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COVID-19: Matt Hancock denies rejecting care home testing advice

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Matt Hancock has denied claims that he ignored COVID-19 testing advice for residents going into England's care homes while he was Health Secretary during the pandemic.

WhatsApp messages leaked by the journalist Isabel Oakeshott purport to show Mr Hancock rejected guidance from the Chief Medical Officer Prof Sir Chris Whitty in April 2020 that there should be testing for "all going into care homes and segregation whilst awaiting a result".

A spokesman for Mr Hancock said the claims were "flat wrong".

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