George Eustice speaks at daily presser on Covid-19 from Downing Street

The video discusses efforts to ensure food access for vulnerable groups during the coronavirus pandemic. It highlights the delivery of food parcels to the shielded cohort and priority supermarket slots. Support for wider vulnerable groups is provided through local authorities and charities, with volunteers assisting via the Good Samaritan app. Financial vulnerability is addressed with a new £16 million fund to support food charities, expanding their capacity to deliver food to frontline organizations.

What measures have been taken to support the clinically vulnerable group in accessing food?

• Setting up community kitchens

• Offering free transportation to supermarkets

• Delivering over a million food parcels and offering priority supermarket slots

• Providing free meals at local centers

Who are included in the wider vulnerable group that requires additional support?

• People with disabilities, the elderly, and those without nearby support

• Only those living in rural areas

• Only those with chronic illnesses

• Only the elderly

How many shopping runs have volunteers completed as part of the NHS Responder Volunteer program?

• 25,000

• 50,000

• 100,000

• 79,000

What is the purpose of the newly announced £16 million fund?

• To build new supermarkets

• To support frontline food charities in food redistribution

• To provide free meals to all citizens

• To fund research on food security

Which organizations will use the new fund to expand their food redistribution work?

• Local supermarkets

• Fair Share and RAP

• Community centers

• Government agencies