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Good afternoon. Well have the latest government briefing from downing street on the coronavirus pandemic, led today by the Health Secretary, matt hancock. That is in about half an hour. But first, ministers say theyre confident of hitting their target for the number of daily coronavirus tests, after the Prime Minister said the uk is past the peak of the outbreak. The government had pledged 100,000 tests a day by the end of april, with more than 81,000 taking place on wednesday. The target was 100,000 tests a day by the end of april. Its just under a month since the Health Secretary announced t...

To reopen their plants also in the programme as premier league clubs agree to start training in small groups from tuesday, well hear from former players, john barnes and pat nevin. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. First. People in the uk are now being told to look out for a loss of taste or smell, as a sign they may have coronavirus. Until today the list only included a High Temperature and a new, continuous cough. The new guidance was set out by the chief medical officers of engla...

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This is not a repeat of the Covid pandemic. Yet global governments should follow the US and prepare a response, writes global public health expert Prof Devi Sridhar