Joint approach on Coronavirus 'isn't breaking down' says UK gov after split with Sturgeon on face masks
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dailyrecord.co.ukHealth Secretary Matt Hancock has defended his party’s refusal to recommend face masks as the Government insisted the joint UK approach has not broken down.
Speaking at the daily Downing Street press conference Hancock insisted that Ministers were guided by the science in the fight against coronavirus.
Standing next to him, Professor Angela McLean, Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser, said there is “weak evidence of a small effect in which a face mask can prevent a source of infection going from somebody who is infected to the people around them”.She added: “But the answer is clear that the evidence is weak and the effect is small, and we have passed that on to our colleagues in Government with which to make a decision.” It comes after Nicola
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