What time is Boris Johnson's coronavirus announcement today and what will he say?
The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel  Sign up to FREE email alerts from the Northern Agenda Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice  Boris Johnson will hold a Downing Street press conference this afternoon to confirm the final stage of his roadmap out of lockdown. The Prime Minister is set to warn that coronavirus case numbers will rise as the final lockdown restrictions are lifted from July 19. Speaking ahead of today's briefing, the prime minister said England is tantalisingly close to restoring its freedoms. But he warned that "the plan to restore our freedoms must come with a warning". While the phenomenal vaccine rollout has offered every adult some protection against the virus, and the crucial link between cases, hospitalisations and deaths is weakened, the global pandemic is not over yet," he said. Cases will rise as we unlock, so, as we confirm our plans today, our message will be clear. Caution is absolutely vital, and we must all take responsibility so we dont undo our progress, ensuring we continue to protect our NHS.  Today's press conference is expected to start at 5pm. Health secretary Sajid Javid is expected to update MPs on the plans for July 19 at the same time as Mr Johnson addresses the nation from Downing Street. The government has said that, from step four of the roadmap, all coronavirus restrictions on gatherings will be removed, masks will no longer be legally required, social distancing measures will be scrapped and the order to work from home will be lifted. 'Freedom Day' was previously delayed by four weeks to ensure all adults had been offered a vaccination.