Inside Politics – Coronavirus special: UK must ramp up testing, admits Michael Gove

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A mass teddy bear hunt is taking place across the globe, as parents try to distract their children during the pandemic. The stuffed animals are being put in windows to give kids something to search for on once-a-day walks. Boris Johnson’s government is on a hunt of its own, desperately trying to locate chemical reagents needed for Covid-19 testing kits. The good news? Thousands more ventilators are on their way, with some tracked down and bought from abroad. I’m Adam Forrest, and welcome to The Independent’s daily Inside Politics briefing during the coronavirus crisis.

Inside the bubble

Our political commentator Andrew Grice on what to look out for today: