text: This morning I chaired a meeting of the government’s COBR emergency committee on the Coronavirus outbreak.The First Ministers of Scotland and Wales and the First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland also attended and we agreed to continue to work closely in the weeks and months ahead. We received a detailed briefing from the Chief Medical Officer and the Chief Scientific Advisor. And again I repeat my gratitude to both Chris and to Patrick.There have now been four deaths from coronavirus in the UK, and our deepest sympathies are obviously with their friends and families.