But those assertions have done little to

He added: "Rather late in the day, the PM isn't understanding that incentives (or removal of disincentives) need to be in place to help people."On 28 September 2020, ministers introduced a legal duty for those who had tested positive for Covid or were contacted by the test-and-trace service to self-isolate in England. It was announced that fines of between £1,000 and £10,000 would be imposed on repeat offenders.

Test-and-trace support payments of £500 were also offered for those on lower incomes.Sir Patrick said it was "important to remember" the purpose of mass testing was to identify potentially infectious individuals who could self-isolate and "if isolation isn't happening, then testing isn't really doing what it's supposed to be doing".When the new rules were introduced, Boris Johnson said the public needed to do "all it could to control the spread of the virus" and prevent the most vulnerable from becoming infected.

Earlier, Matt Hancock told the inquiry it was "crucial" the UK should retain its ability to rapidly scale-up mass testing for a new disease in any future pandemic.The former health secretary said he was concerned the testing system set up in 2020 was now being dismantled, making it much harder to respond.

"The critical thing is that we absolutely must, as a nation, be ready to radically expand capacity once a test is developed," he said. "We were not last time."

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