it is tricky. inevitably supermarkets are places where large numbers of people congregate. if you 90, numbers of people congregate. if you go, maybe go on your own and don't ta ke go, maybe go on your own and don't take anyone else from the family. and some supermarkets have set up marks on the floor near the pill is people at a safe distance from each other. the big one is, when you get home, wash your hands. well, it is hard if you live with someone well, it is hard if you live with someone who is in an at—risk group, but perhaps when you get home, think about putting your coats and bags away somewhere separately and wash your hands thoroughly. try to keep a good distance from them, and you could consider, if it is possible, doing separate cooking. and don't let them touch anything that has been near your mouth, so cups, glasses, knives and forks or even

toothbrushes. that's right. it is a bit confusing. but here is the theory. if you are u nwell but here is the theory. if you are unwell with the virus it is thought you are no longer infectious after seven days, but, for the rest of the family, it is a bit of a waiting game. the concern is that they might be incubating the disease, and that could be anywhere from 2—14 days, so if they have been at home for m days and have not become unwell, you know that it is —— they are safe to go out. you can find out more about how to protect yourself from coronavirus on the bbc news website and app. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. it has been a quiet day of weather

across the uk with many seeing blue skies and sunshine so the spring blossom is flourishing. in the far north—west me five cloudy skies and rain at times across the western isles, looking at the satellite and rain radar combined, you can see how persistent the rain has been. a fair amount of cloud through scotland and northern ireland. clear blue skies and sunshine further south. keeping those clear skies over night so temperatures will fall away but at the same time further north and west, remaining windy through the night with gale force gusts of wind but staying relatively mild. a chilly start again with a touch of light frost across england and wales, as we stay under the influence of high pressure but that whether one still sitting across the far north—west of scotland. we could have as much as 100 millimetres of rainfall before that front eases through, and with gusts of wind where we have the heaviest rain in excess of 50 mph. quite a lot of wet weather to the north of the great glen, light and patchy generally

through scotland and northern ireland. some cloud on the western fringes. the sunshine elsewhere will continue. with a light, southerly wind it will be a degree or so warmer with temperatures peaking at around 16 celsius. laura kuenssberg is at westminster. anything we can expect from the prime minister's statement later this evening? he will implore us as individuals and families, as people who have businesses, people worried as a country to close the doors and stay inside, where ever you can, whatever it is possible, because quite simply that will help the largest number of people stay well. it is worth remembering it is important to say that for most people who contract can “— that for most people who contract can —— coronavirus, they will recover and for those people it is a mild illness but that is not the case for everybody. it has already affected the country in profound ways. for doctors, nurses and carers who are looking after the sick, for

families having to adapt to a new normal, for politics that has changed beyond recognition, this is changing the country at the very rapid speed. when it began we had 5500 miles away, and we felt like it would be something that would not touch or affect us, but it is now of course affecting every home in the country, in one way or another. we will hear more on exactly how from the prime minister at 8:30pm here on bbc one. laura kuenssberg in westminster, thank you. that's all from me. on bbc one now we canjoin the bbc news teams where you are. goodbye. good evening. hi there, i'm gavin ramjaun, and this is your latest sports news. uefa has postponed the champions league, the europa league and women's champions league finals, with no new dates arranged. european football's governing body, took the decision, in light of the coronavirus pandemic, which has halted leagues

around the world — and postponed euro 2020 tournament this summer. a working group, which was established last week will now look at what options are possible in the week's ahead. but the finals in turkey, poland and vienna respectively, will not now be happening in may. japan's prime minister, shinzo abe, has now acknowledged that the tokyo 0lympics and paralympics may have to be postponed. australia and canada have both said they won't be sending athletes to tokyo, if the games went ahead this summer as planned. canadian sprinter andre de grasse won the 200 metres silver and 100 metre bronze at the rio 0lympics. it's going to affect me a lot. i mean, not to be able to go to the 0lympic mean, not to be able to go to the olympic games, you know, we base our lives around the olympic games. you know, it's just going to be lives around the olympic games. you know, it'sjust going to be really, really tough to be able to adjust to that. so, you know, we arejust

hoping that, you know, that things that make right now, it's a waiting game. so we are just hoping that things turn around and, you know, and hope for the best for the future. the head of world athletics, lord coe, has called for a delay of the games, saying that holding the event in 2020 was "neither feasible nor desirable" former ioc marketing director michael payne says that japan has no choice but to postpone because of the global threat of coronavirus. japan has only just japan has onlyjust come to terms that they have to postpone, because evenif that they have to postpone, because even if they solved the coronavirus injapan, the rest of the world is not going to be able to get there. so now it japan, i think, is no longer losing face by saying they have to postpone the games. it's a problem for the world. you know, everybody has to get around the table and discuss now the mind boggling complexity of all of the issues that would dictate to a

postponement. the british three—time 0lympian martyn rooney says postponing the games by more than a year could force him into retirement. the 400 metre runner won bronze in the relay as an 18 year old at the beijing olympics in 2008. my my plan this year, i was like this is my last season. my fourth 0lympic games. i was just going to leave it there. if it's within the next year, i could probably convince my wife, my i could probably convince my wife, d. i could probably convince my wife, y i could probably convince my wife, my body, my coach, all of the people i work with to get me through this next year, but if it's longer than that, then i will have to leave it at that and call it a day there. the azerbaijan grand prix has become the eighth race of the formula one season to be postponed because of the coronavirus. the street race in baku was due to take place on 7thjune, but organisers have said they will work closely with f1 to find a date later in the year. the next race on the calendar, is the canadian grand prix on 14th june, which is yet to be moved. former scotland rugby union international rory lawson has described living with the coronavirus whilst in quarantine as "hell". the 39—year—old,

told us the virus left them short of breath and physically drained. also how he worries for player welfare in light of the delays to the season. ijust i just felt totally floored, totally empty. just when i thought i was out of the woods, i had fever symptoms, the other symptoms just kept coming. so it's been 3—4 days now without being able to taste anything. my cough is still sticking around, stubbornly. i'm hopeful that in the next couple of days i will be on the other end. what is your opinion on the effect of the cancellations, do you think and do you feel that the tournaments should be played later in the year? if we don't get this rate, then sports will take an awful long time to recover from it. rate, then sports will take an awful long time to recoverfrom it. i think, for me, you know, if i think about the domestic leagues, the premiership and rugby premiership super bowl, the guinness pro 1a rugby etc, a lot of guys are under

contract. it's hazy to say, well, how do we finish the season? because we must finish the season, but if this goes on until, i don't know, let's say this goes on until, i don't know, let‘s say june— this goes on until, i don't know, let's sayjune— july as an example, i know that a lot of people's contracts, if they are finishing this year, will finish at the end of may, maybe even the end ofjune. so they will be contracted, will they be cut loose? who knows? when you restart? so, you know, it's a big question, i'm sure there is an awful lot of conversations going on behind closed doors at the moment. rory lawson there. we'll have more for you in sportsday at half past six. thanks very much. let's recap here on bbc news, the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic. the foreign secretary has advised

all british travellers to return to the uk, amid fears they could become stranded as more travel restrictions are put in place. the government has warned that further closures to air routes may come in the next 48 hours, possibly without notice. the health secretary has acknowledged there have been "challenges" with the supply of personal protective equipment to nhs staff in england, and says "millions of masks" have been ordered. all schools in the uk are officially closed today — although the children of key workers are still able to attend. all rail franchise agreements are to be suspended, to prevent train companies collapsing, as passenger numbers plummet. mps are expected to approve new emergency powers outlined in the coronavirus bill — which would allow police to detain suspected coronavirus carriers and restrict travel. let's hear some of what the health secretary had to say when he spoke jonathan blake is our political correspondent there for us, jonathan, normally by this time, we have had a briefing from the prime minister, that is been pushed back. we had a cobra meeting, as they assess the movement of people and

possible further restrictions. yes, that daily schedule that we have become used to over the last week or so is different today, because, as you say, the prime minister has been chairing a meeting of the government's emergency cobra committee in downing street tonight, where the government has we understand been actively considering further measures to tackle the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. after, at the weekend, as you pointed out, the guidance to people to practice social distancing, not meeting in groups, staying two metres apart from people outside of their homes has in many cases not been followed. there is widespread expectation here at westminster tonight that this evening will go further. it is expected that he will address the nation tonight in a televised message at 8:30pm, which will be broadcast here on bbc news. i think about the very least, what we can

expect to hear from about the very least, what we can expect to hearfrom boris about the very least, what we can expect to hear from borisjohnson about the very least, what we can expect to hearfrom borisjohnson is a marked shift in tone, urging people much more strongly to follow the advice that is being put out. but i think it's also likely that he will go further, and that the government will impose further restrictions on our daily lives to ensure that people follow the advice, and frankly stay—at—home, and not go out to come as we have seen and not go out to come as we have seen people doing in parts of the uk on quite a widespread basis over the last couple of days. so we don't know what the measures will be, we don't know how stringent they will be. but it is clear that there is the view in government that more needs to be done to enforce the advice in the guidance that's being given to people so far. you are talking about the scenes we were seeing over the weekend, but that has been repeated. we have seen commuter journeys with has been repeated. we have seen commuterjourneys with packed tube trains. there has been criticism of government for dithering, reports of

cabinet unhappiness that the stricter measures weren't imposed yesterday in that press brief. does it look like a lockdown is inevitable now? no one in government is using that word. and, as i say, we simply don't know what the measures the prime minister is going to announce at this point will be. there is though, obviously, a range of options open to them. at one end of that is a closure of more businesses and shops, so that the only shops that will be open really are those selling food or pharmacies as well, and everything else is forced to shut down. that in itself would have an impact on the number of people going out and about on a daily basis. you then have perhaps things like time restrictions on people being able to spend time outside, whether the police will be guided and given the powers to break up groups, orfurther, and given the powers to break up groups, or further, even and given the powers to break up groups, orfurther, even more

stringent measures than that. so far, borisjohnson stringent measures than that. so far, boris johnson has stringent measures than that. so far, borisjohnson has pointedly come at every stage said that he doesn't want to go further than is necessary in forcing people to stay at home and restrict their movements, he's talked about the uk being a land of liberty, and talked about these restrictions being difficult for people to deal with. so he has held off going too far too soon, but i think the evidence that we have seen from people's behaviour over the last couple of days does mean that we are going to see something of a shift tonight. all right, jonathan, thanks for the latest. of course, we will be carrying that statement from the prime minister live here the bbc. within the past hour, the foreign secretary has advised all british travellers to return to the uk now.0ur diplomatic correspondentjames landale is here. james, tell us more. last week, the foreign secretary warned against all essential travel. in other words, to britons here in the uk, don't go

overseas. what he's done now is going a step further and said all of those britons that are currently travelling overseas should now come back. essentially, the foreign office were waiting to assess just how difficult it was going to become to travel, but they have now concluded that there is a very tight window now before borders are closed airports have closed, flights are suspended. some britons are already finding it difficult to get back, they are now saying if you can, get ona they are now saying if you can, get on a commercial flight and come home. an indication that they are expecting for the controls over the next 48 hours or so. you mentioned some of the difficulties, peru, for example, the lockdown happened there, and britons are trapped there. have the foreign office had anything in terms of how they plan to actually help people who are currently abroad ? to actually help people who are currently abroad? basically, it involves negotiation between the foreign office and the host government, and also other governments, because, remember, other nationals are trying to get out of it it's a question about negotiation, can we have an exception, we have one or two fights m, exception, we have one or two fights in, and when you do that, the process and negotiating those slots

at those airports within those times actually gets incredibly complicated, so you get diplomacy mixed with the logistics that can get very difficult at times. so that's why the foreign secretary is expecting there to be some flights from peru later this week. all right, james, thank you very much for the latest on that travel advice. let's turn to health, because the health secretary has acknowledged there have been "challenges" with the supply of personal protective equipment to nhs staff in england. to get more on this we are joined via webcam by drjonathan leach, who is the royal college of gp‘s joint honorary secretary. thank you so much for being here with us. tell us your concern. well, obviously, it's really important that we as health care workers have appropriate protective equipment. there was a piece earlier about collea g u es there was a piece earlier about colleagues in spain and italy, and we need to learn from that. but, clearly, the government have listened. they are doing things. but it's absolutely essential that the pe the personal protective equipment

comes through. what's really important for us is to be able to look after our patients, but also to look after our patients, but also to look after our patients, but also to look after our patients, we need to stay safe, and i think that message has been said and it's loud and clear by the nhs, and i would be certainly hopeful from what i've read and seen today that actually, that will come forward, but, clearly, we need to see those deliveries coming to hospitals, two ambulance services and to our gp surgery. ambulance services and to our gp surgery. there are clearly does areas of concern. one is health professionals getting checked themselves. the other is personal protective equipment. let's take them in stages. tell me what your members have been telling you about their individual personal experiences? so, obviously, they are really concerned about seeing patients. so what we have done as gps, most of our consultations are now done on the phone or by video, so now done on the phone or by video, so actually, we transform the way general practice is delivered right across the country. so the message

to people is if you are in england, ring 111, if you are wanting to contact your general practitioner, ring the surgery, don't go in. actually, we are now doing that right across the country. actually, very successfully, and when we need to see people, we will check to make sure that they don't have to run and if we do, we could wear ppe, and if not, we can see them as normal. i talked to a colleague from yorkshire earlier this afternoon, and that was very much the message from them, just as we are fighting here in worchester sure. was just sitting there, mount hancock set a million facemasks have been blocked over the weekend. he was taking the issue very seriously. how long would you expected to be before had those supplies with the various doctors around the country. what do you think the timeframe is here? well, we need them this week that's the reality. so the prime minister has announced that he reckons we are probably two weeks behind italy. so

we are already starting to see some build—up in cases around the country, and there are certain hotspots. clearly, we need those now. we would encourage government in the nhs to be able to deliver those. to be fair, i know they get to that message and every stop is being pulled out to be able to do that. as i say, it's to keep us safe in order to be able to look after our patients, which is the main thing. doctor, thank you very much for taking time to speak to us. let's turn to another strand of the story we were hearing about tourists abroad a little earlier, well, in the indian capital, delhi, that is going into official lockdown, as the authorities try to contain the spread of this virus. that comes after the face reported over 500 tested cases, warning of an imminent jump tested cases, warning of an imminent jump in the country, join now by ev hancock, her father who is jump in the country, join now by ev hancock, herfather who is on holiday in the south of india and

tested positive, he has been detained since friday, ev, thank you for being here on the programme, tell me a little more about what has happened with your father. thank you for having me. yeah, unfortunately, he was travelling with a group of holiday goers in the corolla region in south india, and one of the party did actually contract coronavirus, to which my dad and several others we re to which my dad and several others were tested and subsequently he did test positive for coronavirus last friday. they have all now been transferred to a state hospital in india. the circumstances there are pretty dire. we are really concerned for their well—being pretty dire. we are really concerned for their well— being and their safety. the kind of sanitation and hygiene levels are nonexistent, and we are really concerned for what they could potentially develop in terms of health concerns they are. you clearly must be worried. have

you had a chance, have you been able to talk to him directly to hear what it is like, and the sort of treatment he's getting? yes, we have spoken directly on a couple of occasions. it's very hard, as there is no wi—fi in the hospital. so we are limited on contact, but there is no hand washing facilities. there are bloodstains around the bathroom. there is most droppings in the room. they have no betting. you know, the group have been there for going into the third night. a lot of the groups are elderly, the oldest is 83 years old. my data years old. you know, they are not receiving food and quality of food in terms of fruit and veg and things that will keep them healthy to hopefully be able to beat the fire. i assume they are being quarantined. we were talking just a short while ago in terms of the change of travel advice from the

foreign office. have you had any contact with the foreign office about possibly trying to get your dad home quiz back or is the thought that he needs to stay in quarantine for the 13 days —— 14 days to see if that passes? we don't have any direct confirmation from the foreign office on what the instruction currently is. that is one of the major problems. we need the uk government to support us in getting consistent information from the indian authorities on what happens next. when will they be tested ain? next. when will they be tested again? we need to move them to a private hospital, the conditions they are in, they will not survive in. it's much worse than any foreign person situation i've ever witnessed abroad. and we need the uk government to support us in doing that. with the indian authorities and you know, i believe the secretary foreign secretary is aware

of the situation, and we have been pushing our mps to really support us, james cartledge is our local mp in sudbury, which is my dads constituency. so, you know, we just need support now. we are entering the third night of them being in those conditions, which you know, quite frankly are unacceptable. those conditions, which you know, quite frankly are unacceptablem must be very distressing. so good luck in the coming days, perhaps we will talk again. thanks so much for your time just will talk again. thanks so much for your timejust now, will talk again. thanks so much for your time just now, thank you. the coronavirus is a new disease, that means medical teams have to learn about it incredibly rapidly, the lack of knowledge has left a gap, which many people have tried to fill by searching online only to find a lot of myths and speculations, so it can we trust in what can we not? chris morris and our reality check team have been having a look. don't forget to keep washing your hands, nothing is more effective in helping prevent the virus spread, but beware of the

viral claims that keep appearing online. myth number one: holding your breath. if you can hold your breath for more than 10 seconds without discomfort, one widely shared claim asserts, there is no fibrosis or scarring in the lungs, and basically no infection. nope — holding your breath is not a test for fibrosis, and fibrosis is not a symptom of covid—19. the main symptoms, don't forget, are a high fever and a persistent, dry cough. myth number two: home—made hand sanitiser recipes. beware internet solutions for home—made sanitiser. anything based on disinfectants for cleaning surfaces probably won't be suitable for use on the skin. as for suggestions that vodka could work, unfortunately it doesn't contain enough alcohol to be effective. myth number three: the virus can survive on surfaces for up to a month. this is highly unlikely.

take research in other strains of coronavirus like sars or mers. it shows that viruses can remain infectious on hard services like metal, glass or plastic from about two hours up to a maximum of nine days. but the uk government says the risk of contamination is likely to be reduced significantly after 72 hours. myth numberfour: cow urine. some hindu groups believe cow urine has medicinal properties and can ward off coronavirus and other diseases. not so, say the experts. cow urine doesn't cure things like cancer and there is no evidence at all that it can prevent covid—19. you are better off simply washing your hands. chris morris and our reality check team. there is plenty more that you can keep up to date with, all the latest developments,

and latest announcements. and what the latest announcements for you, on the bbc news channel, on our app and on our website. iam back i am back in the next few minutes with the very latest from the uk. the us, italy, spain and taiwan. all of the headlines from around the world here injust a moment or two after the weather. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. good evening. monday, for most, is being dominated by a dry settled story. good evening. monday, for most, is being dominated by a dry settled story. in fact, the weather watcher picture here is essex, but it's fairly indicative of many areas across the country, allowing for some spring blossom to flourish now. different story though further north and west. across the western aisles, thicker cloud, thick enough for some rain at times, from a weather front that's going to stubbornly sit with you for the next couple of days. so it will bring some relentless rain for a time and some strong gusty winds elsewhere. the isobars open up, we keep those clear skies,

so a bit of a north—south divide over night tonight, where we have got those clear skies, a touch of light frost not out of the question first thing tomorrow morning, as temperatures hover around freezing. but it will be a milder start up into the north with the cloud around, but it will be wet. particularly for the northern and western aisles. windy as well, gusts of wind in excess of 50 mph for a time. we could have as much as 100mm of rain fall before this frontal system clears through. light and patchy rain through central scotland, quite a lot of cloud generally through scotland and northern ireland as well. elsewhere, we will have a little bit of fair weather cloud along western fringes, but come further in land, with a light southerly breeze and plenty of sunshine, despite that chilly starts, temperatures are likely to respond up to heights of 16—17d. that's way above the average for this time of year. now, it's almost a repeat performance tuesday night into wednesday, with clear skies across england and wales. those temperatures are going to fall away again quite sharply. we keep the cloud and the rain to the north, so it stays on the mild side. so we start off wednesday morning

still with that front sitting there. it's going to start to weaken off, but, still, it's producing this conveyor belt of rain just brushing northern ireland and into the northwest of the glen, primariliry. elsewhere, we keep some sunshine, and again, some relatives bring warmth with heights of 16 degrees. but the change will come towards the end of the week, as that weather front continues to sink south. now, it's going to weaken off, we are not expecting any significant rain, just the odd spot or two as it pushes south. but, more importantly, it introduces a change of wind direction to a colder northerly source. so, as we head towards the weekend, you will really notice the difference with the feel of the weather, although, for many, it will stay predominantly dry.

this is bbc world news. our main headlines... spain records its highest daily death toll of people with coronavirus so far. it comes as the authorities in italy say, more than six hundred people have died in the last twenty—four hours — a slight drop on the numbers from two days ago meanwhile — the uk foreign secretary advises all british travellers to return home — as the government considers further measures to stop the spread of the virus. as the west struggles to keep the virus from spreading — we'll ask why taiwan has managed — so far — to keep infection under control. plus — food safety in the age of corona virus. what are the do's and don'ts — when it comes to mealtime.