Inside Politics – Coronavirus special: Matt Hancock reveals mass testing strategy

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Applause rang out across the country again last night in tribute to the NHS staff on the frontline of the pandemic. Hoping to keep our spirits up, the BBC is going to air the London 2012 Olympics’ opening ceremony in full in this spring – complete with Danny Boyle’s wonderful tribute to the health service. Paying his own tribute to the NHS, health secretary Matt Hancock is promising the spring will see mass testing for the virus – unveiling the government’s “five-pillar” plan for getting us there. I’m Adam Forrest, and welcome to The Independent’s daily Inside Politics briefing during the coronavirus crisis.

Inside the bubble

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