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26 Nov, 20 tweets, 3 min read

Boris Johnson will hold a press conference amid the Tory rebellion over the new tier plan

Watch live here ⬇️

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Boris Johnson begins his Downing Street press conference

The PM says there is reason to hope testing and vaccines will end the era of restrictions by spring

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Keeping schools open limits our other options for reducing the virus, says Boris Johnson

Hospitality will take the burden of the restrictions, he notes

The PM says mass testing will provide the opportunity to "accelerate the escape"

At least one in three people with Covid have no symptoms at all and may be spreading the disease, he says

Mass testing will now be made available to all regions in Tier 3

Boris Johnson says restrictions will be reviewed fortnightly, adding "your Tier is not your destiny"

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The PM adds he has "no doubt" that the country will get through the winter and we will "reclaim all the things we love"

Sir Patrick Vallance says we have lots of vaccine options if and when the virus mutates

The PM says the tier system is 'a very different thing' to lockdown

Prof Chris Whitty defends the decision to place large chunks of the country into the higher tiers, saying it is "the least damaging thing we can possibly do"

"I'm very very confident about the path we are on, but we will need fiscal prudence and you will get that from this Government," Boris Johnson adds

The PM says the army and local leaders are essential to making mass testing a success

Prof Chris Whitty adds the most difficult period for the NHS is always January and February with the flu season, pneumonia and "more slips and falls" taking place

It would be the "wrong thing to relax now'" says Sir Patrick

"Until the vaccine comes on stream we are not out of the woods yet... everybody's individual behaviour at Christmas will matter a great deal," says Boris Johnson

Prof Chris Whitty adds that hugging and kissing relatives at Christmas "does not make sense"

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