Covid-19 Update

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 11:51 am on 17 December 2020.

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Photo of Matthew Hancock Matthew Hancock Secretary of State for Health and Social Care 11:51, 17 December 2020

I look at all these sorts of reports, as does the team at the Department, constantly to try to learn. Given that this is an unprecedented situation, all health authorities across the UK, whether here or in Edinburgh, Cardiff or Belfast, are constantly talking and trying to make sure that all the insights that can be gained can be applied. One example is that we now have contact tracing in the UK reaching over 90% of contacts. That is due to hard work and improvement, learning the insights from each other about how we can make systems better.