Chancellor: ‘It’s not a case of choosing between the economy and public health’ | Coronavirus

Chancellor Rishi Sunak takes today’s daily coronavirus press conference. (Subscribe:

He is joined by Professor Stephen Powis, National Medical Director of the NHS and Yvonne Doyle, Medical Director of Public Health England.

Mr Sunak says that the best way to protect our economy is to protect public health.
“It’s not a case of choosing between the economy and public health – common sense tells us that would be self-defeating”, he said.

12,107 people have died in hospital.
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