Watch LIVE: the government's coronavirus press conference

21 April 2020, 16:28

Watch LIVE: the government's coronavirus press conference
Watch LIVE: the government's coronavirus press conference. Picture: PA

By Maddie Goodfellow

Watch the government's coronavirus daily public briefing - the feed will appear here once it begins.

WATCH LIVE: Coronavirus press conference (21 April 2020)

Health Secretary Matt Hancock is hosting today's press conference.

It comes as ONS statistics revealed that there have been more than 1,000 coronavirus-related care home deaths in the UK.

The UK's coronavirus death toll also passed 17,000, with a further 823 deaths recorded.

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