Please stay at home this weekend

Toby Helm, the political editor of the Observer, asks about

rumours earlier in the week that the government was planning on
dropping its "stay at home" message and if the public should still
remain inside.

"Please follow the guidance, it's still written here," the transport
secretary responded, referring to the slogan on his podium as
"unequiovcal".

He urged the public not to throw away the "great work" achieved
in the last seven weeks amid good weekend weather.

He also reiterated that any loosening of restrictions would have to

be done with an "unbelievable degree of caution".

Impossible to give 'blanket' travel advice: Shapps

The next question comes from Ben Kentish at LBC. He first asks
the transport secretary if he can "level" with the population about
the likelihood of any of their summer holiday plans going ahead.

Shapps points to advice from the Foreign and Commonwealth

Office advising strongly against international travel. He also says
with local situations varying, it is impossible to give any "blanket"
advice for the months ahead.

Kentish also asks Van-Tam about why it has been so difficult to

protect the population in care homes.

The deputy chief medical officer for England says he is"extremely

sorry" for the many deaths that have occurred, but described
conditions for the virus spreading in such facilities as a "perfect
storm".

He says many of the residents are elderly and have underlying

health conditions, which is known to increase the likelihood of
Covid-19 causing serious illness and death.

He says NHS England is putting an "enormous amount of effort" to

solving these problems, with advice and support being given to
individual facilities.