Health Secretary Matt Hancock was last night accused of breaking his own Covid curfew by drinking in a Commons bar beyond 10pm – where he made a crass joke about the Government's test and trace failings. Last night the Health Secretary was under pressure to apologise over his 'tasteless' joke about Public Health England (PHE). The UK recorded another 15,116 coronavirus cases and 81 more deaths on Saturday, up from 13,864 infections on Friday, 12,827 seven days ago and 6,739 a fortnight ago. Under furlough mark two, workers can claim two-thirds of their wages up to £2,100 from the UK Government if coronavirus restrictions require their employers to pull down the shutters. Professor Whitty's deputy, Jonathan Van-Tam, also told MPs last week that 'the 10pm curfew is better than 2am – but not as good as 6pm'.

Source: Daily Mail October 10, 2020 21:01 UTC