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Today's government coronavirus conference was for the second day in a row led by Health Secretary Matt Hancock, alongside Jonathan Van Tam, deputy chief medical officer for England & Dido Harding, who heads up the UK’s test and trace programme. Today's briefing follows on from the Commons Liaison Committee.

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Key points to take away from today's speech are:

• He announces 37,460 people in the UK have now died with coronavirus - an increase of 412 deaths since yesterday.
  
  

• Mr Hancock says the NHS test and trace scheme, to begin in England tomorrow, will allow the government to replace the nationwide lockdown with more targeted action.
  
  

• Mr Hancock announces a further expansion of coronavirus testing, with under-5s now eligible. Meaning all who are symptomatic with coronavirus are now eligible for tests.
  
  

• Mr Hancock reiterates that it is people's "civic duty" to isolate themselves if they are contacted by an NHS contact-tracer from 9am tomorrow.
  
  

• Baroness Dido Harding, who is leading the test and trace scheme, is now setting out how it will work, as she displays the below graphic:
  
  

  

  
  

• Jonathan Van Tam takes us through the latest figures:
  
  

  

  

  

  
  

  

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To read a brief summary of last night's points and important measures click here.

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