The U.K. government briefly considered asking the public to exterminate all pet cats during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, amid fears that the animals could spread the disease. The U.K. has roughly 10.9 million cats.
in relation to how Matt Hancock, who was Health Minister from 2018 to 2021, handled the pandemic were leaked by political journalist Isabel Oakeshott toBethell revelations came after being asked about the government’s early response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hancock had entrusted Oakeshott with the messages in the hopes of writing a biography. Hancock was the subject of numerous personal and professional scandals, culminating in hisin June 2021 amid scandal for breaking COVID-19 restrictions. Among the revelations shared by Oakeshott was that Hancock dismissed expert advice to test anyone entering a care home for COVID-19 in the early days of the outbreak.
The leaked messages appear to show Hancock was concerned that expanding testing in care homes could “get in the way” of his personal target of 100,000 COVID-19 tests per day.over the claims made in the publication.
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