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"&lt;p&gt;Mr Andrews is now being asked how long the stage 4 restrictions will last. Will it be longer than six weeks?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;If everyone plays their part there is some prospect we can achieve our outcome before then. I&amp;apos;m not making any commitments on that,&amp;quot; he said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He said six weeks is the time that was necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Ultimately we&amp;apos;ll have to be, just as we always have been, guided by the data, the evidence, the numbers and the detailed analysis of those numbers,&amp;quot; he said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 700 mystery cases was a huge worry, he said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;If there&amp;apos;s that many mysteries you know about, how many cases don&amp;apos;t you know about?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;That&amp;apos;s when you have to take an abundance of caution and say let&amp;apos;s get this to the point where it&amp;apos;s down to a very small and manageable number and that&amp;apos;s the advice to me and the decisions we&amp;apos;ve taken.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;"
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