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From today, the Prime Minister and senior ministers will host daily press conferences on the coronavirus pandemic to provide the public with transparency on the outbreak.
Boris Johnson, who will be supported by scientific and medical experts including the Chief Medical Office and Chief Scientific Adviser, said the move was key in ensuring that British people are fully informed about the steps they can take to protect themselves and others.
A Downing Street spokesperson said: “The Prime Minister and this government are committed to keeping the public informed every step of the way about what we’re doing to fight the spread of coronavirus, when we’re doing it and why we’re doing it. At all times we will be led by the science to bring forward the right responses at the right time to this global pandemic.”
The Prime Minister is also expected to chair another meeting of the COBR emergency committee to coordinate the government’s ongoing response to coronavirus. The meeting is expected to include discussion on current modelling of the outbreak and next steps on plans around shielding elderly and vulnerable people, household isolation and mass gatherings.
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