This England

Boris Johnson wins the 2019 general election and prepares for government; COVID-19 emerges in Wuhan and cases rise in China, then spread across Asia and to Europe; Boris prepares for Britain leaving the European Union.

As the situation worsens in Italy, Johnson attends a tense COBRA meeting and prepares for the pandemic to reach the U.K.'s shores.

As COVID-19 cases and deaths rise, hospitals and care homes continue their battle against the pandemic; WHO and scientists stress the importance of testing and Carrie hosts a baby shower at Chequers with Boris.

Lockdown begins in the U.K.; more people are hospitalized and die as a result of COVID-19; the situation in care homes and hospitals gets worse as deaths rise; Boris tests positive and might need to go to hospital.

A jogger sees Cummings and his family in Durham as more and more people fall ill and care homes and hospitals struggle to cope with the cases; at the same time, the government discusses contingency plans as Boris is taken to ICU.

While Boris recovers, Carrie gives birth and the country tries to cope with COVID-19 cases; the Cummings' Durham story breaks and Dom has to hold a press conference to address the breach of lockdown regulations.