Covid-19 Update Debate
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Stephanie Peacock
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Covid-19 Update
Stephanie Peacock Excerpts(3 years, 2 months ago)
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Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East) (Lab)
People are at home with the windows closed and the heating on: those are potential conditions for carbon monoxide poisoning, whose symptoms are very similar to those of covid-19. What are the Government doing to enforce legislation on that issue and make the public aware of that silent killer?
Matt Hancock
The hon. Lady raises an important point, which is taken into account in the work that we are doing to push forward high-quality ventilation, which is good for tackling carbon monoxide poisoning and for trying to reduce the risk of the spread of covid.