Good afternoon and welcome to viewers on bbc one ahead of the daily government coronavirus briefing, expected around five oclock. Todayit today it is led by the Health Secretary, matt hancock. The offical number of deaths in the uk from coronavirus has passed 40,000 according to new figures from the department of health coming amid continued controversy about how quickly to ease the lockdown. Figures reveal a further 357 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in the uk, taking the total number of deaths in uk care homes, hospitals and the wider comminuty to more than 40,000. It comes as the latest study of Coronavirus Infections in england suggests a fall in the number of people with the illness. Figures from the office for National Statistics indicate one in 1,000 people had the virus in the community in the last two weeks of may down from one in 400 the week before. Elsewhere, the British Medical Association says the governments decision to make face coverings compul
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