Watch LIVE: the government's coronavirus press conference
21 April 2020, 16:28
Watch the government's coronavirus daily public briefing - the feed will appear here once it begins.
WATCH LIVE: Coronavirus press conference (21 April 2020)
Health Secretary Matt Hancock is hosting today's press conference.
It comes as ONS statistics revealed that there have been more than 1,000 coronavirus-related care home deaths in the UK.
The UK's coronavirus death toll also passed 17,000, with a further 823 deaths recorded.
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