Prime Minister's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 30 April 2020
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This transcript is for the coronavirus statement delivered on 30 April 2020:Coronavirus press conference 30 April 2020.Good afternoon, welcome everyone again to this Number Ten press conference where I am joined by Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer, and Sir Patrick Vallance our Chief Scientific AdvisorAnd I am sorry not to have been part of this trio for so longI want to thank everybody who has been doing such a good job in my absence andI want to thank the NHS for so muchIncluding getting me back here and I might add for a much happier hospital visit yesterdayIn a few minutes I am going to hand over to Patrick to update you on the epidemicBut first I am going to set out today’s latest data901,905 tests for coronavirus have now been carried out in the UK, including 81,611 tests yesterday171,253 people have tested positive, that’s an increase of 6,032 cases since yesterday15,043 people are currently in hospital with coronavirus, compared to 15,359 people yesterdayAnd sadly,...