PM: “You’ve put up with all the hardships...because as things stand...it’s the only way to defeat coronavirus.”

PM: “Although the death toll is tragic...it is a fact that we prevented this country from being engulfed by catastrophe.”

PM: “It would be madness now to throw away that achievement by allowing a second spike.”

PM has clearly lost a lot of weight since his hospitalisation.

PM to address parliament tomorrow and take questions from members of the public in the evening.

PM: “We cannot move forward unless we satisfy our five tests.”

PM on PPE: “yes it’s a global problem but we must fix it.”

“We’re establishing a new Covid alert system”

Covid alert level to be determined by R + new Covid cases

5 alert levels

We’ve been in level 4 and now we’re moving to level 3 (slowly)

PM on care homes “though numbers are coming down sharply now, there is clearly much more to be done”

Those numbers really not coming down that fast in some places. Still not much detail about how govt is going to deal with the problem there.

“First step is a change of emphasis...anyone who can’t work from home, for instance in construction or manufacturing should go to work if at all possible.”

But says people should avoid public transport if possible.

Not always going to be easy.

From Wednesday in England to be allowed unlimited exercise so long as social distancing is present. Including sunbathing and resting in parks etc.

June 1st, if all goes well, shops and primary schools to be opened In steps

Govt to set out “detailed guidance”

Then by early July, provided all goes well, some hospitality businesses to reopen

“all conditional, all depends on a number of big ifs”

PM “served notice” that govt will be imposing quarantine measures on those coming in from abroad

Is somewhat peculiar. Most countries have closed borders during lockdown and now looking to reopen. We’re doing it the other way around...

“We will come back from this devilish illness. We will come back in health and in robust health.”

For a moment, almost sounded as if he were talking about both the country and himself