Boris Johnson claimed that Keir Starmer’s assertion today that 'school is safe' was 'the first time in four months that he’s said it'.
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C4 News FactCheckBoris Johnson claimed today was 'the first time in four months' that Keir Starmer has said 'school is safe'.
But is he right? @FactCheck takes a look...
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The Prime Ministers suggested the 'New Deal' will pump £34bn into the NHS, but that’s not the case.
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C4 News FactCheckLast week @FactCheck looked at the government's "New Deal" on infrastructure spending. Despite figures of £600bn being used in parliament, new spending commitments only amounted to £5bn, "brought forward" from existing plans.
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He said the government set up four new test sites 'shortly' after 8 June. But Leicester Council say the first new unit didn't open until 10 days' later.
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C4 News FactCheckBoris Johnson said the government sent four new mobile testing units to Leicester 'shortly' after 8 June.
@FactCheck understands that it was ten days after that date before the first new centre was opened - and 21 days before four had been added.
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Major studies by the Office for National Statistics, the Institute for Fiscal Studies and Public Health England have found significantly higher mortality rates among ethnic minority populations.
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C4 News FactCheckA new study in the British Medical Journal has found that more than half of pregnant women hospitalised with Covid-19 between 1 March and 14 April were from black or minority ethnic backgrounds.
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The science isn't settled, but here's what we know.
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C4 News FactCheckWhat are the risks of coronavirus to children? And how do they compare to other diseases and dangers kids face? A @FactCheck thread
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What if Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland want to end lockdown without the agreement of the UK government?
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C4 News FactCheckThe Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish governments have the legal powers to lift or alter lockdown regulations on their own.
@FactCheck has been talking to leading constitutional experts about whether the four nations could diverge on lockdown rules.
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Counting the number of people who have tragically died from Covid-19 is proving to be a complicated task. Here is FactCheck's user's guide to the statistics...
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C4 News FactCheckTracking the numbers of death caused by #Covid_19 is a complicated business as well as a grim one. Different agencies across the UK are putting out figures that show different things. Here is @FactCheck's user's guide
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The virus did not survive in any condition tested for longer than three days.
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C4 News FactCheckHow long can the coronavirus survive on surfaces and in the air? Well, it depends on the surface - but generally we're talking hours or days.
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Scientists and manufacturers are clear that antibody tests alone cannot provide a complete alternative to the viral tests we are using now.
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C4 News FactCheckMatt Hancock has said he wants to carry out 100,000 coronavirus tests a day by the end of the month. Part of this involves bringing in a new kind of test that looks for antibodies in the blood rather than the virus itself.
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The claim that testing for coronavirus “won’t cut the number of deaths” directly contradicts statements made by the head of the World Health Organization
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C4 News FactCheckHealth minister Nadine Dorries claims testing “won’t cut the number of deaths...or stop them catching coronavirus” - contradicting comments from the Director-General of the World Health Organization and England’s Chief Medical Officer.
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The apparently high level of compliance leads the researchers to predict that there could be a substantial decline in coronavirus cases in the UK over the coming weeks.
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C4 News FactCheckIs social distancing working? Are people sticking to the rules and if they are, will this reduce #coronavirus transmission?
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The Department of Health and Social Care has told FactCheck it plans to publish data on Covid-19 related deaths in the community from tomorrow (Tuesday).
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C4 News FactCheckThe UK government has told @FactCheck it will start publishing weekly data from death registrations, including deaths in the community, to give a more complete picture of #coronavirus mortality.
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When Michael Gove said “we had 10,000 tests yesterday”, he was talking about patients being tested, not healthcare workers
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C4 News FactCheckThere's been confusion from government ministers in recent days around the number of #coronavirus tests taking place in England. @FactCheck thread
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C4 News FactCheckYou may have seen headlines this week about a #coronavirus vaccine becoming available in six months. Some experts are very optimistic, but there are reasons to be cautious too. @FactCheck thread
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The advice caused confusion on social media, with users pointing out that it seemed to be at odds with other guidance from NHS Scotland.
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C4 News FactCheckThe Scottish government has shelved a poster from 19 March saying people could socialise if they were 'symptom-free'. They told @FactCheck it was dropped because expert advice changed. But the poster appeared to contradict NHS Scotland advice at the time
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In recent days, there has been promising news about a number of drugs that scientists hope could offer an effective treatment for the worst coronavirus cases.
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C4 News FactCheckNew developments in recent days in the race to find an effective coronavirus treatment. A @FactCheck thread.
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What's the current state of the science in the race to find a vaccine for coronavirus?
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C4 News FactCheckA report from Imperial College says the new coronavirus measures will need to be in place until a vaccine is developed. So how close are we to a vaccine or cure? @FactCheck thread
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Boris Johnson has said that closing schools could do “more harm than good”.
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C4 News FactCheck1) Why isn't Britain closing schools, like Ireland? Experts tell @FactCheck there are good reasons. Keeping kids off school means parents are off work looking after them. (1)
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C4 News FactCheckICYM our latest @FactCheck, which looks at why the UK has decided not to close schools or ban large public gatherings
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