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Well being Secretary Matt Hancock stated his coronavirus signs have been gentle
Well being Secretary Matt Hancock stated he was “on the mend” after contracting coronavirus.
He thanked the general public for following authorities tips and stated the “draconian measures” had been imposed with “the best reluctance”.
“Individuals have risen to the problem and responded positively and I am very grateful,” the West Suffolk MP stated.
Mr Hancock described his signs as gentle and stated he was persevering with to work at home whereas self-isolating.
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He announced on Friday he had examined optimistic for Covid-19, shortly after Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed he had the virus.
“That was just a few days in the past now, so I am on the mend,” he informed BBC Radio Suffolk.
“It is laborious to extrapolate from one particular person, however the excellent news for me is I used to be fortunate and it wasn’t too unhealthy.
“The figures present that for the overwhelming majority of individuals – round 4 in 5 – they’ve gentle signs and it is like a nasty flu.
“However sadly, as we all know, for some individuals it is far more critical.”
Mr Hancock additionally reiterated that the UK was “ramping up” its testing capability and was shopping for “many tens of millions” of checks to diagnose the an infection.
He stated the hundreds of British individuals being repatriated by the federal government can be briefed on the measures they need to take to manage the unfold of the virus.
“If they do not have signs they are going to be in the identical class as everyone else,” he stated.
“They are going to be given the recommendation and requested how they’re on the best way again to test whether or not they have signs.”
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