Watch LIVE: the government's coronavirus press conference

19 April 2020, 15:00

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

The UK's coronavirus death toll rose to over 15,000 yesterday.

At yesterday's press conference, the government announced that councils must keep parks open wherever possible for the health of the nation.

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