His voice catching with emotion, Mr Hancock added he knows people who have died from Covid-19. He said: “I’ve lost two people that I was fond of so I understand what a difficult time this is for the country.”One was Britain’s deputy ambassador to Hungary, 37-year-old Steven Dick, who Mr Hancock has worked with. Mr Hancock said: “We’ve said it’s OK to go for exercise because the physical and mental health benefits are really important. Mr Sunak was said to have warned the Health Secretary restrictions risked inflicting lasting damage on the country. But Mr Hancock insisted: “We’re working very closely together.”Frontline NHS staff are being forced to hold their breath to protect themselves when they treat patients, a medics’ leader revealed.

Source: Daily Mirror April 05, 2020 21:29 UTC