BJ press conference tonight @ 5pm

[Rinoachicken]

"Boris Johnson is holding a press conference with Sir Simon Stevens, the chief executive of NHS England, at 5pm, No 10 has announced."

What do we think he’s going to say? I’m a bit worried about what he might say.

But I can pretty much guarantee he won’t be on time at 5pm, I’m guessing more like 6!

Stay at home ( unless your on the school run twice a day or work in one or are a key worker or on in a food shop or the Range or ... or ) list is endless really.

Yeh he’s good. Good idea to get him on

Flash circle charts. That's a new one.
This man is very erudite isn't he?
I Like his tie.

Very clear. Plenty of digs at the awful Whitty/Valance graphs

@Splodgetastic

This NHS guy is super slick.

Slimy

He has to be slick. He’s probably only got this chance to get this message across, and it is vitally important.

I do feel like I'm watching a fluff piece rather than an important press briefing though?

This man should be our PM.
Has he been on before?

I don’t think he’s slimy (maybe you know otherwise), but he is a fluent public speaker, unlike Boris.

Can’t remember the last time I saw someone on a briefing who wasn’t clearly exhausted

Was just coming on to say how good Sir Simon Stevens is.

He explains it all very simply and clearly.

After 9 months, what fresh new slogans would people like or expect to hear regarding the coronavirus?

I am stick in hospital with youngest so can someone please summarise main points. I would be v grateful

For those on the BSL signing thread recently, on the red tape at the bottom of the screen for the Downing Street Briefing, it just displayed the message that the briefing is available with signing on the news channel.

Slimy?

I didn’t get that at all

Back to Johnson who looks a bit crumpled in comparison

Why hasn’t he been on before? He was giving the information in a realistic way that is easy to understand and yet not patronising .

@the80sweregreat

Stay at home ( unless your on the school run twice a day or work in one or are a key worker or on in a food shop or the Range or ... or ) list is endless really.

....if you're an inbound international traveller re-importing Covid...

@flapjackfairy

I am stick in hospital with youngest so can someone please summarise main points. I would be v grateful

At the briefing, a short animation is played to explain the timescale of coronavirus.

It says it takes five days for an infection to become symptoms, and another two to five days before someone needs to go into hospital.

The number of days before a patient dies or is discharged then ranges from between nine and 19.

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IT's mostly bluster.

Boris Johnson isn't a well man.
Quick testing is the way forwards then.
Will it work though?

@flapjackfairy

I am stick in hospital with youngest so can someone please summarise main points. I would be v grateful

Mostly help us to help you from NHS guy, by keeping numbers down

I see the questions are being "Cherry picked" again!

God forbid someone asks about arrangements for visiting relatives in care homes.

No, let's answer questions about football instead.

It would be nice to get through a briefing without a new slogan at all, Morris.

Is he referring to him as Steven?

Plenty of digs at the awful Whitty/Valance graphs
He made one comment about the graphs and was very open about it. No digs at all.

Oh that’s referring to the questioner...not that I’d put it past Johnson