Good afternoon. Welcome, everyone to this press conference, where i am joined by the chief medical officer and our chief scientific advisor. I am sorry not to be part of this trio for so long. I want to thank everybody who has been doing such a good job in my absence and i want to thank the nhs for getting me back here. In a few minutes, i will hand it over to patrick to update you on the epidemic, but first we will get to todays latest data. Many tests for coronavirus have 901,905 tests for coronavirus have carried out u. K. , including 611 tests yesterday. 171,253 people have tested positive, an increase of 6000 82 cases since yesterday. 15,043 people are currently in hospital with coronavirus, compared to 15,359 people yesterday. Sadly, of those tested positive for coronavirus, 26,711 have now died. That is an increase of 674 fatalities since yesterday. This figure includes deaths, not just in hospitals. Across this country, families every day are continuing to lose loved ones befor
This comes a day after the Prime Minister and his partner announced the birth of their son. Good afternoon. Welcome, everyone to this press conference, where i am joined by the chief medical officer and our chief scientific advisor. I am sorry not to be part of this trio for so long. I want to thank everybody who has been doing such a good job in my absence and i want to thank the nhs for getting me back here. In a few minutes, i will hand it over to patrick to update you on the epidemic, but first we will get to todays latest data. Many tests for coronavirus have 611ied out u. K. , including tests yesterday. People have tested positive, an increase of 6000 82 cases since yesterday. People are currently in hospital with coronavirus, compared to 15,359 people yesterday. Sadly, of those tested positive 26,000 have now died. Of 674 an increase fatalities since yesterday. Deaths, notincludes just in hospitals. Across this country, families every day are continuing to lose loved ones before
Chief scientific advisor, patrick valans. From the beginning of this crisis i followed the advice of our world leading scientists to defeat coronavirus by taking the right measures at the right time. What Everybody Needs to recognize is that our n. H. S. Like any World Class Health service, has only limited numbers of doctors, nurses, and specialist equipment. So the more people who become sick at any one time, the harder it is for n. H. S. To cope. And so its vital to delay the spread of the disease and reduce the number of people needing hospital treatment at any one time. Thats why we have given the clear instruction that people must stay at home unless they have one of the reasons we set out. And with your help we will slow the spread of the disease. I want to thank everyone whos been following the clear rules that we set out on monday, and i want to thank everyone in nhs, the frontline of the fight against coronavirus, and of course all our public services. Our teachers and our sc
Stabilize the auto industries. Be sure to wash cspans washington journal live at 7 00 eastern saturday morning. Join the discussion. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced stricter measures of her london pubs and restaurants in response to the coronavirus pandemic. He was joined by the chancellor of the exchequer and deputy chief medical officer. P. M. Johnson yesterday, i said it will turn the tide and i will repeat that determination today. We are going to do it with testing, new medicines, Digital Technology that will help us see the disease added as it is transmitted and thereby and limiting it to stamp it out. Goingove all, now were to defeat this disease with a Huge National effort to slow the spread by reducing unnecessary social contact. And i want to thank everyone for following the guidance issued monday, for staying home if anyone in your household has any of the systems. And i know its been tough and inconvenient, but these actions were all taking together or helpin