 On 25 May, Cummings made a public statement in the garden of 10 Downing Street, giving the following account of his actions during the time in question.On 27 March 2020 Cummings received a phone call at work from his wife to say that she was feeling ill. After going home to check on her, he returned to work.Later that day, the couple discussed her health and thought it was possible she had caught COVID-19, even though she was not displaying the symptoms at the time.