No 10 seeks to end coronavirus lockdown with ‘immunity passports’
Fresh criticism over testing plan as Matt Hancock says early antibody results ‘poor’
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No 10 is facing fresh questions over its coronavirus testing plan, as it emerged that the government is hoping to exit the lockdown through controversial “immunity passports” and antibody tests that are still not proven to work.
In the face of intense criticism, the health secretary, Matt Hancock, on Thursday admitted for the first time that mistakes had been made. “There will be criticisms made, and some of them will be justified,” he told the daily press briefing.
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