Covid-19 update: Is Boris still in charge?

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Boris Johnson was admitted to hospital for further coronavirus tests last night. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will take over day-to-day operations while the PM is in hospital. James Forsyth has the details.
Scotland’s chief medical officer has resigned after personally breaking the lockdown guidance by visiting her second home (twice). Podcast here.
It could be a month before the UK finds a Covid-19 antibody test that works, according to Oxford University’s Professor Sir John Bell.
Matt Hancock has backtracked from his warning that public parks could be shut and daily exercise limited. Isabel Hardman weighs up the concerns.
The Queen made a rare address to the nation last night. Peter Hunt explains its significance.