What time is today’s coronavirus press briefing on Thursday, May 7?

DAILY press briefings are given by the government to inform the public on any updates on coronavirus.

Here’s what time the briefing will begin today, and what time you can watch it.

Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates

What time is the daily coronavirus press briefing?

The press briefings usually take place at around 5pm.

The Government uses the briefings to update the public and press, on the latest news on the deadly bug, and have been doing so since March 16.

The briefings are held at 10 Downing Street.

On the weekends the press briefings are held at 2.30pm.

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Who will be chairing the briefing?

A senior government minister will give the updates on coronavirus this afternoon, during the daily Downing Street press briefing.

The conferences are co-chaired by experts and officials from the health and scientific communities, who also give updates on how their  departments are supporting the Government.

On May 6, the briefing was led by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick, who said that more than 30,000 people have died from coronavirus in the UK.

What was said in yesterday’s briefing?

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick, was accompanied by the Medical Director of Public Health England, Professor Yvonne Doyle, and the Medical Director of NHS England Nikki Kanani, in giving the briefing on May 6.

Mr Jenrick said 69,493 tests were carried out, meaning the government fell short of its daily target of 100,000.

He said 649 people died, bringing the total number of confirmed coronavirus deaths to 30,076.

Also, it was reported that sixty-seven million PPE items were delivered across England during the month of April.

How can I watch it?

The press briefings are shown live on BBC One.

You can also live stream on BBC iPlayer.

BBC Radio 4 will broadcast the conference over the airwaves for those on the move.