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Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 5 May 2020.

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Photo of Steven Bonnar Steven Bonnar Shadow SNP Spokesperson (DEFRA Team Member)

What steps he is taking to help prevent a second wave of covid-19 infections after the easing of lockdown measures.

Photo of Nadine Dorries Nadine Dorries The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care

We have set out five tests that will need to be satisfied before any lockdown measures are eased which are as follows:

  • ensuring the National Health Service has capacity to provide critical care right across the United Kingdom;
  • evidence to show a sustained and consistent fall in daily death rates from coronavirus;
  • the rate of infection decreased to manageable levels across the board;
  • the UK is ready for operational challenges including testing and personal protective equipment are in hand with supply able to meet future demand, and;
  • confidence that measures do not risk a second peak.

To offset the risk for a second peak, a certain degree of social distancing measures will need to remain. We have rapidly and very significantly expanded our testing capability and are developing a test and trace programme to support the next phase of our Covid-19 response.

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