tom clarke from itv. thank you, secretary of state.ng effo rts most successful contact tracing efforts around the world are south korea and singapore were only partly reliant on mobile phone technology. they were more reliant on large numbers of volunteers at a community level going out to track down and trace cases at huge scale. has the government ensured this capacity is in place in the uk or are we putting too much faith in contact centres and untested technologies. too much faith in contact centres and untested technologiesm too much faith in contact centres and untested technologies. it is a really important point and i agree with the point of the question that it is not just with the point of the question that it is notjust about with the point of the question that it is not just about the with the point of the question that it is notjust about the technology and the people in call centres, it is also about citizens acting on the right way to download the app, because apple takes you and your family and the nhs but also acting i

tom clarke from itv. thank you. contact tracing efforts around the world in south korea, singapore, where only partly reliant on mobile phone technology in order to work. they were more reliant on large numbers of volunteers and community levels out to track down and trace cases at huge scale. as the government ensured this capacity is in place in the uk mac orange i'll be putting too much faith in call centres and in untested initial technology? it is a really important point and technology? it is a really important pointandi technology? it is a really important point and i agree with the point in the question which is it's notjust about the technology. the people in call centres. it's also about citizens acting in the right way. acting on the right way to download the app because that protects you and yourfamily and the app because that protects you and your family and protects the nhs, but also acting in the right way to do contact tracing yourself. it's a really good point well made. the app is very exciting and

from nhs facilities to care homes. jonathan, thank you very much indeed and i will turn out to tom clarkester described them as game changing. is that still them as game changing. is that still the government's position? if so, when can we expect to see their game changing potential actually deployed in this epidemic? and how will you prioritise those? will they go straight to front line care workers? thank you. first of all i will hand over to jonathan for the medical side of this but i think it's very exciting there is a very reliable, possibly 100% reliable, antibody test. that is the test which shows whether you have not had coronavirus in the past rather than currently, and therefore developed the antibodies. it is very good news, particularly if it transpires that this makes you immune at least for a period from getting coronavirus again. i think they're in is the question about your question. i will ask professorjonathan question about your question. i will ask professor jonathan van—tam question about your question. i will ask professorjonathan van—tam to address that point. thank

here this morning, of the democratic side congresswoman katherine clark, bonnie watson coleman and on the republican side congressman tom cole, congressman andy harris and hope we will have congresswoman jaime herrera butler. we're all disappointed others could not be here because of distance, , reduce flights and health issues raised by the position. chairwoman lodi, kay granger, congresswoman lucille roy blunt outcome barbara lee, lois frankel and congressman mark felt can, john bolin are and tom grace. they could not attend but they did send questions which we will ask on their behalf. but i want to underscore that members should not be blocked from participating in the committees hearing. all committee members should be heard, that requires moving as quickly as possible into the 21st century and conduct virtual hearing. every member should be able to participate. i am angry that the white house has just managed america's reaction to the defendant and e president has that everything he could to avoid accountability. i'm particularly upset about the lack of the necessary testing and the personal protective equipment c