Coronavirus: 'Too early' to say when restrictions will end 🔴 - BBC

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in hospital, so the press conference is led by Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab - who is in line to step in if the PM cannot carry on with his job.

He is joined by the chief medical officer, Chris Whitty - who has just come out of self-isolation due to coronavirus - and the chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence, Professor Dame Angela McLean.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, again, says the prime minister is "in charge" and will take advice from his doctors.

Asked how long the current restrictions will have to continue, Prof Chris Whitty, chief medical officer for England, says a "serious discussion" about this will only be possible once the peak of the virus has been reached.

He adds it is "too early" to say what should happen until this is known.

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[tawan]

Too early to say if it's working as some people with underlying health problems and the elderly are still not dead. We went down the wrong road only people with underlying problems or of pension age should have been isolated and then the government along with volunteers could have fed and looked after them the MSM pushed Borris and Borris lost his nerve.

[fosseysonia]

@ david ike interveiw, the real reason for this lockdown

[joannalees]

slow and steady wins the race has no body ever heard of this !!!!

[bbershka]

UK 5.400 deaths
Poland 107 deaths...
Cmon

[rowanlidbury]

These people asking the questions must be really thick. Do they even listen to what's being said? I'd like to see them come up with a better plan.

[alanb]

It's as if they are copying and pasting Ireland's stance on coronavirus two weeks too late
Shame horrible to see England getting hit like this.
From an Irishman I wish you all the best of luck during this situation

[montygill]

We should find out soon if this policy "Stay at home" works.

[muzwot]

Before the crops all spoil... THOUSANDS of Polish, Romanian, Latvian fruit and vegetable pickers hard at work right now for all of us, making sure we all have food on our plates. So much for "go it alone" Brexit Brits' LOL.

[davidrandall]

Get well soon Boris. I’m not Tory, I didn’t vote for you, but you’re doing the best you can.

[IBuyAllTheTime]

The Professor has lost weight. Bless him. Stay safe people 🙌😷

[tiger.]

Sadly that anybody dies on any given day like flu, vehicle accidents heart attacks, getting hit by a car. Etc. etc. etc.

[joannalees]

Than you very much for all you are doing and am glad to hear mr PM Is doing okay .!!

[surfingsteven]

She said it takes several weeks from contracting the virus until you may need to go hospital? Does that mean a person could have the virus for up to 7 weeks?

[JogBird]

BoJo has all the risk factors for a bad outcome...

[marinermariners]

These flights coming back surely won’t help the situation are they going straight into quarantine ?

[joannalees]

These questions are soley missing the point the Government are talking about "crickey"

[TheDSSlayer]

Boris having routine checks, yeah now we know you blatently lied to us all

[susanwright]

People are losing there loved ones .because of .MONEY .

[KarrierBag]

The quality of the sound is rubbish, ok better than before but its not loud enough still

[michaelvaughan]

Lacking data from Northern Ireland? Did you bother to ask.