BRIEF UPDATE
Where is Boris Johnson and will he be hosting the coronavirus press briefing?
PRIME Minister Boris Johnson was leading daily briefings to update the country on the Government's actions, before succumbing to the deadly bug.
But on Friday, March 27, Boris confirmed that he had tested positive for the virus and his situation deteriorated in early April. Here's everything we know about what happens next.
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Where is Boris Johnson?
Boris is currently recuperating at the Chequers estate in Buckinghamshire, where he is taking part in daily cabinet meetings according to Downing Street.
Mr Johnson is still not working but he is getting daily updates from his team.
Enjoying frequent phone calls with his stand-in Dominic Raab, the PM is expected back at work within a fortnight.
After testing positive for the coronavirus he spent a week in hospital from April 5.
His Twitter feed has been dead since then and there has been little official word on his recovery.
The Prime Minister posted a video to social media on March 27 saying he is now working from home, at 11 Downing Street.
A Conservative MP told that fighting for his life in intensive care had changed the Prime Minister.
They said: “The Prime Minister is in a funny place, I think he's quite frightened.
“His illness and the warning from the doctors has really hit him hard."
Downing Street aides have stressed Boris must recover fully from coronavirus before stand-in Dominic Raab hands over.
Before his diagnosis Mr Johnson has been seen standing outside No10 for the Clap for Carers.
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Will he be hosting the Government's daily coronavirus briefing?
Johnson is still quarantined at Chequers at the moment and is still too ill to work.
There is hope and speculation that he will be back before May, but that remains to be confirmed.
The PM originally said he would "continue to lead the Government’s response", though hasn't been at the daily press briefings since he was diagnosed.
Cabinet ministers have since been taking on the chair role along with top medical advisers and are handling the briefings quite well.
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How will Boris run the government's coronavirus response now?
Foreign secretary Dominic Raab is standing in as deputy PM as Boris is still too ill to carry out his duties.
Boris is officially recovering on doctors' orders but he is still sitting in on cabinet meetings via video link and having regular chats with Raab.
Michael Gove is chairing a daily meeting with Dominic Raab, Matt Hancock and Rishi Sunak - dubbed “the quad” - to discuss key decisions.
Mr Gove insisted the Prime Minister is still calling the shots.
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He told Sky's Sophy Ridge: "The Prime Minister is recovering well. He's in cheerful spirits. And he had the opportunity to talk to Dominic Raab, his deputy, the First Secretary of State, on Friday.”
The hope is that he will be fully back in early May or sooner.
Photos showed him hosting Cabinet meetings via video conference calls before becoming ill.
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Where does Boris normally hold the press conferences?
The Prime Minister conducted the conference from a briefing room in Downing Street.
Viewers have seen Johnson and other cabinet officials in the same room taking questions from journalists shown on a television screen.
They are often joined by England's Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr Jenny Harries, and Sir Patrick Vallance, the Chief Scientific Adviser.
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The approach was adopted to maintain social distancing.
The briefings typically take place between 4pm and 6pm UK time.
They are available to watch live on BBC News or streamed online later.
Boris Johnson speaks to the public for the first time since leaving hospital to continue coronavirus recovery
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