Chris Whitty talks through the five five tests that the government has said must be met to “adjust” the current lockdown when it is reviewed in about 10 days.

These include the NHS’s continued capacity to meet its critical care demands- something that Mr Hancock referred to a few minutes ago.

These include a “consistent and sustained” fall in the number of deaths and the infection rate coming down to a “manageable” level.

Most crucially, and this is a point emphasised by Boris Johnson earlier, the government must be confident that any changes won’t risk a second peak of infections.

Matt Hancock concludes that as the admissions for coronavrius begin to fall around the country, the NHS will begin restoring other services, such as cancer care.

But he says the pace will be determined by local circumstances on the ground.

"As we come through this peak, we must honour those we have lost, and it will count for nothing if we let things slip now and risk a second peak," he says.

Matt Hancock says 82 NHS staff and 16 care workers have also died from coronavirus.

"They have dedicated their lives to caring for others, and I have a deep personal sense of duty that we must care for their loved ones," he adds.

The health secretary announces a "life assurance scheme" for NHS and frontline staff.

He says the family of staff who die from coronavirus will receive a £60,000 payment.

He adds: "Nothing replaces the loss of loved one but we want to do everything we can for their grieving families."

Matt Hancock begins the UK government briefing by confirming the first question will come from a member of the public - after almost 15,000 were submitted.

He says the questions are selected by an independent polling organisation and they don't see them before the press conference.

The health secretary for England says the government is working through its action plan and "at its core is to protect life and protect the NHS".

He confirms a total of 21,092 people hospitalised with coronavirus have now died, and pays tribute to them and their families. That's a rise of 360 since Sunday.

The UK's government's daily press briefing is now getting under way, with Health Secretary Matt Hancock speaking.

He is joined by Chris Whitty, England's chief medical officer and Stephen Powis, medical director of NHS England.

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We should be hearing from the UK government in the next few minutes.

But on the day Boris Johnson returns to work, why not read BBC health correspondent James Gallagher’s piece on how long it takes to recover from coronavirus?

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Fans of sausage rolls, rejoice. Greggs has announced plans to reopen some of its outlets in the Newcastle area from Monday 4 May as part of a "controlled trial" during the coronavirus lockdown.

The bakery chain's announcement comes after Burger King, KFC and Pret A Manger re-opened some of their outlets, mostly for delivery, earlier this month.

We will be hearing from the UK government shortly with its daily briefing on coronavirus.

But while we wait, watch this video of the woman who ran the cancelled London Marathon on her treadmill.

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New York City will soon open 40 miles (64km) of streets to pedestrians so residents have more space to social-distance outdoors, Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced.

"We are going to focus first on streets in and around our parks," the mayor said. "Oftentimes we are seeing that immediate area getting very crowded."

As warmer weather approaches, the city will seek to barricade some streets to expand sidewalks, he added. Some 100 miles of space could ultimately be opened up for pedestrian use.

This is the second time De Blasio has tried to open up street space for New Yorkers - his earlier effort was ended due to enforcement concerns from police.

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We should be hearing from the UK government in the next 30 minutes but let’s take a look at the latest from the country first:

• Prime Minister Boris Johnson has returned to work after recovering from coronavirus, warning the country is at the moment of maximum risk in the outbreak
• The PM’s spokesman said it would take “a couple of days” before we knew if the government would reach its target of carrying out 100,000 tests a day by Thursday
• Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced 100% taxpayer-backed loans for small businesses
• Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she would be issuing guidance on wearing face coverings on Tuesday
• Captain Tom Moore, who raised more than £29m by walking laps of his garden, has had his 100th birthday honoured with a postmark

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An NHS trust in England is classifying all of its Bame staff as "vulnerable and at risk".

Somerset Foundation Trust announced the move in a letter to all ethnic minority staff. It is thought to be the first NHS organisation taking this step.

The measure will allow Bame staff and their families to be tested in the first five days of developing symptoms, and to request an FFP3 mask, which offers more protection than a regular surgical mask.

It comes after research found Bame patients were more likely to become critically ill or die of coronavirus, and that a disproportionate number of the NHS staff to have died of the virus have been Bame. The government recently launched an inquiry into the issue.

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The Girl Scouts of Alaska have received assistance from the Covid-19 small business federal loan programme after the pandemic shut down their fundraising efforts.

The organisation typically raises funds by selling cookies at schools and businesses each year but due to Covid-19 restrictions, scouts in Southern Alaska have been left with 144,000 boxes of cookies, stacked up in their homes, the Anchorage Daily News reports, external.

The money from the annual cookie sale typically goes towards staff and paying for scholarships and programmes for the girls.

The government loan will allow the scouts to keep employees and create online programmes for the scouts to do at home, including flamenco and magic trick lessons.

The scouts also have a new Covid-19 badge that is based on good hygiene.

UK cabinet minister Michael Gove has clarified that the number of civil servants redeployed from work on a Brexit deal to dealing with the coronavirus is 47. Earlier he said it was "just shy" of 100.

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Sonia Navarro lives just north of Barcelona, with her two children. She spoke to the BBC's Outside Source programme about taking her young son outside for a walk for the first time in weeks, after lockdown conditions changed.

"I managed to convince my son to go out for a little walk around 12pm," she said. "I decided we wouldn't wear gloves or masks because we were going to walk in a very broad main street with lots of trees, where we didn't need to get close to anybody."

"I felt like I was in a Black Mirror episode. People were walking slow. You could see mums with two or three kids, with masks, with gloves, and the kids were looking disoriented. We walked less than a kilometre and on the way back my son said he was exhausted. I could hear other kids saying the same thing.

"I think it took us a while to get accustomed to being indoors and now it will take us a while to get the kids to go out and play naturally.

"It was a bit difficult to leave my daughter behind. I'm not sure why 15 or 16 year-olds can't come out of the house with their brothers and sisters, but the good news is that next Monday they will be able to."

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We have just had it confirmed that the UK government will give its daily briefing at 17:00 BST (16:00 GMT).

Today will also be the first time a member of the public has been able to join journalists in asking a question to the minister and experts.

Although Prime Minister Boris Johnson is back at work, the briefing will be led by his Health Secretary Matt Hancock.

He will be joined by chief medical officer Chris Whitty and the medical director of NHS England, Stephen Powis.

Cabinet minister Michael Gove has insisted there won't be an extension to the Brexit transition period past the end of this year.

Appearing remotely in front of a committee of MPs, Mr Gove said "we believe it is entirely possible to conclude negotiations" on the current timeframe.

He said "just shy of 100" civil servants have been redeployed from work on a Brexit deal to dealing with the coronavirus.

He predicted the odds of a deal are "better than two to one."

UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak has also just announced that small businesses will be eligible for new loans worth between £2,000 and £50,000, which are backed by a 100% government guarantee.

He says the government will pay the interest on these "bounce-back loans" for the first 12 months.

They scheme will open from 9:00 BST on Monday next week.

The chancellor says there will be "no complex eligibility criteria... just a standard form for people to fill in".

Loans should arrive within 24 hours of approval, he says.

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Homestay company Airbnb is rolling out new cleaning guidelines for renters due to Covid-19.

Hosts will now need to space out rentals by 24 hours, to allow adequate time for cleaning. A 40-page manual will detail the best practices for cleaning a room as well as the specific chemicals and products needed to do so, USA Today reports, external.

There are new personal protective equipment recommendations as well.

Airbnb told US media it developed these standards by consulting with the Obama-era US Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy.

The company, like many in the hospitality industry, has suffered due to the pandemic.

Last month, Airbnb announced a global extension to its “extenuating circumstances” policy, stating all guests booked between 14 March and 31 May would be eligible for full-refund cancellations.

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NHS doctors in the UK have been warned to look out for a rare but dangerous reaction in children that may be linked to coronavirus infection.

An urgent alert, external sent out to GPs said that intensive care departments in London and other parts of the UK have been treating severely sick children with unusual symptoms similar to toxic-shock syndrome.

Some of the children, of varying ages, had tested positive for coronavirus.

Read more about the alert and the symptoms raising concerns.

UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak is making a statement in the House of Commons on the impact of coronavirus on the economy.

He says one and a half million new claims have been made for Universal Credit and more than four million jobs have been furloughed.

He says "survey evidence suggests" that a quarter of businesses have stopped trading.

"These are already tough times and there will be more to come," Mr Sunak says.