I pickedpaytributetoRuthandallwho'vebeeninvolvedinitsconstruction.
Itshowswhat's possiblewhenwecometogetherasoneteaminonenationaleffort, I paytributetotheextraordinaryworkofeveryonethe n hs, themilitary, theconstructionindustry, whobothdonatedsuppliesandofcourse, theirexpertiseattheengineers, theelectrician's, theplumbers, thecaterersandothers A llplayingtheirparttobuild a placeofhopeand a placeofhealing.
K ofcourse, has a longtraditionthatwe'reveryproudoffoff, beingthebestintheworldinthissortofscience.
Andweare a worldleaderinclinicaltrialsonWe'reputtingthistouserightnow, bringingtogethersomeofthefinestresearchmindsinthecountrytodesignnewtrials, andwe'redeliveringthematrecordpaceaswell.
ThesetrialsarelookingattheeffectofexistingdrugsandsteroidsrepurposedfortreatmentoffCovert 19 1 ofthetrials, whichiscalledRecovery, whichdealsinhospitalcare, isthelargestofitskindintheworld, with 926 patientsenrolled.
We'vealsosetupanExpertTherapeuticstaskforcetosearchforandshortlistothercampcandidatemedicinesfortrials, and I'm advisedonthatworkbymybrilliantcolleagueJonathanVanTam, thedeputychiefmedicalofficerwhoisoneofthefinestresearchscientistsofhisgenerationonJonathanwillsay a bitmoreaboutthisin a fewminutes.
And, ofcourse, whilethisis a nationalefforttofindthesetreatments, it's alsoaninternationaleffortinthesamewaythatwe'vedonatedmoremoneytotheglobalsearchfor a vaccinethananyothercountry.
So, too, wewillleadtheworldinthescienceofthesetreatmentsonwhateverwelearnwewillsharebecauseweareallonthesamesideinthiswar.
Earliertoday, aspecttomycounterpartsinthe G seventocoordinateourresearcheffortsoverthisandotherthingsonwhetherit's treatmentsorequipmentor N hscapacity, wewillstraineverysin.
Youwewillmovewhatevermountainsneedtobemoved.
Weneedeveryonetokeepplayingtheirpart.
Andthatincludesyou.
Theonlywaytoprotectyourselvesandothersnowistostayathomewithonefinalthing I wanttosayisthis.
We'resetfor a warmweekendinsomepartsofthecountry, butthediseaseisstillspreading, andweabsolutelycannotaffordtorelaxsocialdistancingmeasuresthatwehaveinplace.
Weheopenedthefirst n hsNightingaleHospitalinLondon.
Itwasanextraordinaryfeat.
Peoplehaveworkedsohardfromallsortsofways.
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H s staff, allofourstaffacrossintosocialcarewhetherthat's nurses, midwives, doctors, allofthempullingtogethertomakesurethatwecontinuetoprepareforcoveit.
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But I'm verygratefultoyoutheBritishpublicforyourpatientsondinhelping R N h s.
IfyouthenmoveonandyoulookatthechangeintransportusebetweenthefifthofMarchonjust a fewdaysago, youcanseedramaticdeclinesacrossthepeaceintotalmotorvehiclesandinuseofnationalrailbusesontubesinLondon.
ThisagainisveryencouragingNextlife.
However, aswehavealwayssaid, wedonotexpectthesechangestoturnthecurveonthisawfuldiseaseimmediately.
Itwilltaketime, andasyoucansee, thisslideshowsthenumberof U K casesbydayandyoucanseethenumbersareincreasing.
S isgettingonwithdeliveringcare, butatthesametimeiscommittedtofindingtherighteffectivetreatments.
Nowagain, a secretarystatussaid, ourinitialfocushasbeenonwhatwecallrepurposedmedicinesmedicinesthatallarealreadylicensedforsomeotheruseorindication, um, anexamplewouldbehydroxyClaraQuinn, whichis a malariadrug.
Anotherexampleinourclinicaltrialswouldbe a combinationofthepinofAaronRitterOlivia, whichisanHIVtreatment.
Sowearegoingfortheforegroundtargetsinthefirstinstancewherewealreadyhave a drugthatislicensed.
Butwe'rejustnotstoppingthere.
Wearedeterminedinthenextroundofclinicaltrialstomoveontonewmedicines, onesthatareinwhatwecallfacetofacethreedevelopmentnow, possiblyforsomethingelsebutwhichmighthave a roletoplay.
It's a question, actuallyforJonathanVanTom, If I may, whendoyouexpectthepeakoftheepidemictobe?
Butatthatpoint, willthe N.
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Thankyouforthetwoquestions.
The 1st 1 isaboutwhenwewillturnthiscurveroundwhenwe'regoingtopeakonwhenwe'regoingtocomedown.
Um, wedon't knowtheanswertothatyet.
Wehavealwayssaidthatwewillknowifoursocialdistancingmeasuresareworking a fewweeksafterwehaveputtheminplaceonby.
Myquickcalculationwere a kindof 10 or 11 daysatthemoment, soit's toosoontosayitwillpartlydependuponhowwellthosesocialdistancingmeasuresareadheredtobyeveryoneofus.
Andtherearesomeanecdotaldatathatarearoundthepublisheddomainthatsuggeststhat a proportionofpeopledoindeedlosetheirsenseoftasteandsmell.
However, wehavelookedatthedatathatthereareinrelationtoweatherthatonitsownis a symptomthatwouldbeimportanttoaddtothecasedefinitiononTheanswertothatfromourexpertsisabsolutelynotthat, yes, thisistrueorasfaraswecantellonlimiteddata, itappearstobetrue.
Butobviouslythere's a lotofimprecisionassociatedwiththosekindofestimates, and I thinkit's probablyallhelpfulatthispointtotryandnailitdown.
I thinkthattheanotherwaytoeaddtothatisthatPillarfouroffthetestingstrategyis, ishavingsurveyteststotrytofindtheanswertothatquestion a scientificallyaspossibleonthere's a hugeamountofworkunderwayunderPillow.
ForifwegoThioSamCoatesfromSkye, pleaseThankyou, TimatHancockearliertodayyouseemtoindicatethatyoudidthinkthatEasterSunday, April 12thwouldbetheprojectedpeakforcurrentvirusdeaths.
Infact, onthe G sevencallearlier, it's clearthatno G sevencountryhasyetfound a homeantibodytest, whichisPillarthreeofthetestingstrategythatworks, butwecontinuetosearchforoneagain.
There's a hugeamountofglobaleffortgoingintofindingoneoftheseteststhatdoeswork, but I'vealsobeenclearthatwe'veputintheordersinplacesothatshouldtheywork, thenwecondemnthemhereintheUKondheontheonthesecondpoint.
Ifwecangetthemifthey'reaccurate, iftheycanwork, Ifwe'vegottheconfidenceinthemthatwecanusethemon, thenthepositiveimpactthatwillhaveonpeopleknowingwithconfidencethattheycangetbacktonormallifemorequicklywillvastlyoutweighanyAnycost s o ofcourse, Costasconsideration.
Butfrankly, getting a testthatworksis, uhisworthisworthmorethanjustmorethanjustmoney.
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Theanswertoyourquestioniswhereyoulookforthem.
I absolutelyseegreenshoots.
I reallydointermsofthemassivechangeinpublicbehaviorthat's alreadytakenplace.
However, ifyou'reaskingmeaboutthehealthcarehospitaladmissiondata, then I thinkitistooearlytomakeanykindofinterpretationsuchasthattherewillbe a daytodayvariationsinthenumberofhospitaladmissionsthatoccuras a featureofnearrandomchance.
Andsoonemustn't interpretthedataoneneedstobepatientandlookfor a longtermtrend.
Thanksverymuch.
We'regonnagotoMartinBrownofftheexpress.
Hi, Martin.
I thinkthetime's up.
Can I askwhatmissionshelpisbeinggiventothementalwellbeing?
Thousandsofpatientswhowereinhospitalontheirown, many a tumorsadlydyingwithouttheirlovedonesbytheirside.
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Thepregnantwomenis, well, womengivingbirth.
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Whathelpisbeinggiventotheirmental?
Wellbeingontothemedic?
Correct.
Butcan I justask, Isthereanybenefitinwearing a facemask?
Butthisisgoingtobe, I think, a knishyouofincreasingimportanceastheasthecrisisgoeson, I'm goingtoaskroutetosaysomethingaboutthatandalsoaboutthematernityquestiononthenif J v t out, saysthesecondquestion, Really, thankyouverymuch.
I wasonlyon a phonecallthismorningtoSebastian, who's a doctor, medicalcolleagueofmine.
AndhehadlosthisfatherfromCovein 19 onDhe, hearinghisstoryabouttheextraordinarylengthsthatthenurses, thematrononthatnightshift, hadgonetotomakesuretheyweretobeabletoconnect a conversationwithhisbrotherinSingaporetobeabletoconnect, makesurethebatterywasfullychargedforhisdadtobeabletohavenumerousphonecalls I amseeingacrosstheUnitedKingdom, nurses, midwives, thewholeofourclinicalteam's goingtoextraordinarylengthstomakesureweabsolutelydothat.
Yeah, I justbeginonthefirst, actuallytosay, Youknow, I realizethisisanawfulondistressingillness.
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I'm verydistressedpersonallywhen I hearthesestoriesoffamiliesseparated, but I heareverythingthat's goingoninthatspace.
It's it's reallyterrible.
Buttoyourevidencepointaboutfacemasksonwearing a facemasksbythegeneralpublic, Thishasbeen a controversialareainpandemicpreparednessandplanningforfitthe 15 yearsthat I'vebeeninvolvedinitondhe.
Indeed, I wasonthephonethismorningto a colleagueinHongKongWho's, ah, professorthere?
However, theBritishpublicareintheverylargepartfollowingthenewrulesonthepolicearepolicingthemwiththewiththeirlargelywiththennormalconsentbasedattitudeandapproach.
And I paytributetothepolicebecausebringingin a newsetofruleslikethis, inshortorderdoesofcourseprovide a challengetothepolice.
And I thinkthattheyhaverisentothattothatchallenge.
Onthesecondquestionoff, thetestingwereabsolutelydeterminedtohitthenewgoaloff 100,000 tests a dayunder A llfivepillarsoffthetestingtrustrethat I setoutYes, thatwillinvolvesomechallenges.
Butwe'redeterminedthatwe'regoingtogetthereandthisisgoingtohavetobe a nationaleffortinwhichnotonlymyteamandthepeopleofpublichealthEnglandonacrossthechest, butthewholelifesciencesindustryisgoingtohavetoplay a part.
I'vebeenreallydelightedbytheresponsesince I setthatchallengedownatthispressconferenceyesterdayondhe.
Uh, couldwehavesomeclarificationonthenationallockeddownguidanceontheeveofwhatlookslikebeing a sunnyweekendgiven, manyfamiliesdon't haveaccessto a garden.
Canpeoplespendtimeingreenspaces, forexample, having a picnicforanhour, solongasthey'reinhouseholdgroups?
Orisitjust a caseofjungle?
Walkforanhourandthengohome?
Thanksverymuch, Martin.
Justonthe 1st 1 I wanttobecrystalclearthatthegoldthat I saidyesterdaywas 100,000 testsperdayover a ll, fivepillarsofthetestingstrategypillow, oneatwhichhasbroughtusto 10,000 testsperday.
Pillarfour, whichistheresearchonPilafive, whichisthenationalefforttobringcompaniesthathaven't hithertobeeninvolvedintestingintothisgreatchallenge s o thewaywe, infact, increasedthegoalfromtheendofAprilfortheendofAprilfromthat 25,000 to 100,000 on, thenwewillgoontomeetthetargetthattheprimeministerhaspreviouslysetoutofeventually 250,000 Tessperday.
Thisisallitwasallas a setoutonyesterday, answeringthatspecificquestionondheonthequestionabouthowwhatpeopleshoulddoovertheweekend.
I'llgive a shoutouttoBurberry, haveturnedovertheirproductiontotheproductionofgownsfortoe, addtothestockpileandtogetpeopIetopeoplewhoneedit, whichis a anotherpartofthenationaleffort.
I thinkBurberrydeservecreditforwhatthey'vedonesofarforthenation.
Hopefully, lotsmoreBurberrygownstocome.
Ruth, I don't knowifyouwantpoints.
Thankyouverymuch.
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Sobythecare, homes, whoever.
MymotherinlawMillielivesin a carehome, andthatisherhome.
Socliniciansfromwhateverbackgroundwillmake a decisionbasedontheclinicalneedoffthatpersonastowhethertheyneed a hospitalcare, becausethat's theimportantpart.
WithregardtoSocial K.
I knowthatafterthe 6000 nurses, they'recomingbackontoouremergencyregister.
Someofthoseareoptingtogointosocialcare, and I'm delightedtoseethatwe'reofferingpeopletheoptionofcomingintoourhospital's comingintoourprimarycaresetting, butalsointosocialcare.
And I'm goingtobemonkeysurethatwecontinuetodothat, butthatoverthenext a fewweekstoDoesthatanswerthequestiongeneralthatitdoesonthepeople.
I mean, obviously, I yousaidyou'd comebackonthenumbersintermsofhowmanyyougotonthestockpart.
Butyouknowhowmanyyou'regoingtoneedoverthecourseof a yearofthepandemic?
Overthelastcoupleofweeks, it's around 400 million, soyoucanseethatwe'regettingthroughitfastonDSO.
We'rereplenishingitattheotherendasfastaswecan.
Thechallenge, inPP, is a challengeofdistributionratherthanchallengeofhavingthehavingthestock.
I alsodidn't answeryourquestionaboutsocialcarewithpeopIebecauseit's incrediblyimportanttomethatwegettheprotectiveequipmentthatweneed.
Twopeopleworkinginsocialcareaswellasinthe N HSonallpartsofthechestonDhe, thenewpeopIeguidancethatwesetoutyesterday, whichhasgotverybroadsupport, andthatthatpridethatsetsoutwhatsortofpeopieisappropriateinwhatsortofsetting, andwewilldeliverthatpeepeeintosocialcare.
I knowthatit's a challenge, notleastbecausethere's around 26,000 socialcaresettingscombinationofcarehomesonorganizationsthatprovidecareinpeople's homes.
Andsoitismorecomplicatedthandeliveringtothe N HS.
Butthepriorityofgettingtherightpeopietosocialcareisexactlythesameasthepriorityofgettingtheright p p e r tothe n hson.