Stephen Powis answers questions at daily press conference on Covid-19 from Downing Street

The video discusses how the severity of a virus increases with age, particularly affecting the elderly. It highlights other risk factors such as existing medical conditions, obesity, and ethnicity. The importance of shielding vulnerable groups is emphasized. The video also covers the predicted number of deaths if no action was taken and how social distancing measures have reduced this number. Finally, it stresses the need to avoid a second peak of infections by maintaining effective measures.

How does age affect the severity of the virus according to the text?

What are some other risk factors mentioned that contribute to the severity of the virus?

What was the original worst-case scenario prediction for deaths if no action was taken?

How did the introduction of social distancing measures impact the predicted number of deaths?

What is the significance of keeping the number of infections below a certain level?