this is bbc news. the headlines. the uk prime minister warns of tougher measures if social distancing advice isn't followed — he says people who are acting irresponsibly — are putting lives at risk. we will keep the implementation of these measures under constant review and yes, of course, we will bring forward further measures if we think that is necessary. nhs england writes to one and half million of the most high risk people, who are told to not leave home for 12 weeks — to shield them from the coronavirus. spain's state of emergency is extended for another two weeks — while in italy the death toll from the virus rises again. primark is the latest uk high street

chain to close its doors until further notice. and new ways of reaching parishioners — on a sunday without church services as usual. hello and welcome to viewers in the uk and around the world. the british prime minister today urged the public again to follow the rules for social distancing to slow the spread of coronavirus. speaking in downing street, he said the government would bring forward further measures if necessary if the two metre rules isn't observed. it comes as one and a half million people at greatest risk are being told they must self—isolate for 12 weeks. the government says it's drawing up plans to deliver food parcels to those without friends, family or neighbours to help them.

the number of people who have died in the uk with coronavirus has risen to 281. there have been 5,683 confirmed cases. here's our health editor hugh pym. at his daily press conference, the prime minister first had thanks for nhs staff and those who followed official advice to limit social contact, cancelling mother's day visits for example or sacrificing businesses by closing pubs, restaurants and gems. but he hinted there could be more measures to come. we will keep the implementation of these measures under constant review and yes of course we will bring forward further measures if we think that is necessary. so, always remember in following this advice, i know how difficult it is, but always remember that each and every one of us, you are doing your bit in following this advice.

so, how much social distancing has there been today? in brighton, they they were out and about, it was may be quiet for a sunny spring sunday, this meanwhile was richmond park in south—west london. this early morning train was crowded, some perhaps heading into work. but at the supermarket, isles were full as people with their trolleys focused on shopping. malham in the yorkshire dales, families were out walking as usual enjoying the sunshine. almost all of us, there are no new rules saying we should stay at home, it is ok to go for a walk or have a run, especially on a day like this. but, there are clear new guidelines on what we should and shouldn't be doing if we do go out. the advice to the general public is to stay at least two metres apart to avoid all gatherings, such as groups of friends, and to avoid all nonessential travel. the over 70s and those with underlying conditions should be extra careful, for example people with asthma and diabetes or who are pregnant. they are advised to significantly limit face—to—face interaction, including friends and family.

there is different guidance for up to one and a half million people with serious health conditions, including cystic fibrosis, specific cancers and those who need dialysis. they have been told not to go out for 12 weeks. we will be setting out to them how we are going to help, so they might be staying at home for a long time, but they shouldn't feel alone and we are going to do this in a number of ways, medicines will be delivered through community pharmacies and food and supplies are going to be delivered through local councils with the support of supermarkets and the armed forces. as for the front line of the nhs, ministers say specialist protective equipment has been dispatched to doctors and nurses who could be treating patients with coronavirus. but, some say it hasn't yet arrived. we have been hearing over the last few days and weeks from doctors across the country who are really particularly worried about the lack of personal protective equipment

that they have been seeing on the front line. we have had doctors tell us that they feel like lambs to the slaughter, they feel like cannon fodder. doctors and public health experts were out on the streets of bradford today, stressing the key messages designed to help protect the most vulnerable. the aim is to look after them and do everything possible to reduce future pressure on the nhs. hugh pym, bbc news. i spoke to hugh pym — and asked him about the tone of the prime minister's briefing. he was very going out of his way to thank people for sacrifices they have made as he said for not going out, cancelling plans and so on and businesses who couldn't open, but there was a pretty strong hint that if this social distancing policy wasn't having the effect of reducing the rate of growth of cases, that further measures would follow, the government has never ruled out in the uk further measures

being a bit tougher and closing bits of public transport or moving towards people being really told to stay at home and some sort of measure like that as in france, but has not got to that point at the moment. there was a hint that if people didn't go along with the official advice to limit social contact when they left home, more might follow. but we still have an increase in cases and fatalities. yes. and news today of a fatality in the uk, somebody who was 18, just 18. thought to be the youngest so far. that said, it was somebody with an underlying health condition and this is sadly the case with vulnerable people with underlying health conditions that they are more likely if they get the virus to suffer quite serious consequences, but certainly very tragic news that somebody of that age has gone with the virus.

which is why we want to stop the transmission, isn't it? to stop the spread and do the sensible thing and heed that advice and keep people safe. how is the nhs coping at the moment? we are hearing antidotal reports that it is very stretched, and certainly in parts of london. london is a few weeks ahead of the rest of the uk. in terms of case numbers. we had a london hospital late on friday saying that it had a critical incident and had to pass on covid—i9 patients to other hospitals. equally we hear from doctors that actually a lot of work is being done to create intensive care beds to free up space, the uk government has done a deal with the private sector to bring in a thousand beds and private hospitals for use by the national health service but we also are hearing from doctors that protective equipment has not been made properly available and they are frustrated and worried and some of them are scared. ministers say that equipment is going out as fast as possible. they're trying get to the front line of ambulance and nurses and mental health workers and others right

across the national health service. the other concern was the number of ventilators that is likely that the uk will need. yes. the call had gone out from the government for the manufacturing industry to do more to help create ventilators to supply them, simon stevens, who runs the nhs in england has said the number of ventilators will go up from 7000 to 12,000. so efforts are being made to create that capacity for what is likely to be a surge in intensive care cases. but the message from the nhs and the government is a lot depends on people going along with the guidelines and social distancing, with staying at home, with reducing risk to themselves and others. that is very important if the nhs ultimately will be able to cope. the only conversation we have with anybody is about coronavirus. a lot of people are saying to me how can we trust these numbers of how many cases there are when we are not

widespread testing? when is that supposed to happen? and on what scale? it has been quite controversial in the uk. with the level of testing. the who has dropped strong hints that the uk ought to be doing a lot more testing and capacity wasn't really there at one stage, it has been ramped up in the government announced last week it will go up to 25,000 tests today but they will be focused on hospital patients. the key thing is to ascertain whether somebody who comes in with a serious respiratory condition with symptoms of have they got this virus or not and did they need to be isolated. but the nhs workers are saying we want to be tested because if we develop symptoms at home and it is not the virus, and we knew about that and it was tested, we can get back to work. while the government says it wants to do more nhs testing but there are no firm plans yet that have been made clear to them. the main coronavirus developments around the world...

the rate of new infections in italy has fallen — but is still high — there've been 651 virus related deaths in the last 2a hours. the current death toll nears five—and—a—half thousand — which is greater than china's. spain is to impose 30—day entry restrictions on most foreigners from midnight at ports and airports. spanish nationals, foreign residents, air crew, cargo workers, health workers and diplomats will be exempt. the country had already closed its land borders a few days ago. new york's governor andrew cuomo says the state has 4,800 new cases — bringing their total to over 15,000. the deaths have risen to a total of 114 state—wide. and elsewhere in the world. greece is imposing a countrywide curfew from tomorrow, it has more than 600 confirmed cases and 15 coronavirus related deaths. mozambique has announced its first case of covid—19. the country's health minister confirmed that a 75—year—old man who had returned from britain in mid—march had contracted the virus.

german chancellor angela merkel has announced new restrictions on social contact that will apply across the whole of germany. from now on people will only be allowed outside on their own, with members of their household or with one other person not in the same household. the will monitor and punish anyone infringing these new rules. more on that in a moment but first to italy where in the worst hit region — lombardy — all outside sport and physical activity has been banned. and in spain — the state of emerency has been extended for two weeks and they‘ re restricting entry to foreigners. we'll hear from damian grammaticas in madrid shortly but first sima kotecha reports from rome. every day, it gets quieter here. now, even hotels are closing after the government ordered all nonessential businesses to shut down, another move that turns this tourist city into something like a ghost town. hotel proprietors are anxious

about what lies ahead. translation: on a financial level, let's hope the state helps us in some way. if they don't, it will definitely be very worrying. but on the other hand, she's keen to isolate. we don't know who is positive with coronavirus. even we could be infecting people who come to stay with us. thousands of doctors from across italy have applied to be part of a task force working in the worst—affected areas. here in rome, a moving tribute to all those working in hospitals and trying to save lives. it says, "we stand with you". planes with extra medical supplies have arrived from russia to help hospitals here cope with the rising death toll. in an attempt to slow the spread of the virus, in some regions, people are no longer allowed to go more than a few hundred

metres from their homes. it seems as if europe has stopped and each day, with new death figures, it feels that little bit more still. streets drained of life, but out of sight, spain's fight against the virus is ceaseless. here, in a hotel, the first of many that are being requisitioned to serve as an overflow for ha rd—pressed hospitals, it's how spain is trying to contain the infection. so the prime minister has been forced to govern by teleconference. he announced the current state of emergency will last until mid april. restrictions on daily life getting even tighter. and this is what we found when we ventured beyond madrid. empty motorways. miles and miles of them. virtually no traffic.

this is one of spain's main north—south highways. the only things moving? trucks. filled with food. so apart from the bare essentials to keep this country functioning, spain really has come to a standstill. but despite these measures, there is no sign that the spread of the virus is being brought under control. the shutdown has left this entire country eerily emptied, public places abandoned. and this is the ancient city of cordoba, usually filled with tourists. not now. nothing. if the virus is a natural disaster, it is one that has left everything intact. just the people have vanished from view. manuela's family have run their gift shop here for 100 years. translation: it is like a nightmare. my main worry is nobody in my family gets the virus. back in madrid, lorry—loads

of oxygen for a new 1000—bed treatment centre the army is building in the city's convention centre, as all of spain's efforts are now directed at trying to save lives. damian grammaticas, bbc news, madrid. the german chancellor has announced that she will be going into quarantine after coming into contact with a doctor who's infected with coronavirus. angela merkel also announced a ban on gatherings of more than two people in public outside work. the ban will be in force for at least two weeks, but it will not apply to people from the same household. the number of cases in germany has been climbing rapidly, although the number of deaths remains low. announcing the ban, angela merkel made an emotional appeal for citizens to stick to the rules. translation: i am very moved by how many people are adhering to these social distancing rules. it is how we show care for the older people and people with underlying health issues for whom this virus is most dangerous. in short, this is how we save lives.

please all go along with this. do the right thing for our country, show reason and empathy. the headlines on bbc news... the uk prime minister warns of tougher measures if social distancing advice isn't followed — he says people who are acting irresponsibly — are putting lives at risk. nhs england writes to one and half million of the most high risk people, who are told to not leave home for 12 weeks — to shield them from the coronavirus. spain's state of emergency has been extended for another two weeks — while in italy the death toll from the virus has risen again. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's katie. good evening. the international olympic committee

have said they will look at a number of options over the next four weeks as they step up contingency planning for this summer's games in tokyo. they have ruled out cancellation, but a postponement to the start date injuly, will be looked at. ioc president, thomas bach has writen to all athletes, admitting that ‘we are in a dilemma', cancellation of the olympic games would destroy the olympic dream of 11,000 athletes from all 206 national 0lympic committees, from the ioc refugee olympic team, most likely for the paralympic athletes, and for all the people who are supporting you as coaches, doctors, officials, training partners, friends and family. cancellation would not solve any problem and would help nobody. therefore it is not on ouragenda.... this comes after more athletes from the around the world, added their voices to calls for the olympics and paralympics to be postponed. global athlete, fronted by the british olympic cycling champion, callum skinner, says that the games should be pushed back. if they're not, he thinks that

athletes could be forced into boycotting the olympics... i think they are concerned about having that decision less on their judgement. i think what we prefer to see would be the ioc and ipc to take leadership in this example and say that they don't consider it to be safe. i don't know if all of the members of the 2016 real 0lympic games there was a lot of worry about the zika virus come out of the net that now seems fellow comparison to the cobit but we did see a number of athletes choose not to attend because of their concern about that virus. —— because of their concern about that virus. -- in because of their concern about that virus. —— in comparison to coronavirus. this is an issue not totally in the hands of the organisers. even if they do plan to push ahead which i would think would be ill—advised, you can still see mass boycotts and that would do pretty long term damage to the 0lympic movement.

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 due to the coronavirus outbreak. as things stand, all football is suspended until the end of april. but martin semmens believes that football returning to the country could be a "good thing," if it was safe to do so. adding that, teams are hopeful of completing the league by the end ofjune, but doesn't yet know when play will resume. my my understanding haven't spent a reasonable amount of time with the government is in the right situation, the right time, when everybody is safe, and we are not using up everybody is safe, and we are not using up resources, everybody is safe, and we are not using up resources, the government would like us to get back to playing and they would like us to get back to playing because we are an entertainment and we will be a sign that the country is coming back to normal and if people are at home for another month and there is a primitive football game on tv every day that can only be a good thing. —— a premier league football game. meanwhile, the former manchester united midfielder, marou—an fellaini has tested positive for coronavirus.

the belgium international, who currently plays in the chinese premier league, is reportedly in isolation in hospital. according to his club, he is fit and well, and they believe he will get better soon. and finally some action on the race track for you... and golden 60, with localjokey vincent ho on board, came from last to first to win the hong kong derby in a near empty, show tin racecourse in hong kong. golden 60 won by a neck over play—a del puente to become only the second horse to win all three legs of hong kong's four—year—0ld classic series. coronavirus fears reduced the show tin crowd to under 1,000 from the usual 60 thousand that normally turn out for one of the biggest races on the calendar... that's all the sport for now. more online at the website. goodbye for now. thank you, katie. see you later. in the uk, the fashion chain primark is the latest in a string of high street retailers to temporarily shut up shop. it's cancelling all future

orders and is expected to close all of it's its 189 stores from tonight. here's our business correspondent katy austin. there have been queues at wholesalers and a spike in online shopping. amazon has struggled to keep up with demand for household staples and medical supplies. but non—food shops which rely on walk—in customers have suffered badly. timpson‘s is closing its 2,000 sites after a 60% fall in sales. we have based our assumptions on the fact that we will be closing our shops for at least three months. we've got to cut costs as quickly as we can but make sure we look after the colleagues who have been with us a long time and to make sure that it is viable for them as well. shops don't have to close but health concerns and lack of trade mean more and more are, from river island tojohn lewis, where shutters will fall across the country on monday night, although its online

operation will remain open. now primark is expected to close all 189 of its uk stores tonight and it doesn't have an online offering to full back on. primark has weeks and weeks of stock already on its way to the uk by sea and more sitting in warehouses. so it has cancelled all future orders for now to avoid buying things it simply won't be able to sell. many struggling stores are asking already under—pressure landlords to defer rents. then there's the impact of cancelled orders on the vast retail supply chain. they may be planning two to three years ahead with manufacturers all over the world. and this isn'tjust about the uk, retailers all over the world are having to withdraw from manufacturing commitments. so the knock—on effects on the global economy are going to be quite significant and will last for quite some time. emergency government measures such as scrapping business rates are designed to protect firms and jobs. shops hope when they are out of hibernation, customers will return.

katy austin, bbc news. for many of us — aspects of daily life have changed in ways we might not have anticipated even a couple of weeks ago. mother's day get togethers were advised against — church of england services didn't take place today. but some churches did find ways to reach their congregations — as phillip norton reports. on this mothering sunday, when many are far from family, friends or loved ones... church services like never before, on facebook, youtube, and this, broadcast on local radio stations. the temptation is to pull up the drawbridge and just look after ourselves. that is the kind of thing that leads to panic buying, to growing fear and to spiritual and emotional, as well as physical, isolation. all faiths finding new ways to celebrate and support. 13—year—old yuval‘s bar mitzvah, broadcast to his family. glory be to the omniscient...

here in east london, this was friday prayers. welcome to st albans cathedral. a scene repeated all across the country. we are keeping our social distancing. just weeks ago in flooded yorkshire, the church was a focal point. but there were no services for vicar eleanor robertshaw in snaith today. it almost feels like, what else can you throw at us? everybody‘s already really fatigued from dealing with the flooding and now, to move straight into this is just exhausting. but we have the advantage that community spirit was so built up then that itjust continues and that is brilliant. there are unsold mother's day flowers, the nation told to keep away from mum. for many, this is how mother's day greetings had to be made. happy mother's day, mum. sorry i can't be there this year. that's ok, phillip. i quite understand. it's the same for everybody. and for these mothers in lockdown in a care home in prestwich, a message to their families.

the point is to take each day as it comes, carry on regardless, be happy. it is a weekend when we have distanced ourselves from the ones we love, but it has seen people come together in new ways. philip norton, bbc news. all countries around the world seem to be want the same thing, this is about stopping the transmission of this virus. not allowing it to spread any more than it is necessary. between people. on the bbc website, you will find plenty of information about coronavirus and how to try to stop the spread stop the kind of information about hygiene and washing her hands using a tissue, avoiding touching their face, also advice about how to socially distance yourself, working

from home where possible, and also who is in those high risk categories of the people who for the moment need to be self isolated. plenty of that on the website. this is bbc news. charities are warning that some homeless shelters are having to close because of a lack of volunteers. more money is being made available to offer accomodation, in wales, the government is planning to fund the block—booking of rooms at hotels and b&bs. here's our wales correspondent, hywel griffith. the virus may be emptying our streets, but what happens to the people left behind? for cardiff's rough sleepers, covid—19 is pushing down even further to the margins. nathan has been homeless for three years. if he needs to self—isolate, all he has is a tent. his health is poor and he is scared. if the shelters are closing and this has only started off...

where are we going to be in six months? you know, where are we going to be in six weeks? where are we going to be in six days? i don't know. it's tough. i don't know what to do, mate. this church—run shelter had planned to stay open but the virus means they won't have enough volunteers and so it will close this week. places like this offer a hot meal, a bed at night but also, much—needed stability. they can link to health services, to rehabilitation. if they have to close, that safety net can be taken away, too. this is all i have to my name. anthony does not know where he will sleep next week or what support there will be if people keep their distance. we have to go back onto the streets come into the cold. obviously, in danger, worrying about where you are going to sleep, where you are going to get your next, you know, hot mealfrom. we are taking the temperatures of all the staff when they come into the service. charities are under pressure, too. huggard runs a day centre and hostel. they can't afford to lose any staff to sickness. we have to keep going because

the alternative is that people are. is that people are forced to sleep on the streets and if you are sleeping on the street at a time when coronavirus is pandemic, um, you are putting lives at risk. as everyone searches for ways to cope and plan for the future, some of our most vulnerable fear they will be forgotten. hywel griffith, bbc news, cardiff. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willets. good evening. it has felt chilly in that easterly breeze over the weekend. but we will change our wind direction for the start of the week. we pick up more ofa start of the week. we pick up more of a south—westerly however we will still have frostbite night even though it will beat remaining a lot of dry weather with the high pressure. however in the north and west that is where we will see the rainfall and a met office were up over 100 mm of rain through monday tuesday and wednesday and for the islands and that when the front will be moving in as we go through the night time but also elsewhere under the starry sky, temperatures will

plumb and a widespread frost, colder than last night for some and to be quite sharp frost. we could even pick upa quite sharp frost. we could even pick up a little bit of mist and fog as we lose the breeze but in the far north we will see the changes mostly through the day. hazy sunshine increasing from northern ireland and parts of mainly scotland with the approximate the other with the front but the rain for the west isles and northern isles and northwest mainland ina northern isles and northwest mainland in a few showers potentially. but for most of us, as we lose the breeze we realised 12 or 13 more widely in double figures for the east coast where it has been so chilly all weekend. the one from a light command of the widespread frost and southern areas and some mist and fog but you know if this touristy north that rainfall is pushing closer in. the cloud thickens in the one strengthens, gale force winds potentially through monday and into tuesday at. more cloud and even a few spots of rain to the mainland. pushing close back to the mainland. pushing close back to northern ireland and even a bit high cloud for england are well. but

here, like wings and plenty of sunshine we will see 15 or 16 degrees. two very different weather types on tuesday. by tuesday night, we starting to see the weather from drifting southwards influencing the rest of scotland and northern ireland. some rainfall to come here. but for the bulk of england and welcome a bit chilly first thing and possibly a little bit mystified but we should still see 13 or 1a. but after, thursday and friday we think that with the front will eventually reach seven parts across england i was but by then weakening because a comfort to the high pressure behind it we have got a cold window to come in arctic wind which will bring with it some wintry showers as well. heading towards the end of the week and into next week and the warnings are on the website.