WATCH: Transport Secretary admits he is ‘actively looking’ at quarantine for all arrivals
People coming into the UK could be quarantined for 14 days, he says.
WATCH: Wales was right to abandon its testing target, says First Minister
‘The number itself was a distraction… tests without a purpose or a point are not a good use of the limited resources,’ Drakeford insists.
WATCH: Altmann – ‘Many older people will risk prison if forced to stay at home’
She warns that lots of older people will rebel if they continue to be placed under ‘house arrest’, and there will be ‘social unrest’.
WATCH: ‘It’s not Labour’s job to produce rival road map out of lockdown’ – Thomas-Symonds
‘It’s the government’s role to put forward the ideas,’ he says, ‘and it shouldn’t be pulling some kind of rabbit out of a hat.’
WATCH: Shapps says 50-60% need to use tracing app for it to work
He confirms that coronavirus tracking app will be tested this week on Isle of Wight – and says it will be rolled out later this month if successful.
WATCH: Jenrick says that 105,937 tests were carried out yesterday. Today’s press conference.
That’s presumably to make the point that the number of actual tests has now passed six figures on any calculation.
WATCH: Hancock announces that 122,347 tests were delivered yesterday – and that he has hit his target
“This unprecedented expansion in Britain’s testing capability is an incredible achievement…it is a national achievement.”
WATCH: Johnson returns to lead the daily press conference and declares: “We are past the peak of this disease.”
81,611 tests were carried out yesterday – and he says that he will be setting out “a compehensive plan next week” on the lockdown.
WATCH: Raab announces 52,429 tests completed daily. And a statistics overhaul to include care home deaths.
“We have recorded an additional 3,811 deaths in total… those additional deaths were spread over the period from the 2nd March to 28th April.”
WATCH: With Johnson absent, care homes are the focus of this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions.
Starmer asks why the virus is spreading so fast in the sector; Raab answers that there is “a greater challenge on a decentralised basis”.
WATCH: Today’s press conference. Hancock announces a further roll-out of tests to care homes, key workers and the over-65s.
Care home death figures will now be included in the overall total – and says that there’s now the capacity to test over 70,000 people a day.
WATCH: There were 37,024 tests yesterday. Hancock leads today’s press conference.
And in a sign of the tensions between Ministers and the media, it’s announced that members of the public will pose questions during these sessions.
WATCH: The Chancellor announces a new small business 100 per cent loan scheme
Businesses can apply for up for 25 per cent of their turnover to a maximum of £50,000 with the Government paying the interest for a year.
WATCH: Johnson’s return. He signals the beginning of the end of full lockdown. And will “say more in the coming days”.
“Preparations are under way and have been for weeks to alllow us to win phase two of this fight.”
WATCH: Eustice says that 29,058 tests were carried out yesterday
The Government’s target is 100,000 of these swab tests a day by the end of the month.