This is not to say he washed his hands of sport, so to speak, but it is clear that in the present circumstances it is not his number one priority.

Maybe that is as it should be but there are those who believe it needs to be given more immediate attention to raise the morale of the British nation as well as relieving the increasing boredom of being stuck indoors.

However, we are told that, as in several other countries who have been somewhat ahead of the game as far as COVID-19 is concerned, we can now exercise more freely, even play golf - though taking a snifter at the nineteenth hole within the clubhouse is a no-no - tennis and go fishing, with one other person, preferably from the same household, as long as the necessary social distancing is observed. At least, that is my interpretation as things become more baffling and confusing by the day.

I don’t blame the Prime Minister, who, despite his apparent upbeat persona still does not look well after coming so close to death from his own spell in intensive care with coronavirus, but rather those so-called "advisers" around him who are giving advice which at best seems questionable.

The one game the United Kingdom seems to be playing publicly at the moment is catch up. Maybe it is time team boss Boris selected a new squad.

Certainly there appears to be no one with any close sporting connection or indeed precise knowledge of it in the line-up who can advise on what steps should be taken to get Britain back on its feet.

Quite literally.

Sorting the current mess is no walk in in the park, although that is one thing we can do now.

It was just less than 24 hours of his Churchillian telecast to the nation on Sunday that, in the UK Parliament, Boris acknowledged via media pressure the necessity for professional sport to make a re-appearance, albeit it behind closed doors, from next month should the crisis not worsen.

Speaking in the House of Commons he said being able to hold sporting events behind closed doors could "provide a much-needed boost to national morale". But he warned that no date could be set for when such events would be open again to spectators. Well, at least that’s something even though most national sports, like football, seem clueless about how to go about doing without the roar of the crowd.

Eventually we can expect special measures to include no embracing or kissing when a goal is scored, all substitutes, coaches and everyone else on the bench to wear masks, clubs in a seven-day separate hotel quarantine before the game, no handshakes, no mascots and teams entering the pitch separately.

However, the Premier League cannot even decide yet whether matches should be played on neutral grounds or not. When it happens it will indeed be a whole new ball game.

Premier League clubs are currently meeting to continue discussions on "Project Restart". The top flight has been suspended since March 13 because of the coronavirus pandemic but is aiming to resume in June, with 92 of its 380 fixtures left to play.

There will be no cricket played in England and Wales until at least July 1, following a decision by the England and Wales Cricket Board.  British horse racing had hoped to resume behind closed doors later this month, having been on hold since March 17.

Premiership Rugby is aiming for a resumption in early July, with nine rounds of matches remaining.

Formula One is hoping to race at Silverstone on July 19 and 26.

Sporting events involving international travel could be affected by the Government's planned requirement for all international arrivals "not on a short list of exemptions" to self-isolate for 14 days after arrival in the UK.

Four English teams remain in European football competitions this year - Chelsea and Manchester City in the Champions League and Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Europa League - while Formula One bosses are in talks with the Government seeking an exemption for staff from the planned rules on international arrivals.

One sport which does seem well prepared for resumption behind closed doors is boxing. The sport is gearing up for a behind-closed-doors return in the UK in July, after being shut down in most countries across the world as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Fighters at British shows will wear protective masks during ring walks and could be banned from using a spit bucket between rounds. Referees and trainers in the fighters' corners must wear protective masks throughout any event and the proposals include thorough testing of all those involved.

In a five-page consultation document sent to UK promoters, and seen by insidethegames, the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC) says a July restart will initially see events contain no more than five bouts and no "championship contests".

The document sets out proposed rules which include:

• Fight shows to begin without any fans.
• Boxers, referees and trainers will be transported to the venue wearing personal protective masks.
• A fighter may remove their protective mask when inside the ring - but referees and teams in the corner must keep theirs on.
• Boxers may not spit in their respective corners.
• No ring announcers, ring girls or television cameras inside the ring.
• All proposed venues must be reviewed by the BBBoC and "cleaned to a medical standard" before the event.
• Only "essential" officials, promoters and broadcasters can attend.
• Individuals in high-risk categories such as pregnant women, those "seriously overweight" or people with diabetes should not attend.
• Everyone at an event must be tested for COVID-19.
• All boxers, trainers and referees must be tested for COVID-19 48 hours before fight night and self-isolate at a hotel until their test result is known.

And naturally it is hard to stay two metres apart when punching someone on the nose.

Some had a taste of what combat sport is like in the ‘new normal’ when the Ultimate Fighting Championship staged an event in Florida this weekend, with all officials masked and all combatants washed down with antiseptic between rounds.

It was surreal to say the least. But as Lewis Hamilton said of motor racing’s proposed return at Silverstone in July with only the roar of the engines and not the crowd: "It’s better than nothing." Isn’t it?