Boris Johnson: We will defeat the coronavirus with the help of measures and testing

(Patria) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson regularly briefs the nation on the government's efforts to combat the coronavirus epidemic.

Infected himself, Johnson is in home isolation, but he is striving with all his might to convincingly lead and coordinate the national response to the crisis.

In Britain, 563 people have died from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours alone.

Great Britain, which initially opted for a rather nonchalant approach to the epidemic where one of the strategies was to gain 'herd immunity', changed its stance and strategy after the infection began to rapidly claim lives and burden the healthcare system.

In last night's address to citizens via video link, Prime Minister Johnson emphasized that the absolute priority for everyone to start reducing the numbers is to 'follow the program of measures'. He reported on the arrival of 397 million protective equipment items for local medical workers.

He also confirmed yesterday's announcement that Great Britain will double its testing, and that antibody testing will be introduced, which shows whether a person has already had the coronavirus, which is particularly useful for asymptomatic cases: 'This testing will allow you to go to work with the confidence that you will not get infected or infect someone else,' Johnson explained and stressed that despite his illness, he continues to work at full capacity thanks to modern technologies.

In Great Britain, 29,474 cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed, and 2,352 have died. In the last 24 hours alone, the number of infected people has increased by 4,324 new cases.