The Press Association said Johnson would be back in his Downing Street office on Monday after himself recovering from the virus. The prime minister's return to work comes as pressure intensifies on his government on several fronts over its handling of the crisis. It was an increase on the 684 deaths reported the previous day and comes after the government claimed the virus had hit its peak. Johnson ordered the country into lockdown on March 23, but Patel said ministers would not yet give a date for any relaxation of the rules. Downing Street denied that Cummings and another advisor, Ben Warner, were members of the politically independent Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE).

Source: Daily Nation April 26, 2020 00:45 UTC