UK health secretary Matt Hancock has said the government will be announcing new measures to fight the spread of coronavirus, including quarantining people who are a risk to public health, such as the over-70s who may be asked to stay home for four months.
Hancock also said manufacturers would have to turn to making ventilators as the coronavirus creates respiratory issues
In This Story: Matt Hancock
Matt Hancock is a British Member of Parliament, who is serving as Health Secretary under Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Hancock was alleged to have been having an affair, after photographs emerged of him apparently kissing a woman at his Ministerial workplace were published by The Sun newspaper on 25 June 2021.