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28 April 2020, 16:46

WATCH LIVE: Coronavirus press conference (28 April 2020)

By Megan White

Watch the government's daily briefing on coronavirus led by Health Secretary Matt Hancock - the feed will appear here once it begins.

Earlier today, the Health Secretary was grilled by LBC listeners this morning in the first phone-in with a Cabinet minister since the coronavirus crisis began.

He said he was he was “very worried” about a rare and potentially fatal new condition that has been identified in a very small number of children in the UK as a result of coronavirus.

Elsewhere, the Scottish Government changed its advice on the wearing of face masks, telling the public there “may be some benefit” in wearing them “in limited circumstances.”

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Health Secretary Matt Hancock will give Tuesday's press briefing
Health Secretary Matt Hancock will give Tuesday's press briefing. Picture: PA