Covid-19 Update Debate

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Lindsay Hoyle

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Covid-19 Update

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Business of the House
Monday 12th July 2021

(3 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Sajid Javid Portrait Sajid Javid
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When my hon. Friend wants something done rapidly, I listen very carefully to him. I am pleased to tell him that the clinical guidelines have been published today that allow the central alerting system to recommend to clinicians that they prescribe inhaled steroids on a case-by-case basis for exactly the purpose that he set out. I hope that is quick enough for him.

Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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Anyone would have thought that that was lined up.

Angela Eagle Portrait Dame Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab) [V]
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I hope that I will get an equally happy response to my question. The Secretary of State has said that he is anticipating as many as 100,000 covid infections daily. If that were actually to happen, according to his figures how many people would he expect to be hospitalised, and how many would he expect to develop long covid as a result?

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