Dr Jenny Harries told a Downing Street press conference that people should not be viewing the coronavirus crisis as something that will blow over soon. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a series of unprecedented - and open-ended - bailouts for millions of workers facing poverty as a result of coronavirus lockdown. Dr Harries stressed that the UK might not be in 'complete lockdown' for the full six months. Dr Harries said she expected the coronavirus death toll to increase 'for the next week or two'. Jeremy Hunt today demanded the government speeds up progress on mass testing - saying it is the fastest way to end the coronavirus lockdown.

Source: Daily Mail March 29, 2020 15:46 UTC