Proceeding contribution from Huw Merriman (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 30 November 2021. It occurred during Debates on delegated legislation on Public Health.
Public Health
Is the hon. Lady not concerned, as I am, that there is too much emphasis on PCR testing for tracking variants of concern? During a three-week period in July, there were 500,000 PCR tests, of which 7,000 were positive for covid. Only 5% of those 7,000 were tested for variants of concern, so this is not quite the silver bullet on variants of concern that she might hope it would be.
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- Type
- Proceeding contribution
- Reference
- 704 c795
- Session
- 2021-22
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Enforcement Exemptions Disease control Public transport Protective clothing Quarantine Public buildings Screening Travel restrictions Sick pay Shops Vaccination Ventilation Epidemiology Coronavirus Hospitality industry
- Legislation
- Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) Regulations 2021
- Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2021
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- View this Proceeding contribution on hansard.parliament.uk
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- 2022-04-12 15:21:08 +0100
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