THE coronavirus press briefing has become a daily occurrence since the lockdown has been imposed.

Government officials and health experts answer question from the public and press on the pandemic, but what time will it be on today, and who will be chairing it?

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What time is the briefing today?

The Government's daily coronavirus press briefing is expected to be held at its usual time of 5pm today.

The press conferences are held at Downing Street.

These conferences have been taking place daily since March 16.

They include an update from a senior minister as well as health and science advisers.

Who are the speakers?

The speakers for today's press conference have not yet been confirmed.

Each day, a senior government official updates the public and answers questions about the ongoing pandemic.

The conference is co-chaired by experts and officials from the health and scientific communities who also give updates on how their various departments is supporting the Government.

Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty, his deputy Dr Jenny Harries and Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance have previously been regular additions to the briefings.

How to watch?

The press conference is shown on the BBC each day, live from Downing Street.

However, the conference can also be watched on the Government's official YouTube account.

In addition, our live coronavirus blog provides updates and reports of what is said during the briefing.

What happened yesterday?

Business Secretary Alok Sharma gave the May 12, 2020, daily press briefing on the government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

He was joined by NHS England Medical Director Professor Stephen Powis and Health and Safety Executive CEO Sarah Albon.

Mr Sharma said the government was providing an "enormous amount of support" to businesses and individuals, and highlighted the the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention scheme.

He received criticism for how he handled the questioning at the briefing, with members of the public pointing out that Mr Sharma chose to answer his own set of questions rather than the ones put to him.

On social media platform Twitter, one user described his performance as "a new low".

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