The UK lockdown looks set to continue at least until May as the government prepares to extend measures put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19 for another three weeks.

Stand-in leader Dominic Raab is expected to make the announcement today after chairing a COBRA meeting reviewing the latest scientific evidence in the fight against coronavirus.

It comes as Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty said the UK may be reaching the peak of the epidemic. At a Downing Street press conference on Wednesday he said that it appears the curve is flattening.

So why is an extension to the COVID-19 lockdown needed?

And how long could it go on for?

TV’s most-trusted medic Dr Hilary Jones is here to answer those and the following Sun reader questions in today’s episode of Ask Dr Hilary: Coronavirus Explained.

In today’s show:

- How will the government roll out testing for everyone, and when?

- A neighbour on our terrace keeps getting visits from her family and her new boyfriend, how do I report her?

- How long do you think this lockdown will last

- What can I use to clean my PPE when my anti-bacterial wipes run out?

- Can we still go on our summer holiday this year?

- Can you catch the virus from supermarket trolleys?

- Can food in its wrapping be put in the freezer to kill the virus?

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