RUSHES: Coronavirus: Government delays further lockdown easing as numbers of Covid-19 cases increase: Boris Johnson press conference

Coronavirus: Government delays further lockdown easing as numbers of Covid-19 cases increase: Boris Johnson press conference; Clip 4 of 5 ENGLAND: London: Downing Street: Number 10: INT Boris Johnson MP (Prime Minister) press conference SOT - Thanks very much, Chris. And thanks, Sam. Paul Brand of ITV. Paul Brand (ITV News) question SOT - Thank you. Prime Minister. We’re here in the Northwest where there was a lot of confusion last night about a change in the measures. As the rules become more complex, haven’t you got to get better at explaining them? And to the Chief Medical Officer, do you think that this is the beginning of the second wave? Johnson answer SOT - Thanks so much, Paul. Look, I’m going to put my hands up immediately and say, “Of course, we’ve got to make sure that we explain things as crispy and as clearly as we can.” But Paul just so everybody understands, what we’ve got is a virus that yes, as I said earlier on we’ve got some drugs that are not good at treating, dexamethazone, remdesivir. But we don’t get had a vaccine. The only real utensil we have for controlling the spread of this new virus is human behavior. The only way we can encourage people to behave in one way or the other is through advice. You’re totally right that we need to keep it as simple as we possibly can. To sum it up in a nutshell, it’s hand space, space, wash your hands, cover your face in the settings that we’ve mentioned, and keep your distance from other people where you don’t know them or you’re coming to contact with them for the first time, and of course get a test and self isolate if you have symptoms. I hope that was pretty punchy, I think. Hand space, space, and get a test. I think everybody can more or less remember that. That’s what we’re asking everybody to do. Chris? Professor Chris Whitty (Chief Medical Officer for England) answer SOT - I don’t think it’s probably sensible to think about this as a second wave that’s somehow traveling around...