So near

So, Matt Hancock nearly made his promise that the UK would reach 100,000 people tested by the end of April. From around 10,000 at the start to 80,000 yesterday was some going. But that wasn't enough as a political promise had been made; so the Government changed the rules as to what counted as a test, and after a major e mailing campaign of party members, all applications for a postal test was counted as a test done. So, 120,000 tests.

But wasn't of course.

So, obscuring some actual good news from the Government is hidden behind a lie.

Is par for the course I suppose.

And this shows how far the country has to go in getting on top of the outbreak, as the tests done yesterday will just be for one or two days, and will fall back, and yet an increase on 100,000 is needed and needed to be done each and every day to map the spread, hotspots, and used alongside tracking those who have been in contact with a person confirmed as being infected. The getting all those who have had contact to isolate, only then can we even begin to think about easing the lockdown.

Johnson claims we are past the peak. I am not sure the data is extensive enough to claim that, but it might just be the first of a number of peaks.

Listening to the upbeat words of the PM, one would be forgiven in thinking the worst is over. That might even be true, but we don't know.

Human trials on a vaccine are about to start here in the UK.

There is hope, but then we look at who is in charge.....