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Boris continues his recovery from Covid at Chequers, with physio sessions and a new diet. The Department of Health pushes for 100,000 tests per day and makes plans to source PPE. Journalist Pippa Crerar also begins to investigate reports that Dominic Cummings was seen in Durham. Boris returns to Downing Street as the government starts to make plans to ease lockdown restrictions. Carrie gives birth as the country continues to try and cope with Covid cases and deaths. The Cummings Durham story breaks and Dom is forced to hold a press conference to address the breach of lockdown regulations. Boris reflects on the first wave of the pandemic.

A jogger sees Cummings and his family in Durham as more and more people fall ill with Coronavirus. Boris is taken to St. Thomas

Lockdown begins in the UK as the Cabinet discusses setting up a temporary Nightingale hospital at the Excel Centre in East London. More people are hospitalized and die as a result of Covid-19. Boris feels unwell and tests positive, meanwhile Mary Wakefield also falls ill, and Dom decides to take his family to Durham to isolate. The situation in care homes and hospitals continues to get worse as deaths rise. Dom and Mary recover from illness as the Department of Health tries to fix PPE supply issues. Boris

As Covid cases rise, care homes seek guidance on testing staff and residents who have been in contact with the virus. Carrie and Boris host a baby shower at Chequers as WHO and scientists stress importance of testing. The Department of Health discusses testing capacity across the country and a target of 25,000 tests per day. As hospitals and care homes continue to try and plan for impending Covid crisis, Landermeads care homes plan to lockdown ahead of government advice. Covid cases rise, and we see deaths in hospitals and care homes. The government introduces a lockdown after slow implementation of other restrictions.

As the UK prepares for rising Covid-19 cases, hospitals and care homes make plans on how to deal with the pandemic. Boris attends COBRA meeting as Patrick Vallance and Chris Whitty outline Covid cases data and present estimated fatality rates. Boris makes various media appearances to discuss Covid plans as cases continue to rise around the world and the situation worsens in Italy. Big sporting events go ahead as planned while scientific organizations urge that measures are brought in to contain the spread of the virus. As the Cabinet discusses potential lockdown, Cummings is told UK isn

In 2019, Boris Johnson's election victory set the stage for Brexit as COVID-19 emerged in Wuhan, spreading across Asia and Europe. Johnson faced the dual challenges of leading the UK out of the EU and tackling the global pandemic.