Covid-19 Update Debate
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(3 years, 11 months ago)
Commons ChamberThere is record testing capacity, which we work across the whole UK to deliver.
May I ask my right hon. Friend to set out the specific criteria that must be met for the rule of six to be lifted?
The judgment on how we lift the rule of six will be based on a whole series of measures: not least, of course, the case rate across the country, but also the impact of those cases in terms of hospitalisations. Sadly, we are seeing hospitalisations starting to rise, and therefore we have brought in measures to try to slow the spread of the virus. We also look at test positivity and the surveys of how many cases there are around the country, not just at the total number, because of course if you put more testing in, you get more positives. We look at all those indicators and, of course, take the clinical advice, and then make a judgment.