good morning. welcome to breakfast with rachel burden and ben thompson. borisjohnson urges people not to visit their families on mother's day, as he warns the nhs could be "overwhelmed" if people fail to slow the spread of coronavirus. as italy struggles to contain its coronavirus outbreak all non—essential businesses are ordered to shut down. here, the national trust is closing all its parks and gardens — saying it's no longer possible to maintain social distancing. more nations call for the olympics to be postponed as pressure continues to mount on organisers of the games. usa track and field say "moving forward wouldn't be in the best interest of the athletes." no—one could say it is warm out there but the chilly wind isn't as strong as yesterday. sunday forecast is coming up. it's sunday the 22nd march. our top story: borisjohnson has warned that the nhs could be "overwhelmed" if people do not act to slow the spread of coronavirus, and has urged families not to visit loved ones on mother's day. the prime minister has urged everyone to join what he's called a "heroic and collective national effort" and to follow social distancing advice. the number of people who have died in the uk from coronavirus rose to 233 on saturday,

as cases topped 5,000. simonjones has this report. borisjohnson warns the uk is no more than three weeks behind italy when it comes to the spread of the disease, writing about the need for social distancing, he says the italian death toll is already in the thousands and climbing. unless we are together, unless we make the heroic and collective effort to slow the spread, then it is all too likely our own nhs will be similarly overwhelmed. if you do it, if you follow the advice, you are saving somebody‘s lie. follow the advice, you are saving somebody's lie. this is the time in your lifetime, whereby your action will save somebody's life. it's as simple and stark as that. to try to convince people to stay at home, bars and convince people to stay at home, bars a nd restau ra nts convince people to stay at home, bars and restaurants are being closed on eight typical mother's day, places like these would have been expected to be for the people, but now some have been boarded up. borisjohnson but now some have been boarded up. boris johnson says but now some have been boarded up. borisjohnson says he understands people's strongest instinct is to

visit people on mothing sunday but says people should stay away. in an effort to prevent the nhs from being overwhelmed, letters are being sent to thei.5 overwhelmed, letters are being sent to the 1.5 million people most at risk in england, advising them not to go out for 12 weeks from tomorrow to go out for 12 weeks from tomorrow to protect themselves. they include people who have had organ transplants, had respiratory conditions such as cystic fibrosis and some cancer patients. 4000 nurses and 500 doctors who recently left the profession have answered a government coal to return to work. but there is concern about whether some people are taking the need for social distancing seriously enough. many parks on saturday were busy. the national trust has decided to close all of its gardens. in scotland, many flowed to glencoe to ski. i don't know what people are thinking but the realisation has to there is a different way of being at there is a different way of being at the moment and we're just going to have to get used to it. it makes me

really angry that people have travelled into our community unnecessarily. in italy, where almost 5000 people have died, residents and the worst affected region, lombardy have been banned from taking part in any physical sport outside. companies and factories across the country have been told to close immediately if their work isn't essential to combating coronavirus. and the warning in the uk is that it, too, may need to introduce tougher measures in the coming weeks. simon jones, bbc news. let's get more from our political correspondent helen catt. helen, it's a very clear message from the prime minister this morning. stay away from your mum. yes, and in very deliberately stark language. you had some of it there in simon jones' report. this possible impact on the nhs, about it being overwhelmed if the social distancing measures are not observed. then of course that very personal clear of dust likely about not going to see your mother on mothing sunday. boris johnson said he cannot disguise or

sugarcoat the threat that elderly relatives are much more likely to die from coronavirus. that is quite an extraordinary thing for a prime minister to be writing but the reason behind it is because the government, having closed the pubs, the club some of what they really don't want now is for people to substitute out by socialising in their homes and they recognise that mother's day, there is a really strong emotional draw to do that, to spend our time with relatives. i think that is very deliberately emotive and blunt to try and reinforce that message and make sure people are not going to see relatives. and this is as we move into this next phase, you had in simon's report, 1.5 million people are going to be asked to shield themselves. letters are going to go out from the nhs to people this weekend that severe form of social distancing, they will be asked for 12 weeks to stay at home and not have any face—to—face contact. like isaid, have any face—to—face contact. like i said, these apply to people with

specific medical conditions, they will be contacted by the nhs and the government says it will be putting in place services to help deliver basic groceries, for example, to those who perhaps don't have a network of the family that can help with that. there will be a website launching on tuesday where people can register. helen, thank you very much. elsewhere, concerns about how to keep people apart are causing difficult decisions to made right across the world. here the national trust has announced its closing all of its parks and gardens — saying it's no longer possible to maintain social distancing — just days after promising free entry for visitors. houses, cafes and shops run by the trust had already been shut. the decision was taken ahead of mother's day, which was predicted to attract even more people. in australia, plans to further restrict the movement of people are also now being considered. it's after thousands of people ignored social distancing guidance and descended on beaches across the country this weekend. 0ur sydney correspondent phil mercerjoins us now. phil, what more do we know? we saw the pictures in the headlines

quite clearly, the message about social distancing not getting through to some people. well, crowds on bondi beach in the last couple of days are equal to those that we would normally see around christmas and new year's and the authorities have been aghast that so many people are ignoring very strict social distancing regulations. the prime minister of australia, scott morrison, says social distancing is australia's best chance of slowing the spread of the covid—19 disease. and what we are likely to see in the coming days are travel restrictions within australia, various states and territories imposing their own border controls, effectively, the state of tasmania has shut itself off from the rest of the country, denying entry to all but non—essential travellers. australia is also announcing a multibillion—dollar fund to try to

save jobs multibillion—dollar fund to try to savejobs and multibillion—dollar fund to try to save jobs and businesses during the pandemic, trying to stave off recession, trying to keep the economy going as various industries such as tourism, hospitality and many others grind to a halt. and we've had in the last hour that the australian rules football league, the biggest sporting competition in the biggest sporting competition in the country, is to suspend the competition until the end of may. so, ever so slowly, australia is being locked down as of last friday, australia is denying entry to foreigners as well. so australia becoming a fortress as it tries to protect itself from these last spreading new coronavirus. and we heard today the number of cases in this country now exceeds 1200 and seven people have died. and, phil, another word on that financial help. australia is the latest country to announce plans to prop up the country. 110 us —— 110 billion us

dollars was the powers that be spent? trying to get apprentices in work and small businesses afloat. when you drive around sydney, it is obvious to see in the central business district and many smaller centres in the suburbs, people aren't shopping apart from other major supermarkets. we have seen a rush of panic buying, we've seen roles in the aisles, people fighting over to i let roles in the aisles, people fighting over toilet rolls and essentials —— we have seen brawls. and this government money is not symmetry stimulus package, it is a rescue package, trying to save businesses and jobs as the entire australian economy feels the effect of the new coronavirus. airlines have suffered, universities, too. and as we say, the tourism industry, which is absolutely vital to the australian economy, is grinding to a halt. clearly this is a health emergency and for australia and many other

countries as well, it's an economic one as well. yeah, absolutely. phil, there. let's get more on the situation in italy. the country's worst—hit region lombardy is introducing new limits on people's daily activity. under the new rules sport and physical activity outside, even individually, is banned, as sima kotecha reports. no children, just empty playgrounds in rome's largest part. even tougher rules that have come into effect thing people can't come into them, to try to curb the outbreak. if a weeks, schools have already been closed. the only noises you can hear are the bells, you know, the church bells, which is nice,, but the other noise is the ambulance. those are the only two noises you here. in lombardy, the worst affected region,

teacher said students felt lost without social contact, but online lessons a re without social contact, but online lessons are helping. the reality has been taken away from them. being able to actually deliver reality through a computer even if it is on a completely different scale has been particularly important. from tomorrow, people in lombardy will no longer be allowed to exercise, even on their own in open spaces as part of the measures aimed at slowing down the spread of the virus. all vending machines will also be banned. how do you feel about the coronavirus? thumbs down? yeah. thumbs down. 0ne coronavirus? thumbs down? yeah. thumbs down. one parent in rome tells us she is worried about the psychological impact the outbreak will have on the young. he is having nightmares, though. is having nightmares? yeah, yeah, i don't know if it's connected, but his having nightmares about spiders most nights. he says he's not worried

because his brave. your brave? well, that's fantastic. you seem very brave and you look very brave. nobody has lived through times like this before. the spaces may be smaller, but as ever, everybody is learning to adapt. sima kotecha, bbc news, rome. in the us, a number of states have enforced shutdowns. many americans are now under orders to stay at home as the country battles to control the coronavirus pandemic which has claimed more 300 lives there. the state of new york, considered to be the epicentre of the outbreak, has now ordered all non—essential businesses to close. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. around america, everyday life has been turned upside down. coronavirus is in every state from california to connecticut, new york to illinois. people are being told to stay at home. the northern and southern borders closed to non—essential

traffic with both canada and mexico cooperating with the trump administration to limit the spread of the virus. in the us, more than 300 people have died, the number of cases has surpassed 20,000 with half of them in new york. young americans have faced strong criticism for not heeding the warnings to stay indoors as spring break beach parties in miami and crowded city parks in new york, many appear oblivious to the threat posed by covid—19. york, many appear oblivious to the threat posed by covid-19. these pictures of young people on beaches, these videos of young people saying, this is my spring break, you know, i'm out to party, this is my time is a party, this is so unintelligent and reckless. i can't even begin to express it. mike pans has become the face of america's response to coronavirus —— pence, the vice

president said he and his wife took a test on saturday and were negative for the virus. the official say it still isn't necessary for every american to be screened. donald trump has been criticised for appearing ina trump has been criticised for appearing in a tweet, saying the use of two drugs could help fight the virus. i'm not totally sure what the president was referring to, but i believe he was referring to a report that used both doxy chloroquine and azithromycin together to have some possibility of being effective. many of the things you here out there are what i call anecdotal reports. in washington, senators at the white house are continuing to negotiate a $1 trillion emergency stimulus package to help ease the burden on working americans, many of whom have lost theirjobs because of working americans, many of whom have lost their jobs because of the virus. newjersey is the latest

state to order non—essential businesses to close and its residents to limit their public interactions. in california, people have been queueing to buy food as the staples make 40 million residents get used to a new way of life. —— as the state's. as more people are being ordered to stay at home, this is becoming a more familiar scene, a deserted shopping mall on what should be a busy weekend. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. a musician from dublin has found a way to spread a little cheer for those in isolation because of the coronavirus outbreak. mickey smyth, a regular performer at care homes and on hospital wards, has been serenading his regular audiences from a distance, keeping them entertained with his energetic versions of golden oldies and some irish classics.

i don't think is the only want do it. upstairs they have a great view. we will talk to him later. lots still to come this morning. we'll be speaking to the man making the decisions about coronavirus in scotland after 8:30am. if you've got any questions you can use the #bbcyourquestions on social media. for the latest developments on the coronavirus outbreak including: what symptoms to look for, how to reduce your risk of becoming infected, and advice for those with underlying health conditions, just visit our website or go to the bbc news app. he isa he is a bit ofa he is a bit of a social distancing expert. 0ne he is a bit of a social distancing expert. one thing that was an issue over the weekend or has been over the weekend, the pubs, cafes, restau ra nts, the weekend, the pubs, cafes, restaurants, places where people congregate shutting down so everyone has gone out into the open, it is why the national trust has said we cannot guarantee we can manage this safely. they are closing parks and gardens as well. all well and good being in the great outdoors.

everyone thinks it is a good idea to get out. for the latest developments on the coronavirus outbreak, symptoms, how to reduce your risk of becoming infected and advice with those with underlying health conditions, visit our website or go to the bbc news at. the basic m essa 9 es to the bbc news at. the basic messages apply. wash your hands. with social distancing that is happening it is easy to forget that. lots of cleaning going on around here. it's 6:17am. hgppy happy mother's day. we will be speaking about that. we will be checking on what the weather ‘s day —— mother's day weather is like. good morning. good morning. a chilly start out there but a sunny day across much of not all of the uk. a few exceptions out there. high pressure. the centre of it, quite a distance away from us, but folding out towards the uk and it is because

of the area of high pressure to settle for now. a few exceptions. some misty low cloud for the coast of north—east england. clouds to the north and north—west of scotland, patchy rain early towards the western isles that is clearing away. loud towards cornwall and devon. we have the cloud most of us will see that disappear to allow abundant sunshine this afternoon. we still have the east south—easterly wind. it is notable but not as strong as it was yesterday. —— noticeable. more sunshine today compared yesterday. still close to just seven celsius along the north sea coasts. into tonight, while most of us stay dry and clear, we bring the cloud back towards the north—west of scotla nd back towards the north—west of scotland and the western isles will see patchy rain arriving late in the night with high cloud putting in from northern ireland. we use the cloud, the breeze, temperatures hold up cloud, the breeze, temperatures hold up above freezing —— where you see. for much of the uk it will be at or a few degrees below freezing going into the morning. parts of

north—east england. the day tomorrow around —4 four —5 degrees. it will bea around —4 four —5 degrees. it will be a frosty start. for england and wales, plenty of sunshine. betty a cloud in the sky again. northern ireland and scotland will see high cloud increasing —— bailey. a weather date was not with scotland into the western isles and here wind sta rts into the western isles and here wind starts to become as well. this is a weather system that will hang around for a few more days. it doesn't move much from this part of the uk. as we ta ke much from this part of the uk. as we take a look at the big picture, monday into tuesday, the weather front is hanging around. as the week goes on it will move south. that means a few days of very wet weather across the north—west of scotland, particularly into the western isles. may be patches of rain elsewhere in scotla nd may be patches of rain elsewhere in scotland and northern ireland for a time. cloud increasing. 0n scotland and northern ireland for a time. cloud increasing. on tuesday, a large amount of sunshine across england and wales. you will notice those temperatures have crept up a few degrees as well. the wind is changing direction a little bit.

that's how your tuesday is shaping up. the main feature of the weather is this front with the cloud and rain. what happens is the week goes on is that will gradually spread southwards. it will tend to weaken as it does so, but it will bring more cloud across england and wales as it clears away from scotland and northern ireland. behind that, just ta ke northern ireland. behind that, just take a look at the temperatures behind that, we will see things cool off once again. it was the end of the week it looks like a chilly northerly breeze to end the week. that is how your week of weather will shape up. thank you very much indeed. in ordinary circumstances we would be saying go out and enjoy the weather, get together with friends and family... just look at it through the windows. all the daffodils have come up in my garden, which is very exciting. nice and springlike. you can still enjoy them in your garden. you are allowed to do that. keep the neighbours at a distance. shall we look at the front pages? it is serious stuff.

more than a billion people in india have been asked to observe a 14—hour it let's have a look at some of the front pages this morning. the times is reporting that more than a million people most at risk from coronavirus have received personal letters urging them to live at home in isolation for three months. military officials could help ensure food and medicines reach vulnerable people during the coronavirus crisis, according to the observer. the paper says pharmacies, voluntary groups and food retailers are in talks with the government to ensure essential items reach people isolating at home. the telegraph's front page features borisjohnson's warning that the nhs could face the kind of crisis seen in italy within a fortnight. according to the prime minister, the uk is only two or three weeks behind italy, the country worst hit by coronavirus. the sunday mirror describes mrjohnson's plea for people to stay away from their mums on mother's day as "remarkable". it notes that the uk's coronavirus death toll rose by 56 to 233 on saturday.

that was yesterday's update. there are nice stories in the papers. we have one about a couple who managed to go ahead with their wedding plans. and they got married at a station. they scrapped the ceremony and tied the knot at st pancras in front of a council registrar, two witnesses. they obeyed protection rules and touched elbows before they did actually share a kiss. they are a couple. they are allowed to. he is french and she is english. there is some relevance to them doing it at st pancras station. was getting on the eurostar? we need to find the i°y the eurostar? we need to find the joy we can at the moment. they also enjoy this. so many people working from home at the moment. it might be whether you are a report on tv or you just have a google hangouts with business colleagues or whatever it

is, that you are doing a quick tidy up is, that you are doing a quick tidy up of your house or maybe even specifically curating the background. this is absolutely tremendous. look at ben fogle's books. they are all ordered according to colour. it's too much. does he not have small children to go along and mess that up for the sake of it? they dread the day a tv camera comes into my house —— i dread. does that mean you have to buy books to fit into the colour scheme? what if you have too many blue ones are not enough green ones? i suppose mainly raided down the bottom. i guess a lot of people have a lot more time on their hands. -- mainly read. they basically spent the week reorganising this study as my other half is working from home. i have done all the it. but i've drew the line at rehanging pictures in the background. how did you do

it? the far enough away that you did not have to hide them. to serious books, biographies and that kind of shell. have the back pages got anything to talk about? —— shelf. talking about what's not happening or what people think should be happening. the back page of the mail on sunday. we will talk about it in sport laid up up it relates to the olympic games. further calls, this time from the head of the us track and field, saying the games should be either postponed or cancelled, they are due to take place... just last week they were saying absolutely categorically it would ta ke absolutely categorically it would take ahead and precautions were in place. then it became 50-50, which is what i think lord coe said the other day. now there are further calls from organisations to postpone the olympic games. some of the

business pages, the business world is counting the cost of all of this. british airways faces a bailout is the virus engulfs airlines. airlines and tourist firms some of the first affected and we are starting to see the impact across the economy. speculation as to whether taxpayers could take stakes in big ellaz to keep them flying. and primark, the shop moves to cancel all orders. it is sending shockwaves through the globalfashion industry. it is only thing that has not yet reached its distribution centre. they are basically not refilling at the moment. some would say, from a business point of view, that is quite wise. if we are talking 12 weeks or more, all the things in the shop right now you probably won't wa nt shop right now you probably won't want in12 shop right now you probably won't want in 12 weeks because they might be winter things. it gives you a sense of how businesses are planning for all of this. following the decision byjohn lewis yesterday to close their stores. we will talk about that later with a retail expert about how businesses coping and planning ahead and making sure

people get food they need and other organisations like primark and other organisations like primark and other organisations deciding not to stock up. we're keeping an eye on what is going on in the rest of the world. more than a billion people in india have been asked to observe a 14—hour long curfew to try and combat the coronavirus pandemic. the country's prime minister said it would be a test to assess their ability to fight the virus. let's get more from our reporter zubair ahmed in delhi. how badly hit is that country by this outbreak as yet? well, india has been so far relatively lucky, because there have been only 324 confirmed cases of infection. and only four deaths in a country of 1.3 billion people. but the number of cases is rising since friday, dramatically, and the government has stepped up its measures to ensure

that people are, you know, to spread awareness and that is why the prime minister of india requested the people of india to stay indoors for 14 hours starting at seven in the morning until 9pm this evening. and people have so far been very, very good. they have been staying indoors. and the entire country seems to be in a complete lock down. it isa seems to be in a complete lock down. it is a suggestion but we don't really know for sure, this virus doesn't particularly like hot weather. is there a hope that will slow the spread of the virus there? well, i have been talking to the medical experts and they say there is no confirmed indication that hot weather can actually arrest the spread of the virus, but they are not sure. and they give examples of africa and australia, where there have been cases of infection, so people are not sure as yet. but this

is what india is hoping, when the weather becomes hotter things will get better. but, so far, the number of cases are relatively low, but the number has been increasing by leaps and bounds since friday morning. that will be the worry. thank you very much. zubair ahmed talking to us from delhi this morning. very much. zubair ahmed talking to us from delhi this morningm very much. zubair ahmed talking to us from delhi this morning. it is just approaching 6:30am. good morning to you. it's mothering sunday, but for many people seeing their mum or grandmother today won't be possible, as older people have been advised to self—isolate. so instead lots of you have been sending us your messages. we would love to hear more from you. have a little look at some of the m essa g es have a little look at some of the messages that have been coming in. i'm roger evans, my mother isjoan eva ns. i'm roger evans, my mother isjoan evans. she is vulnerable because she is over 90. she lives on her own,

and she has recently survived cancer. keep going, mum, keep your spirits up. we will take you away to see the family once this is all over. hello. we miss you. we gather you are keeping safe at home. happy mother's day. lots of love from poppy mother's day. lots of love from poppy and oscar. hi, grand mummy! mum, havea poppy and oscar. hi, grand mummy! mum, have a lovely mother's day without me. i'm in guernsey because they can't flay in. your great—grandmother, great mother—in—law, great white, love you loads. hi, mum, happy mother's day. thanks for being the best mum ever thought always listening to me ramble about myself on the phone for offering to send me some pasta in the post when i couldn't by any. love you. happy mother's day, grandma in scotland. we hope you have a lovely day. stay safe and

remember to keep washing your hands! laughter. they are gorgeous. those have properly cheered me up this morning. they are emotional. please send us your mother's day messages along with pictures to the e—mail address on screen now, or you can tweet us at @bbcbreakfast. we have the headlines coming up.

hello, this is breakfast with rachel burden and ben thompson. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news: borisjohnson has warned that the nhs could be "overwhelmed" if people do not act to slow the spread of coronavirus, and has urged families not to visit loved ones on mother's day. the prime minister has urged everyone to join what he's called a "heroic and collective national effort" and to follow social distancing advice as well. the number of people who have died in the uk from coronavirus rose to 233 on saturday, as cases topped 5,000. simonjones has this report.

borisjohnson boris johnson says borisjohnson says he's been forced to ta ke borisjohnson says he's been forced to take measures never seen before either in peace or war. he warns the uk is no more than three weeks behind italy when it comes to the spread of the disease, writing about the need for social distancing, he says: "the italian death toll is already in the thousands and climbing. unless we act together, unless we make the heroic and collective effort to slow the spread, then it is all too likely our own nhs will be similarly overwhelmed." if you do it, if you follow the advice, you are saving somebody's life. this is the time in your lifetime, whereby your action will save somebody's life. it's as simple and stark as that. to try to convince people to stay at home, bars and restaurants are being closed. on a typical mothering sunday, places like these would have been expected to be full of people, but now some have been boarded up. borisjohnson says he understands

people's strongest instinct is to visit their mother on mothering sunday but he's telling people to stay away. he says statistics show that if your mother is elderly or vulnerable, she is much more likely to die from coronavirus. in an effort to prevent the nhs from being overwhelmed, letters are being sent to the 1.5 million people most at—risk in england, advising them not to go out for 12 weeks from tomorrow, to protect themselves. they include people who've had organ transplants, have respiratory conditions such as cystic fibrosis and some cancer patients. 4,000 nurses and 500 doctors who've recently left the profession have answered a government call to return to work. but there's concern about whether some people are taking the need for social distancing seriously enough. many parks on saturday were busy. the national trust has now decided to close all its gardens. but in scotland, many flowed to glencoe to ski. i don't know what people are thinking but i think

a realisation has sink in that there's a different way of being at the moment and we're just going to have to get used to it. it makes me really angry that people have travelled into our community unnecessarily. in italy, where almost 5,000 people have died, residents and the worst—affected region, lombardy, have been banned from taking part in any sport and physical activity outside. all companies and factories across the country have been told to close immediately if their work isn't essential to combating coronavirus. and the warning in the uk is that it too may need to introduce tougher measures in the coming weeks. simon jones, bbc news. meanwhile, italy has ordered all companies and factories to close immediately unless their work is essential to tackling the virus. authorities in the worst—hit region of lombardy announced stricter measures including a ban on outdoor physical activity. nearly 5,000 people have died in the country. australia has become the latest country to introduce measures to enforce social distancing after large crowds gathered on sydney's beaches in recent days. meanwhile, a financial package of more than $100 billion us has been made available to support the most vulnerable during the crisis.

here the national trust has announced its closing all of its parks and gardens — saying it's no longer possible to maintain social distancing — just days after promising free entry for visitors. houses, cafes and shops run by the trust had already been shut. sainsbury‘s is to change its priority shopping times for nhs staff and elderly customers to keep the two groups apart. nhs and social care workers will be allowed in its stores between 7:30 and 8:00 every morning, monday to saturday. the elderly, disabled and their carers will have a dedicated hour between 8am and 9am in the morning every monday, wednesday and friday. now, richard is here to talk of the sport. it's normally such a busy morning. we'll be talking about the big matches in the fa cup, sheffield

united, arsenal, norwich and manchester united, but as you say, there isn't much to talk about in terms of action. i can't believe it. a week ago, it feels like a month ago to me because of all the changes. everything changes so quickly. we are all getting our heads around it in so many ways and of course but isn't the most important thing, of course it isn't, but i guess it reflects what is happening and how people are feeling. just a week ago i was at a community club, as you know, a juniorfootball club community club, as you know, a junior football club in greater manchester and there was so much optimism, smiles on faces, you know, youngsters really enjoying playing football. at the time, professional football. at the time, professional football had been suspended, grassroots football was carrying on. outside, you getting a bit of exercise and i thought that was a good thing to do. that is what the organisers were talking about. they we re organisers were talking about. they were saying they would fall in line with this, because the schools that

that's time still had children playing sport, now the schools are closed, grassroots sport, all sport activities are virtually shut down. as they are across the world in professional sport as well. i mentioned i was at a junior football clu b mentioned i was at a junior football club last sunday. have a look at it there. you can see the scenes, not a lot of action going on there, actually. this was just a week ago with the youngsters playing among themselves. the boys had played, they played on the saturday, than on they played on the saturday, than on the sunday the girls played a competitive match —— then on, but that would be happening now of course. everything is now shut down. and that advice italy is getting, even exercising outside on your own will be banned. that gives you a

sense of where this may lead. i'm not sure about this, isn't cycling banned in france at the moment because you might have an accident? it's affecting everybody across the world, and while sporting events are getting cancelled across the world, pressure continues to mount on the olympic games organisers. as it stands, the games are still set to begin injuly in tokyo but brazil, norway and slovenia's olympic committees have urged them to be postponed, as have the usa's athletics governing body. they've written a letter to the us olympic and paralympic committee asking for the games to be held at a different time. olympic hopeful and usa track and field board member wallace spearmom says the issue of the disease spreading is much more important than sport. this is my last chance to make an olympic games and still it doesn't change any thoughts i have. i would never look back on this moment and was something else could have happened. if we can save lives. and

i know if i get a chance to redeem myself at the games, it's still worth it, it's bigger than me. i've had my chances and i should have done a betterjob. everything happens for a reason, so yeah, done a betterjob. everything happens fora reason, so yeah, i wouldn't change my mind at all. well said. southampton's chief executive has told the bbc that premier league matches could be televised every day while people are still confined to their homes because of the coronavirus outbreak. all football is currently suspended until the end of april but martin semmens says football returning could be "a sign that the country is coming back to normal" if it was safe to do so. semmens says teams are hopeful of completing the league by the end ofjune but did not yet know when play would resume. the formula 1 world champion lewis hamilton says he's showing no signs of covid—19 after undergoing a period of self—isolation. hamilton had been at an event in london earlier in the month, where other attendees had since tested positive for the virus. but speaking on his social media, hamilton insisted he has had zero symptoms and is feeling well.

leicester tigers have become the latest premiership rugby side to announce a 25% pay cut to all staff, as clubs continue to feel the financial implications of having their matches postponed. the tigers have become the sixth club to announce such a move. leicester are set to lose out on revenue from at least three home match days, with the premiership postponed until at least the 14th of april. now, we need some good news, don't we? yes, i've got some. away from the coronavirus pandemic, there is some good news from rugby's premiership. worcester warriors forward michael fatialofa, is making a miraculous recovery, after a life—threatening injury he suffered at the start of the year. fatialofa was taken to intensive care with a neck injury he suffered against saracens on the 5th of january. the injury happened just a minute after he came on as a substitute.

but after 11 weeks in hospital... have a look at him now. he is managing to walk unaided. his wife tatiana posted this video on social media, saying "he was literally paralysed from the neck down 10 weeks ago", you're witnessing a miracle that even medical professionals can't explain. he must have had some incredible specialist support to get into that position. but also his mental fortitude to go through the recovery and all of the processes. just imagine the determination. as you say, he's had amazing professional help as well, but the individual determination to do that, you know, to m e nta lly determination to do that, you know, to mentally say to yourself i will walk, and 11 weeks later, look at him! amazing stuff. another sports story, we do want to cover the

sporting world coming together. kevin's infielders today running a marathon on his own because the manchester maritime was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic —— manchester maritime. —— marathon on. we speak together now. your friend was diagnosed with motor neuron disease. give us a sense of what you are doing, coronavirus got in the way of the other marathon. yeah, there are a lot of vulnerable people out there stop i got an opportunity to run the manchester marathon and this is where i do all my training. i've a lwa ys where i do all my training. i've always wanted to do a marathon around here. where are you, kevin? presumably you pointed out your own route? i am in deep, dark sudworth,

where i grew up and live. i'm about 200 metres from my home, some people have come down tojimmy on and set me off this morning, which is great. yeah, really looking forward to it, it's a bit cold, around one degree at the moment. typical sudworth weather. and quite a different route as far as the geography is concerned? i as far as the geography is concerned ? i know as far as the geography is concerned? i know the manchester marathon is pretty flat but where you are is anywhere but flat. marathon is pretty flat but where you are is anywhere but flatm will be a really good challenge. when i plotted the route myself, only 20% of the route is flat, hopefully and thankfully a fair bit of downhill in there but like i said, it's cold this morning, hopefully the weather will be kind to us. there doesn't seem to be any wind at the moment so hopefully i can get around ok. kevin, is richard here, great to see you, mate is that you're doing it for rob, rob burrow,

what an amazing, inspirational person he is. he is, yeah. you know, since we found out in december it has been a real challenge for everybody involved. all of his close mates and family, he is one of those people who is extremely vulnerable at this time with coronavirus. so if we can do our little bit to raise awareness not only for rob but other cancer sufferers, other people with these tough conditions, i think that is really welcome at this time. we don't want to encourage people out onto the streets at the moment, kevin, but people can support you. what is the best way for them to do that? there is a donation site. if you go on the club's website, you can help us out. it is about the awareness and helping people like robert at this time. we have for you. we look forward to seeing how

you. we look forward to seeing how you get on. best of luck today, kevin. thank you, bye-bye. great story. we will have some nice, joyous stories throughout the programme. depending how fast he is, he won't be finished by the end of the programme. we will keep track of how his getting on an update you tomorrow. kevin is saying it is pretty cold out there. about one degree where he is. let us check on the weather elsewhere in the country. here's nick with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. good morning. we have a few frosty mornings on the way. a good deal of sunshine around today. a dry day for much of the uk. it is high pressure, which is in control at the moment. we can see this weather front just extends towards the far north—west of scotland, where it is a bit of a damp start for some of us in the western isles. northern scotland bill keep cloud elsewhere. low cloud along some of

the coasts of particular north—east england. a lot of that will clear away as well some of the cloud we have to was the far south—west of england. this is your afternoon picture. with all the land showing up picture. with all the land showing up here which is an indication it is pretty clear. these are the winds, average speed is a bit more gusty than this. the winds are a bit later than this. the winds are a bit later than they were yesterday. it was a brisk and chilly wind yesterday. not as chilly today. only around seven degrees along some of these east coasts as we go through this afternoon. overnight we keep clear skies across a lot of the uk, allowing temperatures to tip away. some high cloud spilling into northern ireland, particularly across northern scotland and the western isles return of some outbreaks of rain. temperatures hold up. elsewhere, a widespread frost going into tomorrow morning and parts of north—east england, for example, debt could be down to —4 or -5 example, debt could be down to —4 or —5 as we start the day tomorrow. a frosty start across much of the uk. for england and wales, another fine day with a cloud in the sky. there will be high cloud for northern

ireland comment may thicken at times and towards northern and western scotland. look at the rain heading into the western and northern isles. a much wetter day compared to today. as for those temperatures, pretty similar. they are going to head up a couple of degrees as we go from monday into tuesday. looking at the big picture as we go into tuesday, high pressure extending towards england and wales. another fine day. this weather front is hanging around, particularly northern scotla nd around, particularly northern scotland with some rain. in fact, another very wet day towards north—west scotland, especially into the western isles. there may be some elsewhere in northern ireland and scotla nd elsewhere in northern ireland and scotland from some thicker cloud. ba rely scotland from some thicker cloud. barely a cloud in the sky across england and wales. the temperatures have headed up a few degrees. that will change as we go through the rest of the week, because that weather front is going to very slowly move south. it will weaken as it does so. it will bring some patchy rain two putts of england and wales. behind it another shot of

cool air wales. behind it another shot of coolaircoming wales. behind it another shot of cool air coming down from the north. it is chilly now, a little less chilly by the time we get to tuesday and then it turns chilly again towards the end of the week and the risk again of frosty nights back by then. for part two of the weekend, if you are able to sit in the garden, for example, it is looking fine out there. that is the forecast. thank you very much. there may be some tidy gardens by the end of this period. i was going to tidy up. it is still very muddy. time now for the travel show which is a coronavirus special. this is if your travel plans are affected. this week on the show, our look at the impact the global pandemic is having international travel. i'm stranded. virgin cancelled my flight yesterday. we're trapped in our hotel for what seems like 15 days. i would love get home, yeah. what are your rights if you've had trips cancelled? how do you cope if you're stuck

in a country in lockdown? and just what does the future hold for all of our travels? just a year ago and the headlines from places like paris and venice were very different. we all learned the word ‘over—tourism' as we saw that cafes and attractions of some of our most loved places heaving with holidaymakers. it's a very different picture now. many destinations are in lockdown as people are being asked to stay at home to protect their health, and that of others. it means that tourists are being left stranded, holidays cancelled, and airline bosses are predicting a grim future. it's unsettling to see some of the biggest and most popular attractions totally deserted. the taj mahal, eiffel tower, even the popular disney parks in the us, all closed. the streets, especially

in the european capitals, are looking empty. paris and madrid have already been on lockdown for most of this week. it's been five days so far lockdown in my own home. the real problem is that we don't know how long are we going to be here. airlines are struggling — many have grounded up to 90% of their fleets. research group the centre for aviation says without a bailout, most of the world's carriers will be bankrupt by may. borders are closing — the eu, australia and new zealand are among the countries to stop foreign arrivals. many cruise ships have ended their tours and flown

all their passengers home. sporting events the world over have been cancelled, football's european championships, golf‘s pga championships in the opening races of the formula 1 season are all off. what are the most immediate problems is the number of travellers who found themselves stranded abroad, miles from home. we have been speaking to a number of you caught in that situation. my situation is i'm stranded. virgin cancelled my flight yesterday. due to leave at 6:25pm from miami. and i was told the day before that of the cancellation. the advice we've been given has been quite confusing. i mean, i'm obviously not a fluent italian speaker, so that's partly my fault. but in general, the advice has changed every few days and varies by region quite a lot. now it's not possible to travel to the neighbouring islands or into the city, unless you have a reason to do so. we also have curfew in place here between 10pm and 5am. we just want to get back to friends and family. you know, i have a new grandson who is going to be six

months old tomorrow. i haven't seen him for six weeks now. i'm being told that i can book an alternative flight but i don't know if that's with the same provider. can i go with different airline like yay? will i be reimbursed for doing that? it is unsettling. there's so much happening everywhere. it is very easy to get caught up in the panic, too, when you speak to people. i would love to get home, yeah. here i am right now in travel show hq in london and joined by someone who will hopefully be able to untangle some of this and offer some clarity too. and that is our global guru, simon. hello, simon. you've just returned from the middle east. how was that journey and were you worried? pretty much from the off, it started falling apart.

my flight from saudi arabia to cairo was cancelled, so i ended up travelling overland through saudi arabia, crossing jordan, israel — which was just about to ban anyone from entering from abroad — and across the sinai desert to cairo. and found myself coming up against another flight ban that was coming into effect on a couple of days' time. like many other people, i had little choice but to go straight to cairo airport and see what i could find to get out, really at any price. i talked to many travellers in the same position, including nikki fernandez. so we were supposed to be flying out on saturday the 215t, but then we heard first thing this morning from my mum that actually, all flights from thursday onwards were being cancelled from cairo, so we had to rush to get a flight sooner. was it a straightforward matter? did the airlinejust change your flight? no, because we heard nothing from expedia who we booked through, or easyjet, who we are flying with. we had to go through our concierge and their advice was to go through the embassy but the british embassy was not opening their doors, despite there being a queue of us and a number of other nationals.

they gave us the home office number. we telephoned and they didn't respond. our insurance weren't answering and expedia was not answering either, so eventually we had to go straight to the airport to book an earlier flight. clearly, you have done that. we have. what did it cost? an additional £630 to switch easyjet to get an earlier flight. so simon, there are lots of people who are stuck somewhere and many people have lost a lot of money. what is your advice? it is such an unusual situation that at this stage, it is a question of fly first, ask questions later. there are all kinds of experiences of people where the passenger rights rules should take effect, but the airlines are simply ignoring them. they have very little choice, they say. the situation is completely out of control. travel insurance, too. of course, many people are assuming that their problems will be covered by that but unfortunately, it won't be for possibly weeks or months, and when the dust has settled and people actually find out what they can claim back. but it's going to leave many people out of pocket and of course, sadly, many great travel

professionals out of work. but your advice is to get that flight and get home? very much so. if you know that the government of the country you are in is banning international flights in two days' time, just get online, find a flight. in extremis, go to the airport and see what you can find. most people, i hope, will be able to get out. and tell me something, what are the most common problems hitting your inbox at the moment? absolutely at the moment, the most pressing is "i'm in country x, i'm trying to get home. help. what do i do?" and all i can say is, assume you won't get any help from your airline, from your insurance company, even from your embassy. you have to make the decisions now. there is no time to lose. spend what you need to, get family and friends to pay for your ticket. but just get yourself out, and then ask questions later. nikki was referring to the fact that she couldn't get

through to her own embassy. is that common? isn't that worrying? the normal workload of a consular department of an embassy is, you know, a handful of people every week, maybe lost passports, maybe getting into trouble with the law, a sickness case. they are simply are not cut out for the situation of thousands — sometimes hundreds of thousands — of nationals all being in the same position of having to leave the country at top speed. so i'm not really surprised that this is happening. the systems we have in place simply never were designed for the worst emergency that has ever happened in travel. of the people are saying they're having trouble getting through to their airlines. one person said they were on hold on the phone for three hours. what would your advice be if you cannot get in touch with your carrier? if you have given it your best shot and you could not get an answer in a reasonable time, then i'm afraid you have to make your best decisions, spend whatever you need to, keep receipts and make a reasonable claim afterwards. and by the way, if you're

going try to sort things out online, in many cases, airlines are saying "oh, just accept a voucher for future travel". if your flight actually gets cancelled — which is happening an awful lot — you are entitled to a cash refund. a voucher may not do you any good, so hold out for real money. mick also tweeted us, saying "i had a holiday to venice booked to leave two weeks ago. uk government advice was not to travel to northern italy, so why have my insurance company rejected my claim?" simon, how would you say the insurance companies are responding to this situation, and what would your advice to mick be? travel insurers, like everyone else are in uncharted territory, they're understaffed, their finances are under tremendous pressure, so it doesn't surprise me that mick has been refused. in his specific case, he can go to the financial ombudsman service in the uk who, if they think he has a valid claim, will make the insurer paid it. of course, the travel show has viewers around the world and there will be local laws

which may or may not offer some help. all i can say is that the insurance industry is not going to be in a hurry to pay people out, because this is going to cost it billions. rugby fan nick smith tweeted from the uk, after six nations was cancelled in paris. he says "i got a full refund for my hotel but the train company are charging me £70 to change my rail ticket and offering no refund". what would your advice to nick be? we have heard from so many sports fans who have been planning trips based on a particular event which has then been cancelled and they are saying "what we do?" i'm afraid in nick's case, and many others, the train company is perfectly able to take him to paris and back. the fact that he doesn't want to go, they would say is not our problem, and they are applying their terms and conditions as they are entitled to do, so the only thing i would say to nick is well, at least be glad you got a refund the hotel! finally, a tweet from anthonyjohnson, who told us "i've just ended a trip in southern argentina.

it took four days and four flights to finally get home. i'd like to send my appreciation to all airline staff still working across the world. without them, i would never have got home." that's a great story and all the way through, at a time when the industry of human happiness has never felt so miserable, and there have been so much despair, that people who very sadly know theirjobs are on the line have still been delivering absolutely top—class, professional, safe service to get people where they need to be. what a positive note to end on in a pretty negative situation. thank you forjoining us, simon. like many of you, we have had to cancel or postpone many of our travel plans which means that the travel show will be looking a little bit different for the time being, at least. but fingers crossed we will soon be on the road again doing what we love doing — making programmes that, hopefully, you enjoy. from me, rajan datar, and the rest of the travel show team, wherever they are in the world

right now, it's goodbye. he won't be finished by the end of the programme. good morning. welcome to breakfast with rachel burden and ben thompson. our headlines today: borisjohnson urges people not to visit their families on mother's day, as he warns the nhs could be "overwhelmed" if people fail to slow the spread of coronavirus. australia's prime minister warns

of lockdowns after large crowds gathered on sydney's beaches. as italy struggles to contain its coronavirus outbreak all non—essential businesses are ordered to shut down. and here the national trust is closing all its parks and gardens — saying it's no longer possible to maintain social distancing, just days after offering free entry. in sport, more nations call for the olympics to be postponed as pressure continues to mount on organisers of the games. usa track and field say "moving forward wouldn't be in the best interest of the athletes". good morning. in whether it is a fine day ahead but plenty of sunshine. no—one can say it is warm out there, but the chilly wind isn't as strong as it was yesterday. i have your full forecast coming up. good morning. it's sunday the 22nd of march. our top story: borisjohnson has warned that the nhs could be

"overwhelmed" if people do not act to slow the spread of coronavirus and has urged families not to visit loved ones on mother's day. well, the prime minister has urged everyone to join what he's called a "heroic and collective national effort" and to follow social distancing advice. well, the number of people who have died in the uk from coronavirus rose to 233 on saturday, as cases topped 5,000. simonjones has this report. borisjohnson says he's been forced to take measures never seen before either in peace or war. he warns that the uk is no more than three weeks behind italy when it comes to the spread of the disease, writing about the need for social distancing, he says: "the italian death toll is already in the thousands and climbing. unless we act together, unless we make the heroic and collective effort to slow the spread, then it is all too likely our own nhs will be similarly overwhelmed." if you do it, if you follow the advice, you are saving somebody's life. this is the time in your lifetime,

whereby your action will save somebody's life. it's as simple and stark as that. to try to convince people to stay at home, bars and restaurants are being closed. on a typical mothering sunday, places like these would have been expected to be full of people, but now some have been boarded up. borisjohnson says he understands people's strongest instinct is to visit their mother on mothering sunday but he's telling people to stay away. he says statistics show that if your mother is elderly or vulnerable, she is much more likely to die from coronavirus. in an effort to prevent the nhs from being overwhelmed, letters are being sent to the 1.5 million people most at—risk in england, advising them not to go out for 12 weeks from tomorrow, to protect themselves. they include people who've had organ transplants, have respiratory conditions such as cystic fibrosis and some cancer patients. 4,000 nurses and 500 doctors who've recently left the profession have answered a government call to return to work. but there's concern about whether some people are taking

the need for social distancing seriously enough. many parks on saturday were busy. the national trust has now decided to close all its gardens. but in scotland, many flowed to glencoe to ski. i don't know what people are thinking but i think a realisation has sink in that there's a different way of being at the moment and we're just going to have to get used to it. it makes me really angry that people have travelled into our community unnecessarily. in italy, where almost 5,000 people have died, residents and the worst—affected region, lombardy, have been banned from taking part in any sport and physical activity outside. all companies and factories across the country have been told to close immediately if their work isn't essential to combating coronavirus. and the warning in the uk is that it too may need to introduce tougher measures in the coming weeks. simon jones, bbc news. let's get more from our political correspondent helen catt.

helen, it's a very clear message from the prime minister this morning. but lots of concern about whether the message has been clear enough, whether it has been communicated well enough to just stay at home? the message is clear, as you said, stay at home. it's that simple. but i think that is why we are seeing borisjohnson use such stark language in this mother's day message today. and in simonjones' report, it is extraordinary for a prime minister to be reporting he cannot sugarcoat that elderly relatives are at more at risk of dying. the idea of this energetic impactand we dying. the idea of this energetic impact and we could be just 2—3 weeks behind what we are seeing in italy, this is all very consciously stark language. why is the government doing that? because what they really don't want now they have closed the pubs and bars and gathering places, is for people to simply start socialising together in their own houses. there is recognition that on mother's day there is a large draw to do that, so i think that is why this emotive

language is being used. and as we head into simon's report, we are moving into a phase where1.5 million people who are deemed the most likely to develop a serious illness from coronavirus in england are being asked is that home and avoid all essential —— non—essential face—to—face contact. government will write to all those this week, governments as they are in support systems in place so they can get basic food deliveries and medical supplies if they don't have friends to deliver them for them. a website will go live on tuesday where people in that situation can register their need for support. ok, helen, for now, thank you very much, helen catt. across europe leaders are beginning to introduce further measures to enforce social distancing in an attempt to control the outbreak. yes. residents in some parts of germany are already in forced lockdown, and italy's prime minister has ordered all companies and factories to close.

let's get the latest from our europe correspondent damien mcguinness who is in berlin. so, the social distancing measures are being enforced to varying degrees across the continent? that's right. what we are seeing is really some quite draconian measures, some would call, meaning people can't leave their houses unless it is for specific reasons. in france, police are checking whether people have a form which will detail why they are leaving the house. you are allowed to go out the necessary work, for necessary supplies to the shops or to the doctor, but most other activities are effectively banned and you could face some heavy fines if you contravene those rules. what we are now seeing across europe as eve ryo ne we are now seeing across europe as everyone is of course looking to italy, terrible situation, 5000 deaths, 800 new deaths in the past 24 hours alone. everyone is looking to italy because britain and germany as well as just one or two weeks behind, as helen was saying now in

her report, just one or two weeks behind italy. when we look at the strain the health service is undergoing, especially in northern italy, hospitals are struggling to cope with the intensive care facilities needed, then that really goes to show why this social distancing is so necessary. here in germany authorities have said it really depends on people's behaviour what is going to happen next. what will be interesting is to see tomorrow what the government decides in terms of a rescue package, because there already leads coming out the german government saying that berlin is promising to throw almost £400 billion at the economy in order to support freelancers, small businesses and companies. so will be interesting to see what comes out of that tomorrow. thank you, interesting to see the measures being taken in germany. and that is the picture across europe. let's bring you up—to—date with what else is happening around the world.

australia has become the latest country to introduce measures to enforce social distancing after large crowds gathered on sydney's beaches in recent days. bondi beach was temporarily closed after crowds exceeded australia's 500—person outdoor gathering limit. more than1 more than 1 billion more than1 billion people in india have been asked to observe a 14 hour long curfew to combat the coronavirus pandemic. the prime minister said it would be a test to assess their ability to fight the virus. so far, india has only recorded 315 cases. in the us, a number of states have enforced shutdowns. many americans are now under orders to stay at home, as the country battles to control the coronavirus pandemic which has claimed more 300 lives there. —— coronavirus. the state of new york, considered to be the epicentre of the outbreak, has now ordered all non—essential businesses to close. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. around america, everyday life has been turned upside down. coronavirus is in every state from california to connecticut, new york to illinois.

people have been told to stay at home. the northern and southern borders closed to non—essential traffic, with both canada and mexico cooperating with the trump administration to limit the spread of the virus. in the us, more than 300 people have died. the number of cases has surpassed 20,000, with half of them in new york. young americans have faced strong criticism for not heeding the warnings to stay indoors, with spring break beach parties in miami and crowded city parks in new york, many appear oblivious to the threat posed by covid—19. these pictures of young people on beaches, these videos of young people saying, "this is my spring break", you know, "i'm out to party, this is my time is a party", this is so unintelligent and reckless i can't even begin to express it.

mike pence has become the face of america's response to coronavirus. it was revealed on friday a man in his office had tested positive, with mild cold—like symptoms. the vice president said he and his wife took a test on saturday and were negative. officials say it still isn't necessary for every american to be screened. donald trump has been criticised for appearing in a tweet, to offer hope that the use of two drugs currently being studied will help fight the virus. the president's words were put in perspective by one of his chief advisers. i'm not totally sure what the president was referring to, but i believe he was referring to a report that used both hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin together to have some possibility of being in effect. many of the things you hear out there are what are called anecdotal reports. in washington, senators at the white house are continuing to negotiate a $1 trillion emergency

stimulus package to help ease the burden on working americans, many of whom have lost theirjobs because of the virus. newjersey is the latest state to order non—essential businesses to close and its residents to limit their public interactions. in california, people have been queueing to buy food as the state's make 40 million residents get used to a new way of life. as more and more us states order people to stay at home, this is becoming a more familiar scene, a deserted shopping mall on what should be a busy weekend. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. concerns about how to keep people apart are causing difficult decisions to made right across the world, but also much closer to home. here, the national trust has announced its closing all of its parks and gardens, saying it's no longer possible to maintain social distancing. that's just days after promising free entry for visitors to get outside.

houses, cafes and shops run by the trust had already been shut. now, the decision was taken ahead of mother's day, which was predicted to attract even more people. i think ithinka i think a lot of people will be thinking about going out today and getting together and going for a walk, but it seems to be that actually that may not be the best thing to do. because if everybody decides to do that, then we get huge gatherings. we will speak to jason leach, you may have come across him before in our coverage about all this, he is the national clinical director for the scottish government. we will ask him more specifically about how closely we should be observing those social distancing guidelines, purely going out and about and meeting friends and family. in some places you just can't avoid doing it, on public transport, they are reducing the service on public transport so the ones that are running a busier than normal and it is a you know. we are collecting your messages, if you

wa nt to collecting your messages, if you want to send them, please do so. normally this would be a very busy time of yearfor normally this would be a very busy time of year for businesses preparing their sales on mothering sunday, but now customers are avoiding shops, and places to eat have been told to shut to help limit the spread of coronavirus. those with an online presence are expected to fare better but a tough time ahead is expected for the retail and catering sectors. here's our business correspondent katy austin. sing it with kate. as walk-in customers disappear, kate has had to adapt. she is post tickets for mother's day and taken on staff who lost theirjobs mother's day and taken on staff who lost their jobs elsewhere mother's day and taken on staff who lost theirjobs elsewhere to help deliver on time. i've sold more than double what i normally would, which is incredible, because if i do have to close very couple of weeks, then i'm 0k to close very couple of weeks, then i'm ok with that. if i have too close for longer, then i don't know what the situation's going to be. the impact of social distancing

hazmat restaurants committee rooms and pubs are already reeling from mother's day cancellations, now they are being told to shut completely was that even florists have had a dire week. this year, out of the 34 yea rs i have dire week. this year, out of the 34 years i have had my own businesses, this is the worst mother's day ever, ever. ways that? people are thinking about food more than flowers —— why is that? i know they are, they are panicking, people are panicking. for shops and businesses that sell all sorts of gifts and cards, mother's day is often a boom time. because of the panic, there are fewer people shopping on high streets this year and there is a bigger shift to buying things online for delivery instead. but it is thought that still won't make up for an overall drop in the amount customers have spent. this chocolate chain has both a high street and online presence stop it has asked some staff to work

roles they wouldn't normally do this week because demand has been concentrated in different areas of the business. what we've seen is the 125 shops down the country are seeing a broad reduction in football but we are seeing a marked a big, 100% was increase in shopping on the online channel. does the online increase make up for the loss of physical sales? not polly, no, it offsets it. right now being online isa offsets it. right now being online is a bigger advantage than ever. firms who are reliant on people coming into their shops or venues face an unhappy mother's day. katie austin, bbc news. we will look at some of the implications for the supermarket soon. we will speak to the asda union and retail expert about how to make sure there is enough stuff there when we need it and what precautions they are taking to help those who are more

vulnerable. and by you do not need to go out and stockpile. really. that is the message. we'll be speaking to the man making the decisions about coronavirus in scotland after 8:30. he isa he is a brilliant knowledge all things related to the subject. if you've got any questions you can use the hashtag bbcyourquestions on social media. for the latest developments on the coronavirus outbreak, including what symptoms to look for, how to reduce your risk of becoming infected, and advice for those with underlying health conditions, just visit our website or go to the bbc news app. it is just approaching 7:18am. we will take a brief pause and look at the weather. nick has the details. good morning to you not good morning. the weather you can look out through the window, if you have a garden you can get out and get fresh air. a window on the world through devon this morning. a beautiful sunrise out there. a frosty and chilly start for many of us, but a fine day ahead and plenty

of sunshine on what will be a dry day nearly everywhere. it is high pressure in control. it means a settled weather. it seems to be quite a long way away but it is extending its influence across the uk at the moment. hence the largely clear skies. exceptions, uk at the moment. hence the largely clearskies. exceptions, northern scotland, more cloud here than elsewhere. a better patchy rain in the western isles. low cloud along north sea coast, particular north—east england, a lot of that we re north—east england, a lot of that were clear as will be patchy cloud at the moment through cornwall and devon. for much of the uk, the land is showing up. that's an indication it is clear and sunny. these are your winds, average speeds, gusts area bit your winds, average speeds, gusts are a bit higher, not as windy as it was yesterday. a noticeable breeze, not as strong. around seven degrees for some of us along the east coast here of england and scotland. for many of us 8— 12 degrees celsius and it feels less chilly because we have got more sunshine around compared to yesterday at a later breeze. logically tonight. they allow putting into northern ireland, north—west scotland, there return of

rain into the western isles at times. they keeps the temperature up. for much of the uk we are expecting a frost, particular across england and wales going into the morning may be —5 impulse of north—east england to start the day tomorrow. monday will get off to another frosty start. another sunny start across a large part of the uk. we will hold onto the sunshine in england and wales. barely a cloud in the sky. there will be some cloud increasing to northern ireland and scotland. maybe some hazy sunshine still. notice the rain. northern western isles, far north—west will turn into a very wet afternoon and quite windy. elsewhere, again, temperatures into double figures for many of us we have that sunshine. another look at the big, the rain towards north—west scotland is from this weather front. it is still around into tuesday. it is going to gradually move south across the uk as we go through the week. it is hanging around north—west scotland for a couple of days. look at this on tuesday. it is still very wet in

the western isles. a couple of days quite heavy and persistent rain. elsewhere, england and wales see the line ‘s share of the sunshine. larger scotland and northern ireland, spots of rain. the damages have crept up a few degrees. as this weather front move south as we move through the week, but will take some cloud and patchy rain southwards, getting rid of the sunshine retirement england and wales —— temperatures. towards the end of the week that were clear through to showers and a chilly northerly wind will come back to us. that is how your wicker weather is shaping up. —— week. it does look lovely today. as nick says, it is the weather you can look out through the window. or if you have a garden, a nice big garden, maybe, get out in it. so long as you are away from other people. we are not necessarily going out. certainly won't be shopping either. empty shelves and long queues have become a familiar sight in supermarkets as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. it's led to shoppers being asked to "be responsible"

and think of others. the medical director at nhs england, stephen powis, said panic—buyers are depriving nhs staff of the supplies they need. i'm sure many of you will have seen a video posted on social media yesterday by dawn, a critical care nurse, who was in tears at the end ofa nurse, who was in tears at the end of a long shift because she could not get access to the supplies that she needed. and, frankly, we should all be ashamed that that has to happen. this is unacceptable. these are the very people that we will all need to look after, perhaps us, or our loved ones in the week ahead. need to look after, perhaps us, or our loved ones in the week aheadlj may critical care nurse. i have just finished 14 hours of work. they wanted to get some stuff in for the next 48 hours. there is no fruit, no vegetables, ijust next 48 hours. there is no fruit, no vegetables, i just don't next 48 hours. there is no fruit, no vegetables, ijust don't know how i'm supposed to stay healthy. and those people... they are just stripping shelves of basic foods. you just need to stop it! because

people like me that are going to be looking after you when you are at your lowest... just to stop it! please. sobering thoughts there. joining us now are retail expert claire bailey and paddy lillis, the general secretary of the union of shop, distributive and allied workers. good morning to you both. claire, let me start with you. there is that stuff morning there that by panic buying we are depriving key workers of the food they need. the question remains, though, why are the supermarket is not as prepared as perhaps they should be to make sure there are no empty shelves? the supermarkets have never seen anything like this. they will also be suffering some staff shortages due to people having to self isolate if they are presenting symptoms or looking after elderly relatives, for example. and behind the supermarket are supply chains. i live in rural lincolnshire. there has been an appeal put out by some of our food producers or anyone who can come and

help them to pick, pack, and dispatch product to keep up with the demand. supermarkets prepare for an almost daily restocking of shells, especially fresh produce. so when people buy the full week's worth of what they would normally consume in a very short period of time, they are unable to catch that up. obviously, people are now hopefully very well—stocked. i think helen dickinson commented that, perhaps, the public at large was sitting on around £1 billion worth of product. with that in mind, that is demanded that supermarkets might have seen over a month or more that has all been pulled into a very compressed timeframe. so obviously this supply chain was not prepared for this, could not catch up, and, actually, what they are probably likely to see now, as people go further and further into self isolation, is a drop in sales, when the dry goods and all that stock can be replaced,

the supermarkets can get back to normality, they will actually have surged these sales forward, then have a surged these sales forward, then havea dip, surged these sales forward, then have a dip, and then hopefully people will come out the other side and go back to their normal shopping pattern, which is what the supply chain behind the supermarkets and all the staffing, warehousing, distribution, and all the suppliers are actually reading for —— ready for and get are actually reading for —— ready forand get up are actually reading for —— ready for and get up to achieve. we will come back to that idea of supply chain ‘s injust a moment. paddy, before a come to you, this is what shoppers have been telling us about what it is like in the supermarkets. i'mjohn. i've what it is like in the supermarkets. i'm john. i've come to shop for my 283—year—old parents who both have cancer. anai still can't get toilet roll for them. something has got to be done about it. it is just ridiculous. i'm victoria from lancashire. as you can see, in sainsbury's this morning, looking for nondairy milk, there is not a lot left. if you can drink dairy,

maybe support local farmers and local farm shops where you can get milk there. some thoughts of shoppers. paddy lillis, many of your members are those shop workers who are working so hard right now to keep those shelves full and keep things available for those who need it. give us a sense of what it is like your members right now. for retail workers, i mean, like your members right now. for retailworkers, i mean, they are playing an essential role in the community and ensuring that we'll get through this coronavirus. i would say this, they deserve respect and appreciation for everything they are doing in what is extremely difficult times. they are at the sharp end ensuring that the community, the public has food on their tables. and, sadly, community, the public has food on theirtables. and, sadly, the panic buying we are seeing in the last couple of weeks is not helping. i would reiterate what the business community, retailers have been saying, there is plenty of food in

the supply chain. we're not going run out. and we would urge people to stop the panic buying. it's not fair on those emergency workers, health workers who are trying to keep us safe, as we heard earlier, and it is not fairon safe, as we heard earlier, and it is not fair on the vulnerable and elderly who are trying to keep the staples in the house. so, please, i would urge everyone tojust calm down. we need to get through this national emergency. but it means all working together. paddy, what you will appreciate as people see other shoppers queueing around the block, making sure they have what they need, and it is self fulfilling. they see that as our need to be part of that to make sure i get what must the government do to tell people there is enough food, don't panic by? we keep reiterating, the government does, the retailers do come the trade unions do, and i really would urge people to calm down. we've got, as we heard, £1

billion worth of food been hoarded over the last couple of weeks. no necessity for it. if that had not been done we would have had 4— five weeks supply in the supply chain. again, just calmness is what is needed. the supply chain '5 are, nobody is going to run out of food. the problem we have at the moment, is while we have panic buying and people buying more than they need, the elderly and vulnerable and the emergency services are not able to get the stables they need for their families. this is about fairness. we all have to step up here. we have all have to step up here. we have all got a responsibility of national interest to ensure. i would urge people to please calm down. claire, just a final thought on the supply chain. we know big supermarkets are hiring what more staff temporarily to keep the shelves. this talks about really how efficient our supermarkets are in normal times.

they don't have big stock rooms, they get stuff in and on the shelves very quickly. and that has sorta been part of the failure, the fact that the process is so efficient. that is not a failure when you look at proper retail chain thinking. it is responding day to consumer demand. in ordinary if it is a sunny day, people will buy a lot of, say, barbecue products. tomorrow they are replenished back to the cells. what we're seeing now is demand spiking to and an extraordinary and a manageable level that no—one could have played for —— shelves. as it has rightly been said, we are hoarding product. for those of us who can get out to shops, if we just bought what we needed and then managed the process a little more cautiously, we would not be facing shortages. it is not as though we don't have this product. it's more a case of picking it, packing it, dispatching it, in the case of

tyler, manufacturing it, there is only ever about two weeks worth of toilet roll in the supply chain because we can manufacture and distribute that on a daily basis. only because people went out and bought thousands more roles than they ever really could need did that situation arise that the whole of the supply chain, notjust the retailers, but the manufacturers and distributors behind them and the wholesalers were wiped out. one very interesting point there is, to have cinemas, your local farm shops, independence, garden centres are all holding reasonable stock levels of fresh product, meats and vegetables and so on and so forth. and if you are finding it difficult to shop within the supermarket where we would naturally assume stock levels would naturally assume stock levels would be preserved, i would ask people to consider making that extra little trip, perhaps, to visit your local farm little trip, perhaps, to visit your localfarm shop or little trip, perhaps, to visit your local farm shop or supermarket or independent shop. because i've personally have witnessed that they do seem to be more well—stocked, due

to the fact that people are assuming that to get product they have to go toa that to get product they have to go to a supermarket. it is good to talk to a supermarket. it is good to talk to you both. claire bailey and paddy lillis. i'm gratefulfor your time this morning. thank you. did you see, by the way, this is disrupting the tv schedules now. thatin disrupting the tv schedules now. that in the future as well. love island, the great british bake off, britain's got talent could all hit the scuppers because of this. they start filming these things now. the great british bake off ‘s film through the summer. that stuff we would... autumn is the busiest season for new tv shows. don't even say the word strictly. who knows. we have more mother's day messages coming up in a few minutes. stay with us. he headlines are next. —— the headlines.

hello, this is breakfast with rachel burden and ben thompson. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news: the prime minister has issued a rallying call to the public to do more to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. borisjohnson urged families not to visit vulnerable loved ones on mother's day and warned the nhs could be "overwhelmed" if people do not follow social distancing guidelines. the number of people who have died in the uk from the disease has now risen to 233 with more than 5,000 confirmed cases. italy has ordered all companies and factories to close immediately — unless their work is essential

to tackling the virus. authorities in the worst—hit region of lombardy announced stricter measures, including a ban on outdoor physical activity. almost 5,000 people have died in the country. and australia has become the latest country to introduce measures to enforce social distancing after large crowds gathered on sydney's beaches in recent days. meanwhile a financial package of more than $100 billion us has been made available to support the most vulnerable during the crisis. here the national trust has announced its closing all of its parks and gardens — saying it's no longer possible to maintain social distancing — just days after promising free entry for visitors. houses, cafes and shops run by the trust had already been shut. sainsbury‘s is to change its priority shopping times for nhs staff and elderly customers to help keep the two groups apart. nhs and social care workers will be allowed in its stores between 7:30am and 8am every morning, monday to saturday. the elderly, disabled and their

carers will have a dedicated hour between 8am and 9am in the morning every monday, wednesday and friday. i hope you are well. it's good to have you with us this morning. i know everyone is waking up each day and going, how are we. it's a com pletely and going, how are we. it's a completely different way of being, it's bizarre and surreal and yeah, no sport to distract us but also sport to talk about? there, there is broad to talk about and i guess a lot of it has been postponed or cancelled as you know. you just mentioned how we are all getting used to things and sport isn't the most important thing at the moment but it's sort of maps out peoples lives, doesn't it? it's another thing for us to get our heads around. it was bizarre having no timetable or structure having to the date because all of the kids' activities were completely gone. in some ways you thought ok, ok, there is the freedom to enjoy that, if you

like. but there is the lingering sadness and anxiety behind it. and if you look at what italy is introducing, individual outdoor activity being prohibited. introducing, individual outdoor activity being prohibitedm introducing, individual outdoor activity being prohibited. it was only a week ago, i was at a junior foot ball clu b only a week ago, i was at a junior football club in greater manchester and to see them playing out there was amazing, but of course all grassroots sports and so on i will have to be postponed or cancelled. and they are following the school model, aren't they? they said that to me last sunday, they would follow the schools. and now they have two. it affects professional sport around the world as well, of course. while professional sporting events are getting cancelled across the world, pressure continues to mount on the olympics. as it stands, the games are still set to begin injuly in tokyo but brazil, norway and slovenia's olympic committees have urged them to be postponed, as have the usa's athletics governing body.

they've written a letter to the us olympic and paralympic committee, asking for the games to be held at a different time. olympic hopeful and usa track and field board member wallace spearmon says the issue of the disease spreading is much more important than sport. so this is my last chance to make an olympic games. and still it doesn't change any thoughts i have. i would never look back on this moment and say i wish something else could have happened. if we can save lives and i don't get a chance to redeem myself at the games then it's still worth it. i don't care. it's bigger than me. i had my chances. i should have done a betterjob. everything happens for a reason. so, yeah, iwouldn't change my mind at all. southampton's chief executive has told the bbc that premier league matches could be televised every day while people are still confined to their homes because of the coronavirus outbreak. all football is currently suspended until the end of april but martin semmens believes football returning could be "a sign that the country is coming back to normal" if it was safe to do so.

semmens says teams are hopeful of completing the league by the end ofjune but did not yet know when play would resume. the formula 1 world champion lewis hamilton says he's showing no signs of covid—19 after undergoing a period of self—isolation. hamilton had been at an event in london earlier in the month, where other attendees had since tested positive for the virus. but speaking on his social media platform, hamilton insisted he hasn't had any symptoms and is feeling well. that is good news. leicester tigers have become the latest premiership rugby side to announce a 25% pay cut to all staff, as clubs continue to feel the financial implications of having their matches postponed. the tigers have become the sixth club to announce such a move. leicester will lose out on revenue from at least three home match days, with the premiership postponed until at least the 14th april. now, away from the coronavirus, there is some good news from rugby's premiership. worcester warriors forward michael fatialofa is making

a miraculous recovery after a life—threatening injury he suffered at the start of the year. fatialofa was taken to intensive care with a neck injury he suffered against saracens on the fifth of january. the injury happened just a minute after he came on as a substitute. but after 11 weeks in hospital he's now managing to walk unaided. his wife tatiana posted this video on social media, saying, "he was literally paralysed from the neck down ten weeks ago. you're witnessing a miracle that even medical professionals can't explain." isn't that brilliant to see? look at him there. it's amazing to think just a few weeks ago it looked as though he may be paralysed. look at him now, absolutely amazing. fantastic. yep. it's lovely to have those stories now, isn't it? it is good to know. great to see you.

for many people, seeing their mother or grandmother won't be possible as people have been advised to self—isolate. you've been sending us your messages, they are brilliant. let's ta ke your messages, they are brilliant. let's take a look. i'm rhodri evans, my mother is joan let's take a look. i'm rhodri evans, my mother isjoan evans. she is vulnerable because she is over 90. she lives on her own and she recently she lives on her own and she rece ntly ha d she lives on her own and she recently had cancer. keep going, ma'am! keep your spirits up and we will take you away to see the family after a ll will take you away to see the family after all this is over —— mum. will take you away to see the family after all this is over -- mum. we hope you are happy and safe at home. happy hope you are happy and safe at home. happy mother's day, lots of love. hi, ma'am, just hoping you're having a lovely mother's day without me, i'm in guernsey. —— hi, mum.

a lovely mother's day without me, i'm in guernsey. -- hi, mum. hi, mum, happy mother's day. thank you for being the best mum everfor a lwa ys for being the best mum everfor always listening to me on the phone for hours and offering to send me some pastor in the post when i couldn't buy any. love you. happy mother's day grandma. happy mother's day. we hope you have a lovely day. stays state and remember to keep washing your hands. so sweet! love that. yeah, happy mother's day to all the mums out there. i was going to see my mum, but now i'm not going to. do you have the kids at home?‘ nice mother's day is if they went off somewhere else and let me on my own. put them in the garden for a couple of hours. happy mother's day to my mum if she is away. i'm

assuming miners. we've been asking you to send in your pictures this morning. if you would like to, please do. as you saw there, we will put them on the telly. sally has sentin put them on the telly. sally has sent in this picture of her mum. she says, happy birthday to my beautiful mum. not only is it mother's day, but the first mother's day without your mum. christine wants to wish her mother a happy mother's day. she says although it is sad times for us, that is really ill, stay strong for us and for him. you are our world. from your loving daughter. the dealer says i want to wish my mum a very happy mother's day, please stay safe and keep washing your hands —— nagila says. please stay safe and keep washing your hands -- nagila says. and michelle says happy mother's day to my mum, my best friend, i love you so much. keep your messages coming in all the usual ways at bbc brea kfast in all the usual ways at bbc breakfast on social media and we

will get as many of those messages on the telly as we can eat little later. so we spread a little more cheer now, courtesy of a musician from dublin? mickey smyth — a regular performer at care homes and on hospital wards — is serenading his audiences from a distance. let's take a look at him in action. # what i remember dublin city and the rain stop # songs and stories, the passing tales and glories. # dublin in the rain... just

brilliant. join in it if you want to from home. good morning. morning. this is a fantastic idea. give us an idea of how well it has gone down with residence? it's gone down very well. i've been doing it for 2.5 yea rs well. i've been doing it for 2.5 years in dublin around nursing homes and hospitals and rehabilitation centres and itjust brings so much i°y centres and itjust brings so much joy to their days and for the mental health as well. all of a sudden, last week it all had to stop because of access. so you have been taking your guitar out and about and performing in the open. how is your voice holding up? pardon me? how was your voice? i am fine, i do 45 gigs a month, so it's no problem. lots of water. that's sensible. you play

traditional irish music, but do you ta ke traditional irish music, but do you take requests? i do take requests. i do homes the elderly would ask me something but the music would be from the 40s and 50s and i would have to learn them and come back. my repertoire has really been enhanced a lot. so requests are not too bad. good. it's so important at a time when so many people, notjust the people in the older age category, but people vulnerable in other ways, i having to stay at home. but you have any kind of social contact makes a huge difference. do you get that? yeah, the accent was a problem everywhere i worked, so a friend i have has a company to entertain people at older people's homes. —— the access. so it's all on a

volu nta ry the access. so it's all on a voluntary basis as well, just giving something back to the community. and are you having to be careful in terms of social distancing? we can see in the pictures you are well away from the individuals you are singing two. is like dodgeball, really, just trying to, especially in the garden situation you probably saw, there were a couple of elderly people but i think we were keeping a metre apart anyway. so, you have got your guitar there, are you going to give us a blast this morning? i'll pay sing a famous dublin song called molly malone. this is for them. here we go! # in dublin's fair city # where the girls are so pretty # i first set my eyes on sweet molly malone

# as she wheeled her wheelbarrow # through the streets broad and narrow # crying "cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh!" # alive, alive, oh alive, alive, oh! # crying "cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh!" thank you! mickey, we loved it. brilliant work you are doing, keep it up. take care! let all the best, goodbye. c how the weather will be for all the serenading. nick has the details for us. i am yet again in the position where you go follow that. they will follow that with a pretty quiet looking weather picture. for many of us it is a case of looking at it through the window. the

weather is cooperating with that. it is dry and sunny across much of the uk was not this is a view from devon this morning. some wispy, high cloud out there in places, but very few exceptions to the settled theme, because we have high pressure, the centre of which is some distance away. it is extending its influence across us at the moment. as ever, although the weather is looking largely fine, able spent time talking about the exceptions. northern scotland, cloudy, patchy rain has been affecting me snails. that will clear away. low cloud in echoes, patchy cloud in the far south—west of anyone. areas of high cloud elsewhere, and in the sunshine hazy. a lot of the cloud will disappear if you have it now to leave a largely sunny afternoon. here are your wind speeds. it is breezy out there but the wind is not as strong as it was yesterday. in terms of the feel of the weather, for many of us, not as chilly. still along the east coast of england and scotland, around 7— eight celsius, some of us get into double figures and sunshine away from the breeze and sunshine away from the breeze

and don't feel too bad. tonight, largely clear skies will see a frost developing. a breeze in northern ireland. cloudy north of scotland. temperature is not going down to file. also, widespread frost on the lower temperatures will be in england and wales. north—east england and wales. north—east england —5 and a few spots to start the day tomorrow. that is entirely possible. a frosty fog rose start to monday. a lot of fine weather again to come tomorrow for much of england and wales, hardly a cloud in the sky. hazy brightness or parts of northern ireland and scotland. it will be turning wet and windy towards the far north—west of scotland. bring to the northern western isles. there is a weather system here that will stick around for a few days. we can see that on the big cheerful up this weather front is going to move south as we go through the week. it is a very slow process. initially this week, and this is how it looks on tuesday, it is in no hurry to clear away from north—west scotland. still looking very wet here on tuesday. this will allow rain totals to mount. in stark

contrast elsewhere, it is mainly dry and a lot of sunshine on tuesday through england and wales. notice the temperatures are creeping up a few degrees. that is not going to last too long. as the weather front move south during the week it will reintroduce cooler air from the north. a selection of locations looking at the longer forecast is the week goes on. take the weather front south, patchy rain to england and wales. we are left of the week with sunny spells and a chilly northerly breeze. that is your weather for the week ahead. that is something to smile about, i think. lots of things to smile about in the programme. we will have more mother's day messages later. will we have more singing? maybe... no promises. if not, from you. we'll be back with the headlines at eight o'clocknow it's time for click.

as the coronavirus has swept across the globe, the ability to know exactly where it is has become the crucial key to stopping it. we have a simple message for all countries — test, test, test. some countries have really cracked how to do this. south korea, with its drive—through ten—minute tests, is held up as a model for others to follow. but many countries are struggling to test at scale. in the uk, testing is having to be limited — the cost to infrastructure, the time the test takes are all holding up the battle against the disease. now, there are dozens of efforts going on around the world to try and solve this.

and jen has been looking at one close to home in west london. around the world, companies and increasingly, individuals, are racing to find ways to accurately test people for the coronavirus. the situation is changing daily, if not hourly. we simply don't have mass testing available for the population now and there's a big effort going on to try and get that in place as quickly as possible to be able to manage this. we're in negotiations today to buy a so—called antibody test, as simple as a pregnancy test, that can tell whether you have had the disease. there are two types of test being worked on. diagnostic tests, which identify people who currently have coronavirus, and antibody tests — these look for antibodies in the blood to see if a person ever had the virus in their system and if they did, when.

the diagnostic tests are primarily based on a technology called is pcr — polymerase chain reaction. this is a standard molecular technique that identifies the genetic material of the virus from a throat or nose swab. as we get knowledge about new testing it will alleviate the anxiety we have in the world. special emergency use authorisation from the american food and drug administration has enabled two companies to ramp up commercial testing efforts in the us. one is swiss company, roche, which uses these machines already in many hospitals across the country to increase the amount of people who can be tested at once. the other is thermo fisher which uses its applied biosystem pcr instruments. the company aims to produce 5

million tests for these machines by early april. but it's notjust big companies getting involved in testing efforts. in west london, a community of open—source scientists, engineers and microbiologists working out of shipping containers in the open cell bio—village are trying to help. there are 70 shipping containers here with labs looking at a range of biotech challenges, from personalised medicine and dna sequencing, to bioelectronics and biomaterials. its shared molecular biology lab has been transformed to experiment with expanding testing capacity while also designing a portable lab solution built out of a shipping container that could be easily transported. we're trying to use these automative methods to speed up the testing kit because in order to test large populations, we need millions of covid—19 testing kits. us company opentrons has donated two of its liquid handling machines to the lab for their work. these plates can test up

to 96 samples at a time. these are also pcr diagnostic tests, like the ones we saw with other companies. but these are open—source rather than proprietary and they say they would like to get the cost of testing down to £5—£10 per test. here in the uk, i think it's really about getting into that nhs pipeline, being able to augment someone's existing pathology department. and being able to say, look, here's the molecular biology kit with high throughput. so, the same one person could do 96 tests when they are doing one anyway. if it receives regulatory approval, the lab could theoretically be set up with just three machines inside a shipping container. as well as being able to augment existing pathology labs around the country, a shipping container set—up could help people in places with far less access to medicalfacilities. it's not only useful for the uk but it will definitely be useful for other countries. and it is also something that can be reused in case anything like that happens again. there's also a long—term value there, really.

there are other test being developed in the uk. the university of leicester is working on a face mask test, using money from research england and partnering with the nhs to repurpose a test they were using for tuberculosis. by wearing a face mask for 30 minutes with 3d printed strips inside, it can show whether the person is breathing out the virus. scientists at the university of oxford say they have developed an ultrasensitive test which can work in just 30 minutes. they say it doesn't need the kind of machines used in the other tests and can be deployed to rural or remote areas quickly. they also say its sensitivity means it can detect when someone is in the early stages of the virus, which could help slow down transmission. detecting the virus in the early stages and in asymptomatic carriers could indeed be game—changing in halting its progress. getting more tests out to as many people as possible as soon as possible could provide the data needed to accurately track the virus.

that wasjen and it will be fascinating to see how that story develops. pretty quickly, i would imagine. now, with countries around the world battening down the hatches and locking down huge swathes of the population, everyone is having to make a plan for how they're going to live through this. technology will play a massive part and stephen beckett has been meeting the pop—up groups who are trying to do their bit. following in the footsteps of china and other countries around the world, many people in the uk are now being asked to stay at home or self—isolate entirely — particularly if they're in an at—risk group. that isolation poses its own challenges, from getting access to the basic necessities, to looking after your mental health. well, last week, pop—up online communities have appeared to try and help solve some of those problems. this is the covid mutual aid network.

each one of those pins is a local group pledging to help people in their community isolated by covid—19. and believe it or not, just a few days ago, none of them existed at all. in less than a week, the movement has snowballed into an entire improvised volunteering infrastructure. i'm so surprised by how much it has grown since then. now there are more than 7,000 or 8,000 local people involved. every single ward in london seems to be covered by a whatsapp group where folks are looking to volunteer or connect with other people who need help, so it's phenomenal. at the moment, the real heart of all of this is something quite basic, it's groups on whatsapp. these are just a few of the ones i've joined in the last few days and already they've got hundreds and hundreds of messages from people offering their help and trying to get involved. now obviously, this isjust around me but i'm told similar groups are popping up all across london and in some places around the uk. beyond whatsapp, groups are using open access tools

like google docs, sheets, and forms to bootstrap a whole volunteering infrastructure out of nowhere. and all of that organisation is essential if the groups are going to reach more people in the community who may not be looking for support online. it's about 9am and i'm in an estate in central london just waiting for a few members of the local group. they're planning to flyer this entire estate, every single house, this morning. and the idea is if anyone needs help, maybe some supplies brought to their door, or even someone to talk to for a bit of support, then they know they have someone they can call. i think this is a really scary and anxious time but i think the best way forward is everyone coming together. and what an amazing time to discover your neighbours in this time we're going to be shut up in our neighbourhoods. i think it's grown so quickly because, actually, everyone feels a little bit at a loss of what to do and how they can help right now. i think everyone's kind of thinking,

well, we feel 0k perhaps, but what about the others who are struggling? social media has pros and cons. this is one massive pro, so we're actually now able to unite online. and given social distancing, we can now co—ordinate and plan remotely and get together and also give each other support. it's really important that we don't feel isolated at the moment, although we are physically. actually connecting via social media and bringing the community together is really helping to combat loneliness. the wider group are clear to point out that they are not medical professionals, nor is it an official charity. this is a volunteer community effort trying to do small things to help. does that mean the goodwill could be exploited ? i think it's still a little bit tricky and dangerous at times, because the wrong messages can be sent and we are struggling with that a little bit as well. like some misinformation or fake news being passed around which is just not helpful.

it's such early days for projects like this, so it's not clear yetjust how much impact pop—up volunteering communities could have. but done safely, it feels to me like a good idea and some welcome good news. that is it for the shawqat of this week's click. the full version is on iplayer and is waiting for you right now. don't forget you can find us on social media. more than ever, these days, for obvious reasons. why not get in touch and tell us what you are doing to get yourself through this current situation? you never know, we might even put your suggestions on the air. and if you are stuck for something to do while working at home, why not check out our massive back catalogue on iplayer? you can contact us on facebook, instagram, and twitter @bbcclick. thanks for watching. be safe. we will see you soon.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with rachel burden and ben thompson. our headlines today. borisjohnson urges people not to visit their families on mother's day, as he warns the nhs could be "overwhelmed" if people fail to slow the spread of coronavirus. australia's prime minister warns of lockdowns after large crowds gathered on sydney's beaches. as italy struggles to contain its coronavirus outbreak all non—essential businesses are ordered to shut down. here, the national trust is closing all its parks and gardens saying it's no longer possible to maintain social distancing just days after offering free entry. more nations call for

the olympics to be postponed. as pressure continues to mount on organisers of the games, usa track and field say "moving forward wouldn't be in the best interest of the athletes". good morning. in the weather, it is a fine day ahead with plenty of sunshine. no one can say it's a fine day ahead with plenty of sunshine. no one can say its warm out there but the chilly wind isn't as strong as it was yesterday. your sunday forecast coming up. it's sunday the 22nd march, our top story. borisjohnson has warned that the nhs could be "overwhelmed" if people do not act to slow the spread of coronavirus, and has urged families not to visit loved ones on mother's day. the prime minister has urged everyone tojoin what he's called a "heroic and collective national effort" and to follow social distancing advice. the number of people who have died in the uk from coronavirus rose to 233 on saturday, as cases topped 5,000. simonjones has this report.

borisjohnson says he's been forced to take measures never seen before either in peace or war. he warns that the uk is no more than three weeks behind italy when it comes to the spread of the disease, writing about the need for social distancing, he says: if you do it, if you follow the advice, you are saving somebody's life. this is the time in your lifetime, whereby your action will save somebody's life. it's as simple and stark as that. to try to convince people to stay at home, bars and restaurants are being closed. on a typical mothering sunday, places like these would have been expected to be full of people, but now some have been boarded up. borisjohnson says he understands people's strongest instinct is to visit their mother on mothering sunday but he's telling

people to stay away. he says statistics show that if your mother is elderly or vulnerable, she is much more likely to die from coronavirus. in an effort to prevent the nhs from being overwhelmed, letters are being sent to the 1.5 million people most at—risk in england, advising them not to go out for 12 weeks from tomorrow, to protect themselves. they include people who've had organ transplants, have respiratory conditions such as cystic fibrosis and some cancer patients. 4,000 nurses and 500 doctors who've recently left the profession have answered a government call to return to work. but there's concern about whether some people are taking the need for social distancing seriously enough. many parks on saturday were busy. the national trust has now decided to close all its gardens. but in scotland, many flocked to glencoe to ski. i don't know what people are thinking but i think a realisation has sink in that there's a different way of being at the moment and we're just

going to have to get used to it. it makes me really angry that people have travelled into our community unnecessarily. in italy, where almost 5,000 people have died, residents and the worst—affected region, lombardy, have been banned from taking part in any sport and physical activity outside. all companies and factories across the country have been told to close immediately if their work isn't essential to combating coronavirus. and the warning in the uk is that it too may need to introduce tougher measures in the coming weeks. simon jones, bbc news. let's get more from our political correspondent helen catt. helen, it's a very clear message from the prime minister this morning. particularly when it comes to social distancing? yes, it is stay away, as simple as that but delivered in very strong and stark language and very deliberately so. because the government have closed pubs, restau ra nt government have closed pubs, restaurant and bars and it really

doesn't want people to start socialising at home in gatherings instead. we have seen this sort of approach from the government of trying to get people trying to buy m, trying to get people trying to buy in, it being a national collective effort rather than moving to enforcement measures. there have been questions asked about that, questions will be continuing to be asked, maybe not everyone is listening. it comes at a time when we're about to move into, for 1.5 million people in england, much more stringent social distancing measures, into south isolation. these people will be written to by the nhs this week, they will get a letter, text messages as well and they will be strongly advised to stay at home for at least 12 weeks from the minute they get that letter. when they at home, really at home, your house and garden, do not go shopping, send neighbours, friends orfamily go shopping, send neighbours, friends or family to do that, and leave whatever they bring back at the door. the government has also said that it has set up a local support system which has been devised by literary planners and

councils and local community groups, the idea being that it will provide a network that can provide basic groceries and medicines for those who are self isolating who perhaps don't have a network of family and friends to support them. there is also a website that the government will launch on tuesday who people who are in need of that support can register. more details a little bit later on. we will also talk to the national clinical director for the scottish government after 8:30am, we will get specifics around that 1.5 million people from him. across europe leaders are beginning to introduce further measures to enforce social distancing in an attempt to control the coronavirus outbreak. residents in some parts of germany are already in forced lockdown, and italy's prime minister has ordered all companies and factories to close. let's get the latest from our europe correspondent damien mcguinness who is in berlin. good morning. there's restrictions being tightened across europe, but still, for now, that differs from how they are being enforced in the

uk. yes, that's right. across europe are now in many countries including italy, france, spain, parts of germany, what we are seeing is people are not really allowed to leave their house and look strictly necessary. that means going to the doctor, the pharmacy, going for essential supplies, possibly in some countries allowed to exercise but only on your own. if you don't abide by the rules, police will potentially find you and we have found in germany what is going to happen later today, those similar rules which we have in bavaria and one other state are going to be extended to the rest of germany. because it seems to be working well in bavaria, people are abiding by the rules, police say there are very few infringements, because everyone is looking to italy. over the past 24 hours, we have seen the death toll rise of 800 which is catastrophic, really. it's really putting a strain on hospitals, particularly in northern italy. the death toll near in total is almost

5000. it's unprecedented, the highest et al. in any country in the world. —— death toll anywhere in the world. —— death toll anywhere in the world. germany is a week or two behind italy so social distancing is becoming so crucial. tomorrow what will be interesting will be what the german government decides in terms of the bailout for individual people. similar numbers to what we are doing in britain, however the difference might well be that germany appears to be considering how to help freelancers, sole traders, that could be taxi drivers, people who deliver food, people who really work on their own on a freelance basis or on casual contracts. but the government is possibly suggesting is instant cash support, which could be anything between ten, £15,000 per person.

that would be unprecedented, really, because what we are talking about is insta nt because what we are talking about is instant help to get people through the next few months in order to help them pay the rent and pay living costs. the rules are also being changed here, whereby people will not be able to be thrown out of their flats if they cannot pay rent, so we are going to see some quite interesting measures over the next 24 hours in germany which i think will be interesting for british viewers, to see what germany is doing and what potentially could also work in britain. thank you very much. damien in berlin, there are quite a lot of questions about the help for freelancers and people in the gig economy, not necessarily included in the measures that we we re included in the measures that we were hearing last week. concerns about how to keep people apart are causing difficult decisions to made right across the world, but also at home. here the national trust has announced its closing all of its parks and gardens, saying it's no longer possible

to maintain social distancing, just days after promising free entry for visitors. houses, cafes and shops run by the trust had already been shut. elsewhere, australia says it could enforce further social distancing measures after large crowds gathered on sydney's beaches in recent days. bondi beach was temporarily closed after crowds exceeded australia's 500—person outdoor gathering limit. more than a billion people in india have been asked to observe a 14—hour long curfew to try and combat the coronavirus pandemic. the country's prime minister said it would be a test to assess their ability to fight the virus. india has so far recorded 315 cases and there have been four deaths. and in the us, a number of states have enforced shutdowns. many americans are now under orders to stay at home, as the country battles to control the virus which has claimed more 300 lives there. the state of new york, considered to be the epicentre of the outbreak, has now ordered all non—essential

businesses to close. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. around america, everyday life has been turned upside down. coronavirus is in every state from california to connecticut, new york to illinois. people have been told to stay at home. the northern and southern borders closed to non—essential traffic, with both canada and mexico cooperating with the trump administration to limit the spread of the virus. in the us, more than 300 people have died. the number of cases has surpassed 20,000, with half of them in new york. young americans have faced strong criticism for not heeding the warnings to stay indoors, with spring break beach parties in miami and crowded city parks in new york, many appear oblivious to the threat posed by covid—19. these pictures of young people on beaches, these videos of young people saying, "this is my spring break", you know, "i'm out to party,

this is my time is a party", this is so unintelligent and reckless i can't even begin to express it. mike pence has become the face of america's response to coronavirus. it was revealed on friday a man in his office had tested positive, with mild cold—like symptoms. the vice president said he and his wife took a test on saturday and were negative. officials say it still isn't necessary for every american to be screened. donald trump has been criticised for appearing in a tweet to offer hope that the use of two drugs currently being studied will help fight the virus. the president's words were put in perspective by one of his chief advisers. i'm not totally sure what the president was referring to, but i believe he was referring to a report that used both hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin together to have some possibility of being in effect.

many of the things you hear out there are what are called anecdotal reports. in washington, senators at the white house are continuing to negotiate a $1 trillion emergency stimulus package to help ease the burden on working americans, many of whom have lost theirjobs because of the virus. newjersey is the latest state to order non—essential businesses to close and its residents to limit their public interactions. in california, people have been queueing to buy food as the state's make 40 million residents get used to a new way of life. as more and more us states order people to stay at home, this is becoming a more familiar scene, a deserted shopping mall on what should be a busy weekend. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. 13 minutes past eight, lovely to have you with us.

singing seems to be something that's getting lots of people through this difficult period of self isolation. you did promise some more singing. so far we've seen scenes from italy of people singing on their balconies and lots of people are taking part in on—line choirs. now people living in a block of flats in edinburgh have been creating their own version with a rendition of sunshine on leith. let's have a look. music i noticed this unsung —— on social media yesterday, i think that someone might have been blasting it from their car and everyone came out

and started singing along. who is the first one who starts and how long does it take until everybody is out? there is another brilliant bit on social media of someone singing bohemian rhapsody on his own on a balcony and nobody joining bohemian rhapsody on his own on a balcony and nobodyjoining in. bohemian rhapsody on his own on a balcony and nobody joining in. yes, you never see the clips of people saying, turn it down! lots still to come this morning. we'll be speaking to the man making the decisions about coronavirus in scotland after 08.30. his butactually feet in across the uk as well. —— his brief actually feeds across the uk as well. if you've got any questions you can use the hashtag bbcyourquestions on social media. for the latest developments on the coronavirus outbreak including what symptoms to look for, how to reduce your risk of becoming infected, and advice for those with underlying health conditions, just visit our website or go to the bbc news app. churches and cathedrals are planning

to stream services today after being instructed to close for three months because of coronavirus. the message to congregations is to look out for their friends and neighbours during the outbreak. they're also being asked to buy an extra item and place it in their local food bank and put a light in their window. we'rejoined from london by the head of the catholic church in england and wales, cardinal vincent nichols. and from york, the archbishop of york, john sentamu. good morning to you both. archbishop, let me come to you first. talk to me a little bit about what is planned for today, coordinated and joined up effort, give mea coordinated and joined up effort, give me a sense of how you would like people to be involved. what is interesting is that people are streaming services and some are being trained on how they can use their computer to stream services. the church near you already have streaming services which will allow

people to continue to abide by the government's information. we had very challenging words from the prime minister today that if we do not have deep social distancing, the nhs might be overwhelmed in the next five days. so people should self—isolate. five days. so people should self-isolate. talk to me about your view, when you see images of people queueing in supermarket. we see some of these scenes, some very nervous people, people worried about essential supplies, what is your message to them? i think my message to them, make sure you still abide by the government's advice of distancing. we are talking about two to three metre, that's still short. somebody could be carrying the virus without knowing, they could cough, their threat has been tickled. —— because their throat is ticklish. we have been told by the retail group

that actually, there is enough food so there is no need for panic buying. if you want to go and get your food, fine, but buying. if you want to go and get yourfood, fine, but don't buying. if you want to go and get your food, fine, but don't do buying. if you want to go and get yourfood, fine, but don't do bulk buying. i would suggest that we are dealing with the —— doing church services, for example, weddings should be limited to the legal minimum, the priest, the couple getting married and the witnesses, five people. and those people have got to be distancing in the service. this is for the well—being of all of us. we should all stop being selfish and realise that you are my neighbour neighbour, i should watch the guidance that the government has given me. it doesn't mean the church is closed, the church is a living

organism. i have been praying every hour, and! organism. i have been praying every hour, and i have been streaming today, and i will be streaming at 10am, 12pm, today, and i will be streaming at 10am,12pm,tpm and 6pm. today, and i will be streaming at 10am, 12pm, tpm and 6pm. in times of trouble, people might turn to the church and they might want to seek solace or peace or thought or prayer but they are not able to do it, so how will you be able to stay in touch with your congregation? social media has been a godsend, really. in a sense that you can be in touch with a lot of people without necessarily having to be so close to them. some churches are going to remain open in the sense that people can come, and again, those who are watching, will limit numbers, and there will be very clear itself distancing and people can come in, light a candle from a distance and thatis light a candle from a distance and that is going to be important. this evening we are inviting all christian churches to light a candle in their window at 7pm as a sign

that we are one, although we don't meet face—to—face. that we are one, although we don't meet face-to-face. grateful for your time, archbishop, thank you for speaking with us. and cardinal vincent nichols joined us as well, the head of the catholic church in england. for many catholics, going to mass on sunday is part of the rhythm of their lives, receiving eucharist a very important part of their faith so what is your guidance to catholics? could i begin by saying, i want to endorse everything that the archbishop said. catholic, for catholics, masses are at the central part of our life. with the blessing of the internet, we can strea m blessing of the internet, we can stream our mass. there is another pa rt stream our mass. there is another part of our tradition, gods grace is never limited to his sacraments and god has a way of touching our lives beyond the tangibles. one expression

of this is the practice of what we call making a spiritual communion. every celebration of mass that is streamed will include a moment in which the priests helps and leads people to make this act of spiritually receiving the presence of christ into their soul. that is effective, it doesn't have the same tangible element of the sacrament, the visible sacrament, but it s grace is available to us. we will discover these things again in the next months. we are reaching the holiest point of the church's calendar as we head towards easter, have you thought ahead as to how that might be managed? we have actually had indications from pope francis about this, the ceremonies are to be made available online, and maybe through the bbc, maybe you could recognise the importance of

this time of the year, and make available some public broadcasting for us. i think that would be widely appreciated. there is something else i'd like to say, and that is, as people live in increasing isolation, self isolation, social distancing, i think it's very important that we put a structure to our day. monks and nuns who choose an isolated way of life know the importance of this, we learn from them. you have a timetable and stick to it, don't just lie on the sofa and leave the television on all day. as a family, you create a new rhythm. in that timetable and that the rhythm, please have periods of silence that you shared together. maybe you might igoes or read, maybe you might feel inclined —— you might doze or read, maybe you might feel inclined to pray. that period of silence is important to everybody, stick to it and stay alert to each other. it's

worth saying, people who don't have faith at the moment, we have seen incredible spirit of generosity and kindness out there, so that sense of looking after each other is not limited necessarily to one faith or another or no faith at all. of course not. it is written into our human nature, as is the inclination to be selfish, we have seen that as well. but increasingly we will see the good side of human nature ma nifests the good side of human nature manifests itself. what faith does is, it says, underneath this human nature, like an underground stream, there is the presence of god, there is the grace of god. and we draw on it, consciously or not. god has made as to be people who love, god has made us to be people who give. and when we give and love and look after each other, we know we are right, we feel good, we know this is what we should be doing. so there is a deep relationship between our human nature and how it is explained and

unfolded to us in the mystery of god's presence among us. thank you so much for your time, cardinal. it is 8:24am. you may not be able to do too much outside but let's have a look at the weather. maybe if you are looking at the window outside. there might be a few people going out doing the safe distance dog walk this morning, a beautiful shot of the north yorkshire coast this morning. a bit of cloud in the sky, a lot of that is quite thin. there are breaks in that, many of us will be looking out onto a dry day, may be looking out onto a dry day, may be sunshine out there as well. high pressure in control, that is a reason things are looking settled for the vast majority majority of us for the vast majority majority of us for the vast majority majority of us for the next few days. there are hints of changing the focus. today, cloudy across northern scotland, patchy rain into the western isles, cloud in the north yorkshire coast,

other parts of the coast of north—east england, a bit of cloud elsewhere in the uk. a lot of the cloud is thinning and breaking, leaving abundant sunshine for the afternoon. these are your winters, average speeds, the gusts are a bit higher but it is not as windy as yesterday. still a noticeably breezy condition, but for many of us, temperatures in double figures. tonight, the winds is further for a few of us. clear skies will see a widespread frost taking hold. some high cloud spilling towards northern ireland, northern and western scotland, for some, to which is not going down too far. for eat in scotland, —— eastern scotland, a frosty and bright start. monday, fine, barely a cloud in the sky, bright will eastern parts of scotland. northern and western scotla nd scotland. northern and western scotland and northern ireland, the cloud thickening in the breeze picking up and you will notice quite

a bit of rain moving in towards the north—west of scotland, northern and western isles, particularly the western isles, particularly the western isles. very wet into the afternoon. temperatures will creep up afternoon. temperatures will creep upa degree afternoon. temperatures will creep up a degree also on monday. another look at the bigger picture shows this weather front. as we get into tuesday, high pressure being squeezed, still there for england and wales on tuesday. for scotland and wales on tuesday. for scotland and northern ireland, more cloud for all of us at this stage, you may see all of us at this stage, you may see a bit of rain. the heaviest and most persistent rain in the far north—west, northern and western isles. sticking around for a couple of days here. elsewhere, temperatures have gone up a bit further in the brightness but that all changes during the week. this weather front as the week goes on will move south, weakening as it ta kes will move south, weakening as it takes the chance of a bit of rain into parts of england and wales. a selection of places here. once that goes through later in the week, it will be bright again but a chilly northerly breeze at that stage.

beautiful skies to appreciate at the moment which we will do. it is a slightly strange and unusual mothering sunday for all of us. businesses are also preparing to miss out on their usual sales on mothering sunday, as customers avoid the shops, and places to eat have been told to shut to help limit the spread of the coronavirus. those with an online presence are expected to fare better but a tough time ahead is expected for the retail and catering sectors. here's our business correspondent katy austin. saying it with cake. as walk—in customers disappearred, cat has had to adapt. she's pushed mail—order afternoon tea kits instead for mother's day and taken on staff who lost theirjobs elsewhere to help deliver on time. i've sold more than double what i normally would, which is incredible, because if i do have to close very

quickly for couple of weeks, then i'm ok with that. if i have to close for longer, then i don't know what the situation's going to be. the impact of social distancing has meant restaurants like this, tea rooms, and pubs were already reeling from swathes of mother's day cancellations. now they are being told to shut completely. even florists have had a dire week. this year, out of the 34 years that i have had my own businesses, this is the worst mother's day ever. ever. why is that? people are thinking about food more than flowers. i know that everyone — they are panicking, people are panicking. for shops and businesses who sell all sorts of gifts and cards, mother's day is often a boom time. because of the pandemic, there are just fewer people shopping on high streets this year and there is a big shift to buying things online for delivery instead. but it is thought that still won't make up for an overall drop in the amount customers have spent. this chocolate chain has both a high

street and online presence. it's asked some staff to work roles they wouldn't normally do this week because demand has been concentrated in different areas of the business. in the run—up to mother's day, what we've seen is that the 125 shops down the country are seeing a broad reduction in footfall but we are seeing a marked, big, 100% plus increase in shopping on the online channel. does the online increase make up for the loss of physical sales? not wholly, no. it offsets it. but right now being online is a bigger advantage than ever. firms who are reliant on people coming into their shops or venues face an unhappy mother's day. katie austin, bbc news. it's mothering sunday, but for many people seeing their mum or grandmother today won't be possible, as older people have been advised to self—isolate. so instead lots of you have been

sending us your messages. let's see a few of them now. tom and monica have emailed in to say happy mother's day to their amazing mum natalie, who works for the nhs as a paramedic. they say she is their inspiration. james, will, harvey and maisie—daisy want to say happy mother's day to their mum, samantha saunders. they say, "you make each day special and we love you so much. thanks for all you do for us, now put your feet up and enjoy being spoilt rotten." iimagine if i imagine if he has a house full, thatis i imagine if he has a house full, that is not going to happen! lynne, damian, jacob, isabella and sue say, "happy mother's day mum and nanny. sorry we can't be with you today. thank you for all you do for all of us, we love you lots." thank you for those, really nice to see some of those today. happy mother's day to my mum as well! the andrew marr show is on bbc one at 9am. andrew, what do you have

on today's programme? it is really interesting. who do you actually want to hear from at the moment? we will speak to the man in charge of the relevant parties of the world health organization in the search for a vaccine and cures. i will talk to two front line doctors in london and birmingham. i will talk to the mayor of london, the great hotspot for this at the moment. i will talk about the mental effect of what we are all going through, and also the communities secretary on whose behalf letters have been sent out to 1.5 million people this weekend, who are particularly vulnerable, asking them to stay at home. we will see you later. thank you. stay with us, headlines coming up.

hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and rachel burden. here's a summary of this morning's main news. the prime minister has issued a rallying call to the public to do more to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. borisjohnson urged families not to visit vulnerable loved ones on mother's day and warned the nhs could be overwhelmed if people do not follow social distancing guidelines. the number of people who have died in the uk from the disease has now risen to 233 with more than 5,000 confirmed cases. italy has ordered all companies and factories to close immediately, u nless factories to close immediately, unless their work is essential to tackling the virus. authorities in

the worst hit region of lombardy announced stricter measures, including a ban on outdoor physical activity. 5000 people have died in the country. australia has become the latest company to australia has become the latest com pa ny to enforce australia has become the latest company to enforce measures for social distancing after large crowds gathered on the beaches in sydney in recent days. more than 100 billion us dollars has now been made available to support the most vulnerable during the crisis. the national trust has announced it will close all of its parks and gardens, saying it is no longer possible to maintain social distancing. this is days after promising free entry to visitors. houses and cafe is have already been shut. sainsbury‘s is to change its priority shopping times for nhs staff and elderly customers — to keep the two groups apart. nhs and social care workers will be allowed in its stores between 7.30 and 8 every morning, monday to saturday. the elderly, disabled and their carers will have a dedicated hour between 8 and 9 in the morning every

monday, wednesday and friday. rich is here with a sports chat. not actual sporting action today, of course. plenty of issues though, aren't there? enough to keep you busy, anyway. what a difference a week makes. last week you were out with grassroots football. that is all off now, obviously. we were saying earlier, sport is not the most important thing, but for many of us it is a framework for our lives. you know, there would have been a big fa cup quarterfinal going on today. sheffield united, arsenal, and norwich against manchester united. of course, all professional sport in the country is either postponed or cancelled. it is affecting things across the world.

well, while professional sporting events are getting cancelled across the world, pressure continues to mount on the olympics. as it stands, the games are still set to begin injuly in tokyo but brazil, norway and slovenia's olympic committees have urged them to be postponed, as has the usa's athletics governing body. they've written a letter to the us olympic and paralympic committee asking for the games to be held at a different time. it doesn't change any thoughts i have. i would never it doesn't change any thoughts i have. iwould never look it doesn't change any thoughts i have. i would never look back on this moment and say i wish something else had happened, and if we get the chance to save lives it is worth it, i don't care. this is bigger than me. i had my chance, i should have done a betterjob and everything happens for a reason. i would not change my mind at all. southampton's chief executive has told the bbc that premier league matches could be televised every day while people are still confined to their homes because of the coronavirus outbreak. all football is currently suspended until the end of april, but martin

semmens believes football returning could be "a sign that the country is coming back to normal" if it was safe to do so. semmens says teams are hopeful of completing the league by the end ofjune, but did not yet know when play would resume. away from the coronavirus, there is some good news from rugby's premiership. worcester warriors forward michael fatialofa, is making a miraculous recovery, after a life—threatening injury he suffered at the start of the year. fatialofa was taken to intensive care with a neck injury he suffered against saracens on the 5th of january. the injury happened just a minute after he came on as a substitute. but after 11 weeks in hospital... ..he's now managing to walk unaided. his wife tatiana posted this video on social media, saying "he was literally paralysed from the neck down 10 weeks ago. you're witnessing a miracle that even medical professionals can't explain."

and finally, with football postponed, one key question has been how are footballers staying fit? well, one premier league striker has shown us his regime. this is leicester city forward jamie vardy with his wife rebekah. clearly, self isolation is not getting them down with this well choreographed routine! that is brilliant. it looks pretty well choreographed, doesn't it? that is great. i have to say, self isolation is amazing for creativity. yes, there is a very good twitter account, nick heath sports, and he does commentary of everyday things. is that with his daughter? no, someone else. he is normally a rugby

commentator, and it isjust genius. look up nick heath sport. commentator, and it isjust genius. look up nick heath sportlj commentator, and it isjust genius. look up nick heath sport. i will look that up. let's get more on the measures being used to contain the virus with professorjason leitch, the national clinical director for the scottish government. he joins us from glasgow this morning, with more on how we can continue to stay safe. delighted to see you. can ijust ask, in terms of where we are at the moment and how the uk is faring, you see a lot on social media about these tracking graphs and how far these tracking graphs and how far the uk is behind italy at the moment. we may be only nine or ten days behind them, but rates of infection may be worse in this country, and it is hard to know how much of that is accurate. what can you tell us? it is not entirely accurate. you have to bear in mind that every country is different, but the virus isn't. so, the virus is

the virus isn't. so, the virus is the same, and the virus is affecting people similarly in china, italy, and here. what is different is the timing and the nature of the demographic of the country, and the health system of the country. so every health system looks a little bit different. japan, for instance, has a lot more small hospitals than big hospitals. we have quite a lot of big hospitals across the united kingdom, so you would expect us to change the way we do it, depending on what we have available to us. in scotland, for example, we have shetland. shetland and orkney look different to the centre of london. we have got to adapt, but it is still a very, very difficult virus and it is going to be tricky. but there is an opportunity then, if we observe these social distancing measures very strictly, to stop following the kind of path that italy has been following. everything

we are doing is learning from other countries, both the things that have gone well, and the things that have appeared to not go quite as well. we are in touch with our chinese colleagues. some of my colleagues had a call yesterday with some of the people in wuhan who have been working on this crisis, and you can be certain that the uk is learning from all of the country is working on this, and what we have learned is that social distancing is a com pletely that social distancing is a completely crucial. crucial to protect you and i, but more importantly, to protect our elderly pa rents, importantly, to protect our elderly parents, or those with pre—existing disease, to try and help them get through this really difficult few months. let's really try and understand social distancing because it is different to self isolation. what is the simplest way you would explain it to our audience? it is brea kfast explain it to our audience? it is breakfast time, i am sorry, we will have to get a little bit pirate. if

you think about the chain of the virus. if i have the virus, i shared it. i shed the virus in my saliva and when i blow my nose. that virus is then a risk to other people. so ifiam is then a risk to other people. so if i am symptomatic and i am coughing, and perhaps blowing my nose a little bit, that would go either unto you, if you and i were in close proximity, or it would go onto surfaces that other people can then touch and take into themselves. you cannot get it through your skin, you can only get it if you ingest it in some way. so eyes, noses and mouths. i'm somebody everybody —— sorry that everybody is having their scrambled eggs, but it is important. we wa nt scrambled eggs, but it is important. we want to break the chain of the virus. keep the symptomatic people at home. that breaks the change. wash surfaces, that breaks the chain. wash your hands, that breaks the chain. and, keep two metres apart as much as you can stop not

with your 18—month—old toddler, that is ridiculous. but keep two metres apart from your mother today on mother's day, or use video conferencing. that breaks the change. but yesterday, everyone was thinking, let's get out in the fresh air. we can't go to the pub, let's get out into the fresh air. but then those big parks became points of congregation, so this is another problem. yes, that is a challenge. for those of you who have seen the australian prime minister with bondi beach yesterday, when thousands went to the beach before it got closed. we have to use common sense. my pa rents a re we have to use common sense. my parents are both 79. they have been walking every day. they have either done that from home, or they have driven locally to a countryside area, they have walked and kept their distance from other people, and it has worked really well. in fa ct, and it has worked really well. in fact, i think they probably have

walked more since they have been socially distancing than before, which is great. so we have got to be sensible. no team games, no five aside football, but football across aside football, but football across a fence in a back garden, that is acceptable. get creative. can we fly through some questions from our viewers? of course. "i live in a rural area. is it safe to go for a walk outside, where i am unlikely to meet anyone? it is recommended. another one here. i live alone with nobody to assist. several years ago i wonder went bypass surgery. should ibe i wonder went bypass surgery. should i be locking myself away for 12 weeks? this is particularly vulnerable category that i know the government wants to completely self—isolate for a period of time. it is difficult to give individual advice, so i have to be slightly careful. but from what you have said, that person is not immunocompromised. a heart bypass does not make you immunocompromised, so they are not in the super high

risk group, they are in the next group down. they are in the group that should take social distancing very seriously. if they can get someone to get their shopping, and avoid public transport and work from home, that would be better. if they have to go out to get their shopping, they should do that taking those sensible social distancing measures into account. this one is interesting. no one has discussed a holiday within the uk. should we still go if already booked? we are a little bit worried, particularly in scotland. there were quite a lot of reports yesterday about people escaping to their holiday homes in the highlands. remember, our health services and our food the highlands. remember, our health services and ourfood infrastructure and everything else is geared up for what normally happens, so we are ready for some people to go for the easter holidays, but we are not ready for people to arrive in the highlands and islands and use the health service for the next three

months. we need to be slightly cautious. i think, months. we need to be slightly cautious. ithink, if months. we need to be slightly cautious. i think, if you months. we need to be slightly cautious. ithink, if you have months. we need to be slightly cautious. i think, if you have got a holiday booked and you can continue to do the social distancing, you can go to your caravan on the coast, i think that is probably ok. what we don't want is hoards of camper vans coming to fort william. the health service will not be able to manage that. some of those people will get sick. we are not taking this lightly. this is properly serious, this virus. and that applies to any holiday destinations, wherever in the united kingdom. yes, notjust a random scottish one i picked out. the united kingdom. yes, notjust a random scottish one i picked outm isa random scottish one i picked outm is a beautiful part of the world, of course. and this one. i am a scottish nurse, i have a one—year—old and a 14—year—old. how do i keep my family safe when i come home after a shift. iam scared. safe when i come home after a shift. i am scared. the first thing to say to her is we are very grateful for her, and we need her healthy, we need her well, we need her to be able to buy shopping, so please will people stop buying too much because

she will have a 12 hour shift and she will have a 12 hour shift and she will have 20 mitts on the way home before she goes to see those kids to pick up some groceries. and she needs them. really, it is selfish to buy too much, i cannot emphasise that enough. however, she is also well trained in cross infection and how to look after herself. the changes, she probably should not hug those children as soon as she arrives. she should immediately wash her hands. she will not be wearing her uniform anyway, so she is perfectly able in that household, as long as everybody is asymptomatic, to treat those children as normal. she can hug the one—year—old before they go to sleep. that is a relief. and in terms of how we are looking after our health south at the moment, officially we are told by the manager is that there are no issues with personal protection equipment, but what we are hearing from the front line is that there is not enough of it. not enough to go around, there isn't time to fit it

properly to everyone, certain parts of the country are running out. what can you tell us? there are three big challenges here. remember, we have been planning this for a long time, but it is on us really fast. we need simply, but it is on us really fast. we need supply, we need distribution, and then we need actual fit of the individuals. i know there is enough supply. the distribution has been challenging because we are adding in new places. so we're adding in care homes, community pharmacies, we have not had to do regular ppe transmission to those places before, so that is causing some individual challenges around the four uk countries. the third thing is, we have to train, particularly high—end people, intensive care nurses and those who are training up to help in intensive care, to know how to work these masks. they are high—end, which not everybody needs. they are uncomfortable, they are not pleasant to wear. i have won them in theatre,

and they are not fun. you have to make sure the fit is right. you have to be trained in how to do it for yourself and to help others. you cannot do that all in two hours. that needs time, and i'm confident that the beginning of the supply chain is robust, and now the distribution will get better over the next few days, and then the training inside the trust of england and the health boards in scotland is going much better. we are hearing worrying stories about doctors on the front line becoming unwell. a couple of them really quite unwell with coronavirus. that will be a very concerning development. with coronavirus. that will be a very concerning developmentm with coronavirus. that will be a very concerning development. it is awful. you cannot fail but be impressed by those who are stepping up impressed by those who are stepping up in oursocial care impressed by those who are stepping up in our social care system, in ca re up in our social care system, in care homes, all the way up through ourgp care homes, all the way up through our gp practices, the community services, community pharmacists, and right up to the intensive care doctors. but they are at the front line of this virus. this virus is

bad. people are already dying in the uk who have become infected with this virus, so it is really important that, from the young people who watch you, right up to the old people on mother's day today, for example, take this very, very seriously. we really are not messing about. thank you so much. thank you. it is excellent to hear that clear information at times like this. this is the point where we say goodbye to ben who's reading the news bulletin on the andrew marr show. yes, thank you. i'll leave you with matt and a look at this morning's weather. our window on the weather world, maybe if you can head into the garden and get some air, we have got a picture from one of our weather

watchers on a safe distance dog walk, a beautiful view of the north yorkshire coast. there is some cloud around at the moment, but the main story today is notjust around at the moment, but the main story today is not just that around at the moment, but the main story today is notjust that it is dry, but there is plenty of sunshine, and more than yesterday. still a chilly easterly breeze. not as strong as it was yesterday. it is high—pressure, it seems like it is a long way away, its centre is, but its influence is being felt across most of the uk. there is a weak weather front to the far north—west of scotland, so some patchy rain in the western isles. elsewhere, a bit of cloud, but that will thin and allow the sun trying to come through. for much of the uk it is abundant sunshine this afternoon. the wind was stronger yesterday, still coming from the east, southeast, so still quite chilly and you will feel that along the north sea coasts, around 7—8dc. but for many of us, we are just creeping into double figures. those

temperatures will drop away quite quickly tonight, particularly into england and wales. clear skies, the breeze easing a bit more here, so a widespread frost will set in. a bit ofa widespread frost will set in. a bit of a breeze, some cloud around in places. particularly in england and wales and eastern scotland, a frost to start tomorrow. high pressure is still in control across england and wales tomorrow, and hardly a cloud in the sky. high cloud in scotland and northern ireland. whilst most here will stay dry, it is turning much better in north—west scotland, especially in the western isles in the afternoon. some persistent, heavy rain and quite breezy. in the sunshine, temperatures heading up a few degrees. in the far north—west, this weather front is part of the story of our weather for the week ahead. it will slowly move south, but the emphasis is on slowly. on

tuesday, it has not moved at all. still very wet in north—west scotland, especially into the western isles. a few spots of rain elsewhere, but still largely sunny in england and wales with temperatures nudging up a bit. temperatures will drop us the week goes on as this weather front moves further south. not much rain left on that weather front as it moves into england and wales. to end the week, bright with a view showers around, a few wintry showers in places perhaps, but by then there will be a chilly northerly breeze. it is pretty brisk out there. lots of you are stuck at home, self isolating or doing your best to stay away from friends and family. there isa away from friends and family. there is a question about how to stay healthy. here to give us some answers is the former england cricket captain michael vaughan, who is going to be streaming

specially—designed daily workouts for people to follow at home. hejoins us now. good morning. great to see you. is that home?! no, this is the local gym. that home?! no, this is the local gym- i that home?! no, this is the local gym. i will be doing the classes, but instructors will be giving free classes to all of those in isolation, particularly those who are over 70. it is so important to stay active for your mind, your health, and for all those in isolation. 2:30pm every day there will be a free online workshop with one of the trainers. not myself, i will be doing the exercises with you all at 2:30pm every day, try to make sure everyone is staying active. lot of people might feel intimidated by all the gym equipment, but presumably this is designed for people at home of all levels, is it? yes, it is mainly designed for the people over 70. it is on facebook, justjoin the group and at 2:30pm

every day there will be a trainer in front of the camera giving you all the exercises. those weights in the background, i am the exercises. those weights in the background, iam not the exercises. those weights in the background, i am not sure they will be involved. it will be basic squats, lunges, the odd press up, i guess, a little bit of cardio. star jumps. the old miss goddess kind of work—out. it is so important that people stay active. they can join in and have a bit of fun. green goddess, by the way, has been featured here on breakfast. she is bullion. we have had an announcement that there is no professional cricket to be played in england and wales until 28th of may, and that is a provisional date. how damaging will that be for your sport? yes, worrying times for everybody. but cricket, like many sports, i think they have made the right decision.

day to day, we are getting different m essa g es day to day, we are getting different messages about this terrible virus, and cricket will just messages about this terrible virus, and cricket willjust have to go on the expert advice. if later in the summer cricket can take place and the international calendar can take place from june the 4th, that would be terrific, but first and foremost, cricket like everyone else, we're just hoping that everyone stays safe and really becomes secondary to what the country and the whole world are going through. yes, it is worrying times for the sport, but like eve ryo ne times for the sport, but like everyone in society, we will knuckle down and fight through it and i am sure we will be back later on in the summer. well, best of luck keeping up summer. well, best of luck keeping up with those people over 70, there are up with those people over 70, there a re lots of up with those people over 70, there are lots of very strong and fit people out there! asi people out there! as i mentioned, the green goddess will be doing regular slots to the course of the next few weeks on bbc brea kfast. we're joined now by etiquette

expert william hanson, and tv presenter and supper club host laura jackson. there are so many different ways to get together online. i have been bombarded with opportunities to go on zoom, skype, google hang—out. how do you know where to start if you have never done this before? well, i have never done this before? well, i have been using house party app, which seems to be really easy and fun, and you can access your whole address book. that seems to be the one that my friends are using at the moment. what have you been doing? because you have genuinely been having virtual parties online, haven't you? yes, i've been having virtual dinners, supper clubs, bingo. we are doing a pub quiz as well. just trying to be connected to all of ourfriends, well. just trying to be connected to all of our friends, really. well. just trying to be connected to all of ourfriends, really. we have got a lot of friends who are single, it still want to chat and have dinner together, so it is a great way of connecting everybody. and of

course, it is free if you have got wi—fi. course, it is free if you have got wi-fi. yes, as long as the broadband can hold up. this is a whole new area of social etiquette for us all to be dealing with. have you dipped your toe into this yet? yes, absolutely, and it is something that we are all having to do. i think they're almost can be a slight forgiveness we can give for any of our friends or colleagues who, perhaps, get a few things wrong. as a society, we are all in this together, we are going to make mistakes, we are going to quickly finesse what works and what doesn't work when it comes to these virtual gatherings that we are having. but as long as the lighting is good, the shot is good, you don't need to dress up massively if you are having a virtual dinner party, as long as you look presentable. it is your own house, there is no need for the black tie and dinnerjacket. as long as you have comb your hair, as if you were going to your next—door neighbour for a spot of supper. that is all you need to do. the problem

is, my house will never look as neat as your house. the second thing is, when you are at home, you relax a bit more, and you forget there are things you shouldn't do in front of other people. is eating ok in front of other people? well, just as at a normal dinner party, sol of other people? well, just as at a normal dinner party, so i don't think there is any reason not to do it. if you are having a virtual dinner party. but do be aware that there is a camera pointing at you, and perhaps people are more aware of what you look like when you are eating. so actually, if you don't have nice table manners, sitting up straight with your elbows tucked in, and eating with your mouth closed, quickly you will realise that you do need to do that because everybody else, the microphone will pick up your cheering and they won't love it. thank you very much. enjoy your virtual parties. thank you to both of you. that's all for this morning.

have a wonderful weekend. i know we are living in strange times. dan and louise will be back tomorrow from 6am.

this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines. the british prime minister warns the national health service could soon be "overwhelmed" with coronavirus patients. borisjohnson urges people to "make the heroic and collective national effort" to slow the spread of the virus. he cautions against visiting loved ones on mother's day. nhs england writes to 1.5 million people, who are most at risk, strongly advising them not to go out for 12 weeks, to protect themselves. in europe, italy edges closer to complete shutdown. spain races to create more space to treat the sick after the number of deaths rises by a third. more than a billion people in india are under a 14 hour—long curfew to try to limit the epidemic.