The Prime Minister made his first public appearance on Monday morning since being felled by covid-19 three weeks ago. Standing on the steps of 10 Downing Street Boris Johnson warned the public that it was too risky to lift lockdown in a hurry.
Here are the three main messages from the Prime Minister and three big questions confronting him as he returns to work. 1 - Get used to lockdownJohnson’s personal brush with covid-19, the “invisible mugger” as he described it, has persuaded him that he cannot risk lifting lockdown and allow the virus a second chance to devastate the health of the nation and the economy.We are going to be working from home, on furlough and missing school for weeks to come.