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FREE LONDON 24 7 ONLINE NEWS STANDARD.CO.UK WEST END FINAL WEDNESDAY 29 APRIL 2020 BORIS Carrie Symonds today gave birth to a baby boy with the Prime Minister at her side. A spokesman for the couple said: Prime Minister and Ms Symonds are thrilled to announce the birth of a healthy baby boy at a London hospital earlier this morning. Both mother and baby are doing very well. The PM and Ms Symonds would like to thank the fantastic NHS maternity Mr Johnson, 55, was present for the birth early today at a London NHS hospital but it was not clear when the couple went in. Earlier this month the PM was discharged from PM AT SIDE AS THEY WELCOME ARRIVAL AT LONDON HOSPITAL Joe Murphy and Nicholas Cecil BOY WHAT A JOY BABY FOR BORIS AND CARRIE THOUSANDS of Londoners were today urged to get tested for coronavirus to help get the capital on its as the deadline loomed for the target of 100,000 tests a day.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock, inset, said anyone who has to leave their home to do their job should book a test online if they have any symptom of the virus. Any Londoner aged over 65 who has symptoms can book online and find out whether they need to isolate. expanded testing will help people stay safe and will help London get back on its said Mr Hancock, who has pledged to ramp up the national testing pro- gramme to 100,000 people a day by tomorrow. In key developments today: A Cabinet minister admitted Britain have the highest death toll in Europe from Covid- 19. George Eustice spoke hours before new fatalities figures were due which, for the first time, will include confirmed care home deaths due to Covid- 19 and will likely push the death toll of 21,678 up by several thousand.

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson told MPs that he expected schools to re-open in a but there were no plans for them to be Joe Murphy, Nicholas Cecil, Ross Lydall and Anna Davis Continued on Page 3 Boris Johnson was present as his partner Carrie gave birth early this morning Continued on Page 2 Get virus test to help put London back on its feet, urges Hancock JOSE DIGS DEEP FOR OUR £10 MILLION APPEAL THE BEST QUIET CARDIO CLASSES WORKOUTS THAT ANNOY YOUR NEIGHBOURS PAGE 21 MOURINHO BRINGS VEG FROM SPURS GARDEN TO HELP FOOD FOR LONDON NOW PAGE 6.