i thank dr jenny harries in particular dame louise casey forjoining jenny harries in particular dame ties secretary robertjenrick, bringing to an end sunday's downing street briefing. we can have a look at some of the main points to come out of that press conference. from tomorrow, vulnerable people who have been asked to shield at home in england and wales since the lockdown began will be able to go outdoors again. on helping rough sleepers during the pandemic, the government is pledging to build 6000 new homes to provide permanent shelterfor the homeless at the cost of £160 million. in the uk, a further 113 people who have tested positive for coronavirus have died. that takes the total number to 38,489. and the government says it has reached its target of a capacity to carry out 200,000 tests a day. our health correspondent helen briggsjoins me now. some interesting language used there, particularly from the deputy chief medical officerjenny harries. she said this is a critical moment as lockdown is starting to be eased in england and it's about managing risk. that's right, dangerou

dame louise casey, chair of the covid—19 rough sleeping task force.here are different rules for them. michael says, there is much more to worry about than dominic cummings. people need to get over it, it's not that bad. angie says, my husband, with symptoms, locked himself in the bedroom. i slept on the sofa and kept myself and my child away from him. my community left us food on the doorstep, we isolated for 14 days. it was scary, especially when i became symptomatic. we survived. richard, i was unwell, but myself in a room and didn't leave it for seven days. my partner had to look after three kids solo and sleep on the damn sofa. we will bring more reaction to the news that a government minister has resigned. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. if you're hoping for some rain in the forecast today, there isn't much to offer at all, and in fact for the next few days that's going to be the case. it will remain dry for most of us. it's going to be sunny and warm and by the weekend, for some, it will be very warm as temperatu

he'll be joined by dame louise casey who's is spearheading government task force on rough sleeping durings, chief medical officerfor england. in other developments today — vulnerable people who were asked to shield at home in england and wales since the lockdown began, will be able to go outdoors again from tomorrow. in the uk a further 113 people who have tested positive for coronavirus have died — taking the total number to 38,489. and the government says it has reached its target of carrying out 200,000 tests a day. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, has defended the government's easing of the lockdown in england, saying that number ten had been acting "very ca refully". it comes as vulnerable people across england and wales — jonathan blake reports. for ten weeks, lynne loomes had to stay at home. suffering from autoimmune disease she is among the most vulnerable to coronavirus. aside from family time in the garden, only an essential trip to the hospital was allowed. i sat in the car for about ten minutes trying to pull myself together to actually get out. once out and in the hospit

he'll bejoined by dame louise casey, who's spearheading a government task force on rough sleeping duringef medical 0fficerfor england. in other developments today, vulnerable people who have been asked to shield at home in england and wales since the lockdown began will be able to go outdoors again from tomorrow. in the uk, a further 113 people who have tested positive

today, i am announcing that dame louise casey, who is leading a review into rough sleeping and advisings been appointed to spearhead this new government initiative. she will lead a new task force. in this role, she will oversee our national effort to ensure the thousands of rough sleepers now in safer accommodation continue to receive the physical and mental support they need while they self—isolate during the pandemic. she will work hand—in—hand with councils and other groups across the country to plan how we can ensure that as many people as possible can move into the long—term sustainable and safe accommodation that they deserve once the pandemic is over. we are determined that as few people as possible return to life on the streets. i can think of nobody better than louise to help us to achieve this. this is a major challenge and i do not pretend that the second phase will be easy, all that we will succeed in every case. but we will apply the same energy and commitment and determination to this national effort as we did to the first. i am certain that the charities, councils, volunt