Theo Panteli, pictured with his mother, Tas, left, is very concerned about germs. He is so worried that when his friends are ill, the eight-year-old from Hertfordshire orders them to stay away.
SIR – An unfortunate side effect of the publication of Matt Hancock’s WhatsApp messages in your Lockdown Files (report, March 3) is being reminded of the ridiculous measures imposed on the British population.
The mass testing of healthy children is "invasive and unevidenced", causes significant damage to children and needs to stop, scientists and clinicians have told MPs and Peers. The comments came at a meeting of the Pandemic Response and Recovery.