PRIME Minister Boris Johnson will not present today's daily briefing.

The PM will step aside for the latest government update on the fight against coronavirus and Chancellor Rishi Sunak will take centre stage instead.

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Where is Boris Johnson?

The PM will not present today's daily coronavirus press briefing.

Johnson addressed the nation on Monday night, ordering them to stay at home to save lives.

The Prime Minister last week announced that press conferences would eventually be carried out remotely due to social distancing guidelines, and Tuesday's was the first of those.

Who will host the coronavirus press briefing instead?

Thursday's press conference will be hosted by Chancellor Rishi Sunak and deputy chief medical officer Dr Jenny Harries.

What time is the coronavirus press conference today?

Today's press conference is at 5pm.

The daily coronavirus press briefing takes place between 4pm and 6pm UK time.

This evening, Rishi Sunak will update Brits from Downing Street at 5pm.

The briefings will be available to watch from live on BBC News, but are also available to stream online

Practicing social distancing, journalists now will be attending the conference virtually to ask Mr Johnson questions.

Where does Boris normally hold the press conferences?

Since last Monday, Johnson has held a daily briefing at Downing Street while flanked by advisors or cabinet ministers.

He announced his intention, though, to turn the press conferences into video conferences to respect social distancing guidelines.

The first of those virtual press conferences took place on Tuesday without Johnson present.

The list of previous speakers at the coronavirus daily briefing is:

March 25: Boris Johnson(Prime Minister)

March 24: Matt Hancock (Health Secretary)

March 23: Boris Johnson (Prime Minister).

March 22: Boris Johnson (Prime Minister), Robert Jenrick (Housing Secretary), Dr Jenny Harries (Deputy Chief Medical Officer).

March 21: George Eustice (Environment Secretary), Helen Dickinson (British Retail Consortium Chief Executive), Stephen Powis (NHS England Medical Director).

March 20: Boris Johnson (Prime Minister), Rishi Sunak (Chancellor of the Exchequer), Dr Jenny Harries (Deputy Chief Medical Officer).

March 19: Boris Johnson (Prime Minister), Chris Whitty (Chief Medical Officer), Sir Patrick Vallance (Chief Scientific Advisor).

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March 18: Boris Johnson (Prime Minister), Sir Patrick Vallance (Chief Scientific Advisor), Dr Jenny Harries (Deputy Chief Medical Officer).

March 17: Boris Johnson (Prime Minister), Rishi Sunak (Chancellor of the Exchequer), Sir Patrick Vallance (Chief Scientific Advisor).

March 16: Boris Johnson (Prime Minister), Chris Whitty (Chief Medical Officer), Sir Patrick Vallance (Chief Scientific Advisor).

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