What time is the coronavirus briefing today on Monday, May 18?
THE coronavirus press briefing is held every day to inform the public on the latest updates about coronavirus.
The briefing has been happening every day since the UK was placed on lockdown in March.
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What time is the coronavirus press briefing today?
The Government's daily press briefing is expected to be held at 5pm, which is the usual time it takes place.
The update is held at Downing Street.
These conferences have been taking place every day since March 16.
Lockdown was been in place since March 23.
Who is speaking and what will be said?
A senior member of the government chairs the press briefing on a daily basis.
They are accompanied by health experts and officials at the briefings.
Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty, his deputy Dr Jenny Harries and Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance are among the regular speakers.
The briefings give the public and press the chance to ask questions about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
What happened at yesterday's briefing?
Business Secretary Alok Sharma chaired the coronavirus press briefing on Sunday, May 17.
Mr Sharma revealed a global licensing deal has been signed between AstraZeneca and Oxford University to get 30million doses of the coranavirus vaccine for the UK.
This means that nearly half of the UK population could get the vaccine by September.
He also announced an £84million injection of cash for Oxford University and Imperial to scale up production of their ground-breaking potential vaccines.
It was also revealed that May 17 saw the lowest daily rise in coronavirus deaths since lockdown began, with 170 people dying from the virus.
Where can I watch it?
The press conference can be watched live on the BBC.
It can also be watched on the Government's official YouTube page.
You can also follow our coronavirus live blog where we will be reporting on what is said at the briefing.
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