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Today's daily government coronavirus conference was led by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, who was joined by Sir Peter Hendy who chairs Britain's railway infrastructure operator Network Rail.

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220,057 tests were carried out in the 24 hours up to 9am today (Thursday), meaning there have been 5,005,565 overall. A total of 1,805 new cases have been confirmed, taking the UK’s total since the outbreak began to 281,661.

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

• There were 505 new hospital admissions for the virus on 2 June, an increase from 475 on 26 May.
  
  

• There have now been 39,904 deaths of people with the coronavirus in hospitals, care homes and in the community, an increase of 176 from Wednesday’s total.
  
  

  

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• Grant Shapps says the figures show that COVID-19 is still a "very real threat" the "fight still goes on to defeat it".
  
  

• Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says the next easing of the lockdown is set for 15 June
  
  

• Grant Shapps says face coverings will be mandatory on public transport from 15 June.
  
  

• Grant Shapps says you can be refused travel if you do not comply - and could face a fine. But he says he expects the "vast majority" of people will adhere to the new rule.
  
  

• Shapps says people on crowded beaches should stay two metres away from each other. "The message could not be clearer," he says.
  
  

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

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