Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab arrives at Downing Street ahead of a COBRA committee meeting to discuss the UK's coronavirus lockdown measures. Get the latest on coronavirus: KayBurley
With the Easter weekend looming - and soaring temperatures forecast for Good Friday and Saturday - experts are concerned that failing to maintain instructions to stay at home could prove catastrophic.It was confirmed on Wednesday that another 938 COVID-19 patients have died in UK hospitals, taking the total to 7,097.
In the latest health bulletin on Mr Johnson's condition, issued shortly before 7pm on Wednesday, a Number 10 spokesperson said:"The prime minister continues to make steady progress. He remains in intensive care." "I can also tell you that he has been sitting up in bed and engaging positively with the clinical team."At the news conference, the government's deputy chief scientific adviser Angela Maclean hinted that schools could reopen before the lockdown restrictions are eased.
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