— being infected and hospitals, chris whitty saying, are under pressure because _ whitty saying, are that doesn't seem _ testing is ending, and that doesn't seem to _ testing is ending, and that doesn't seem to be... it is understandable from _ seem to be... it is understandable from a _ seem to be... it is understandable from a financial point of view, because — from a financial point of view, because obviously there is a cost to all of— because obviously there is a cost to all of that, — because obviously there is a cost to all of that, but at the same time you're _ all of that, but at the same time you're trying to control and understand infection and stop people passing _ understand infection and stop people passing on _ understand infection and stop people passing on the infection, unfortunately i have a free test is going _ unfortunately i have a free test is going to — unfortunately i have a free test is going to mean that some people don't pay for the _ going to mean that some people don't pay for the test and don't get tested — pay for the test and don't get tested -- _ pay

again ups and that's how i got here, but i couldn't leave on my own as i was too badly wounding or whitty boone for dinner . there was an attack on us when we were retreating. i was wounded and didn't have time to get into the car for them. then the dough. net 6 soldiers took my documents and took me to hospital sir. and you please, you know what? initial evangelist. when the shelling started, i was wounded by shrapnel. the soldiers immediately made addressing and sent here to the hospital. las schumacher with bowman realty, everyone helped us even though soldiers who were on the spot machine. i was personally assisted by tank personnel near mary you, paul, who helped bandage me underwear though. i mean, it was most from okay, providing assistance on the journey when they brought us to do nets, inc lee registered us at the hospital when it's, the doctors are wonderful. the nurses staff, all friendly whom they give you a cookie and share a smile and wish you good. hello to promote the attitude is wonderful them guys with soldiers you think with your own heads, what you are doing and what o

— the sun is coming out, as chris whitty dubbed it, we need to use that time — whitty dubbed it, we needolutely the case, and that is why we need to on things like the infection survey, which is a sample of people around the country, they regularly swab and you can look at what is happening in the community. even in scotland, we have seen a decline in testing. i think a number of weeks ago, the middle ofjanuary, there were about 160,000 as the seven day average, it is nowjust over 100,000. of course, from april the 1st, free asymptomatic testing will cease in england. what we need to do, therefore, is keep these population—based studies going. they are vitally important and we need to keep that for the longer term, in my view. not indefinitely, but for some view. not indefinitely, but forsome time view. not indefinitely, but for some time to come. and then i think we need to focus on the changes in testing, and recognise that we will still have some pcr testing, particular for those who are at risk or unwell for example in hospital. that's important because we can't genomic lead to seque