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Here are the main points from Matt Hancock’s press conference.
The thing is, I think that’s unreasonable as a question, actually.
The critical thing is that in a care home having visitors also has a positive impact both against the loneliness of the residents but also on their longevity and their mental health. So these are difficult judgments and there are no easy recommendations to make.
We were guided by that clinical advice and when it was necessary to make that change, which is quite a firm change, then we did so.
I saw two of the things you referred to. I’m not sure they were a fair and objective journalistic assessment of the situation but what we do have is constant focus on the realities of getting PPE to the frontline.
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