nightingale hospital

The new hospital will be on hand in case of a second coronavirus peak, while some emergency GP cover for the bank holiday is also being stood down.

Business secretary Alok Sharma chairs the daily coronavirus conference as the prime minister Boris Johnson continues to self-isolate. It comes as the UK death toll rises to 2,352 and London sets to open its first field hospital with 4,000 beds making it the largest critical care facility in the world.