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Health Secretary uses Facebook poll to estimate coronavirus tracing app take-up
Facebook polls cannot be said to represent the wider population. Read
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The Control of Diseases Act was not changed in April to say you can be forcibly vaccinated
There is no Covid-19 vaccine yet, but this law does not say you can be forced to get the injection. Read
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Facebook post on Ireland’s plans for exiting lockdown goes viral
The post says phases will start on 18 May, 8 June, 29 June, 20 July and 10 August. Read
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Official advice says handwashing is better at protecting against coronavirus than gloves
The best preventive measure is still regular hand washing. Read
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There’s no evidence immigrants caused a PPE shipment to be destroyed at Dover
The Home Office says these claims are totally false. Read
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What is ‘shielding’ and who needs to do it?
Readers have asked Full Fact to look into the guidance around ‘shielding’ during the Covid-19 pandemic . Read
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A doctor claims his contract was terminated after talking about PPE shortages to the press
Concern that the story was incorrect led to prominent posts on social media being deleted. Read
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What we know, and what we don’t, about the true coronavirus death toll
It’s too soon to compare the UK’s coronavirus death toll with other countries Read
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Has the government really hit 100,000 tests a day, and what happens next?
Full Fact has looked into the reality behind the government’s testing target. Read
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Some PPE exported to the EU could have been used in the UK
At PMQs Dominic Raab was right to point out it isn’t necessarily the case that PPE exported from the UK could have been used here. But some PPE exported to the EU could have been. Read
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