Bbc
@bbc·15.6M subscribers·32.3K videos
Coronavirus: Shielding rules to be relaxed in England - Covid-19 Government Briefing 🔴 BBC
Posted
June 22, 2020
Views
180,588
Likes
564
Comments
895
Engagement
0.81%
June 22, 2020
180,588
564
895
0.81%
Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
42:55Now PlayingSubscribe and 🔔 to the BBC 👉
Watch the BBC first on iPlayer 👉 🔘 Subscribe and 🔔 to BBC News 👉
🔘 Stream BBC News live on BBC iPlayer 🔴
🔘 Coronavirus / Covid19 informationWhat should I do? 👉
🔘 Follow BBC News live updates here 👉
Today's Downing Street government press briefing was led by Health Secretary Matt Hancock. He was joined by Dr Jenny Harries, deputy chief medical officer for England.
Follow the story 👉
What we learnt from today's UK government briefing
In case you missed today's government coronavirus briefing, here is a quick round-up of the key points:
The 2.2 million people who have been self-isolating in England during the pandemic will no longer need to shield from 1 August. From 6 July, they will be able to meet up to six people outdoors and form "support bubbles" with other households
England's deputy chief medical officer, Dr Jenny Harries, said there were children who were staying home from school because they are shielding who would would be better off in the classroom. She added children with asthma which is under control should be in school as they are at "very low risk" from Covid-19 and are at "very significant risk of getting left behind in their education"
Another 15 Covid-related deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, the lowest figure since 15 March - although there tends to be a reporting lag over the weekend
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the virus is "in retreat" in the UK, with a number of "firsts" in today's statistics. For the first time since the peak, the number of people testing positive for Covid-19 has fallen below 1,000 and there are fewer than 5,000 patients in hospital with the disease
Hancock said it is now estimated that just one in 1,700 people had the disease compared to one in 400 a month ago, enabling Boris Johnson to set out a further easing of the lockdown on Tuesday - when the PM is expected to announce if the hospitality sector can reopen on 4 July and that England's 2m distancing rule will be relaxed
The government will set out where "travel corridors" might be established before the 29 June deadline for reviewing the quarantine policy - which requires people arriving in the UK to quarantine for 14 days. Mr Hancock said any decisions will be based on "epidemiological advice"
BBC News Live | Coronavirus Press Conference | UK Government Daily Press Briefing | BBC
#BBC #BBCiPlayer #BBCNews #BBCCoronavirus #Coronavirus #Covid-19 #CoronavirusOutbreak #Corona #CoronavirusUK
All our TV channels and S4C are available to watch live through BBC iPlayer, although some programmes may not be available to stream online due to rights. If you would like to read more on what types of programmes are available to watch live, check the 'Are all programmes that are broadcast available on BBC iPlayer?' FAQ 👉
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.
