogan free briefing?

bbclaurak He didn’t confirm it, he said the plan was to do 100,000 tests per day by the the end of the month. Bit different to confirming it will be done

bbclaurak But Boris Johnson promised 250,000 tests a day. Who to believe?

bbclaurak Great job

bbclaurak What moron cut off the press conference for the poxy weather forecast on BBC 1? Went to BBC News not on there, tried BBC Parliament not on there. Luckily Sky News were far more competent do I watched the rest on there. Thanks SkyNews

BBCPolitics bbclaurak Did he find the magic Re-Gen tree under the magic money tree Just this week they told us mass testing could not happen because of a shortage in a certain chemical. Now miraculously it appears.

bbclaurak BBC always biased and spreading negativity.

bbclaurak What’s that sound ringing in my ears...”no deal is better than a bad deal”...knew I had heard that hollow sound bite before 🤔

bbclaurak What about time and seconds. Inane reporting. Fed up with reporters

bbclaurak Closing the gate after the horse has bolted, found another farm, has sired 4 foals and died of old age.

bbclaurak Should not all frontline workers, who have daily encounters with the public (of whom may be positive) be tested?

bbclaurak The Germans gave the world and open source 'Free' instruction on how to create a PCR (DNA) Test and we did NOTHING. Instead we blamed anyone and everyone else for not 'Getting the Job Done '

bbclaurak All the headlines about testing whilst the business world burns.

bbclaurak BBC needs to go, Just a platform to have a go at the Government. When are they going to ask what the BBc can do to help

bbclaurak Who in their right mind believes anything now spewing from these daily LIE-FESTS? This report is from 23 DAYS AGO.. They INACTION is now COSTING LIVES RecallParliamentUK HerdimmunityIsMurder ToryLiesCostLives

Disgusted that had to tune into sky to watch full update, shall not ever tune into BBC news again. You moved to the presenter views of part of the update, then the one show.

bbclaurak Would like to know more about the test to see if someone has Coronavirus - the chemicals required, how the test is constructed, and why we have so few of these tests. Cc BBCVickiYoung BBCNormanS esmewren maitlis

BBCPolitics What's going on BBC BIAS? CUTTING MATT HANCOCK OFF WE PAY A TV LICENCE

bbclaurak Yet again, on behalf of Scots viewers, BBC It's important to be *clear*, so people aren't confused - Scotland has its own Health Secretary - The Scots NHS is not same as English NHS - There is no 'UK NHS' PLEASE get it right BBC BBCScotlandNews BBCRadioScot

bbc5live Johnson's crew are bullshit artists; very similar to how Trump operates. This situation is so real, they're all going to be completely exposed. There's nowhere to hide with this. I just hope their rhetoric and buzzword style of politics doesn't cost too many lives. DO SOMETHING!

6 days Matt..... why only 6?

BBCPolitics bbclaurak He had just proven this government are inept and have taken wrong decisions all the way through this

BBCPolitics bbclaurak 'End of the month is too late' Staff need it now... and then they need to be checked at least once per week until this is over. Its like listening to a 1950's episode of Hancock's half hour.

If you turn up at a hospital with the virus, you need mechanical ventilation but they havent got a spare one. You die

bbc5live MattHancock states 5000 tests done on NHSuk NHS staff but says still working to get tests right before rolling them out! Why dont they use the same type of kits they already say they used on the 5000. Am I missing something? coronavirus

MattHancock best briefing in days. Honest, truthful and open. Great leadership and just what we needed. Just need a stronger message about staying at home and an understanding of what a critical worker is.

If I hear once again ‘we are ramping up....’ Im going to 🤮🤮🤮 You are not ramping anything, using big words for nothing.

No test is better than a bad test sound familiar. No deal is better than a bad deal

bbc5live “More Test & Equipments “ Same promise 2 weeks ago ! . Can’t give a specific date ... Here we go again !!

my husband a Porter in a Hospital and has no gloves or mask

Latest statistics show NO considerable increase in deaths ! A total overreaction and unnecessary shutdown of the economy by the Government that will eventually significantly impact the NHS further!

BBCPolitics He’s got problems reconciling his fingers to his words.....

Glad to hear they’re ‘driving it forward ‘ and ‘ramping it up’...... sounds like Kwik Fit.

bbc5live MattHancock states 5000 tests done on NHSuk NHS staff but says still working to get tests right before rolling them out! Why dont they use the same type of kits they already say they used on the 5000. Am I missing something? coronavirus

When you’re failing to get anywhere near a target of 25,000 tests a day, what do you do? Why, set an even more unattainable target of 100,000 tests a day. Usual daily rubbish. They are making negligible progress.

bbc5live Why do they keep calling him Secretary of State

BBCPolitics DISGRACE-My flatmate just tested positive for corona virus, he is a construction site supervisor and has been going into work for weeks. He has now given it to his girlfriend who has now given it to her mother. She is now in a critical position, guess her dad is next.

Matt Hancock 'No test is better than a bad test'. FFS... Where have we heard something similar before?... No deal is better than a bad deal. No email is better than an email...

bbc5live So it's not life or death for the NHS staff? How many NHS staff have died?

MattHancock BorisJohnson bbclaurak BBCVickiYoung more rhetoric not backed up by actions or reality! You should have been pro-active not reactive! For the third day running the data on the charts is out of date! Bring back Jeremy_Hunt

BBCPolitics So you cannot tell if someone cannot breath without a test?

Saying right steps at right time doesnt make it true. More evidence that proves the opposite. Equipping empty exhibition hall as a makeshift care unit in 9 days is good but it is not a Hospital. No patients recvd, inadequate support services too overcome. Transparency not PR spin

BBCPolitics Well said

Why did my niece spend 5days hospitalised, in isolation waiting for her test result? - which proved to be negative. Waste of resources. Speed thing up! COVID19

BBCPolitics

bbc5live Ha ha ha ha. Hancock mistakes his TV appearance for Have I Got News for You. Or even Would I lie to you? StayHomeSaveLives

bbc5live You haven't done so far

bbc5live More of the same 'ramping-up' why does he bother.

He’s lyin’ .

Well given that next to nothing is what they have done so far....

When, where, how many. More red buses for the idiots.

what is 33,7818?

He literally will stop at nothing, because that's exactly what he'll do.

Coronavirus will defeat you

Same shit every day. Maybe hurry the fuck up

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