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19 April 2020, 15:00 | Updated: 19 April 2020, 15:49

Coronavirus press conference (19 April 2020)

Watch the government's daily coronavirus press conference - the feed will appear here when 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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