Boris Johnson’s optimistic coronavirus press conference

Boris Johnson struck an optimistic note in his fourth press conference of the week. The Prime Minister attempted to answer the question of how long Brits ought to expect to have to change their lifestyle in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Johnson said that he believed the UK could ‘turn the tide’ on the disease within 12 weeks:

‘I think we can turn the tide in the next 12 weeks, but it depends on collective, resolute action. The encouraging thing is the more disciplined we can all be in doing that, the greater the chances the scientific community will be able soon to come up with fantastic results on testing to say nothing of the other medical treatments.’


When pressed in the subsequent Q&A whether this meant the public could expect their summer holidays to go ahead, Johnson said he was ‘fairly confident’ the UK would beat the coronavirus in the near future.