hello, good morning. we haven't seen anything quite like this before, have we? welcome to bbc news, i'm victoria derbyshire here with you until 11. we're all trying to get used to the new restrictions on our lives — and trying to absorb them. this morning tell us what you think of these new measures — all brought into halt the spread of coronavieus — and how you are going to be affected. here are the headlines at nine o'clock. the uk wakes up to the toughest restrictions on daily life in living memory to tackle coronavirus — everyone must stay at home — only going out to shop for basics, exercise and travel for medical attention or essential work. i hope that people will follow this advice. if for any reason they don't, penalties are there.

but as many people still head into the capital — the mayor of london says more workers need financial protection so they don't need to travel. it is really important for the chancellor and the prime minister to step up and give these people the support they need, so they know and they have peace of mind, they are going to put food on the table and pay their rent. this is the scene in piccadilly circus in central london, as the uk gets to grips with tough new restrictions. confusion over what shops can and can't stay open — as some say they should be able to trade. ministers confirm that children under 18 can still see both parents if they're separated or divorced. the foreign office warns all britons travelling abroad to come home — but many complain they're been left

stranded. as the health system struggles to cope in spain, elderly patients are found abandoned in care homes. good morning. we're all going to have to adapt to a new way of living, aren't we. if you're watching at home, self—isolating, social distancing, trying to work from home, trying to teach the chidlren maths, or you've recovering from joe wickes‘ work—out, you're very welcome to bbc news this morning. do let me know what you think about the new normal and also, how you are going to be affected. message me on twitter @vicderbyshire or send me an email victoria@bbc.co.uk. our top story today — the prime minister declared

a "national emergency" last night, as he announced drastic restrictions on our daily life to combat the spread of coronavirus. he warned that without a huge national effort, the nhs will not be able to cope and more of us will die. you can now only leave your home for very specific reasons. they are: to shop for basic neccessities, like food and medicine. you can go outside for one form of exercise a day, alone or with members of your household. all gatherings of more than two people are banned. you can leave home for any medical need or to care for a vulnerable person. and finally, you can travel to and from work, but only where absolutely necessary and if you cannot work from home. this can all be enforced by the police and they could fine us if we flout the measures. as of monday, 335 people have died of the virus in the uk. let's have a

listen to what the prime minister said last night. i must give the british people a very simple instruction. you must stay at home. because the critical thing we must do, to stop the disease spreading between households. that is why people will only be allowed to leave their home for the following very limited purposes. shopping, for basic necessities, as infrequently as possible. one form of exercise a day, for example a run, walk or cycle, alone, or with members of your household. any medical need to provide care, or to help a vulnerable person, and travelling to and from work but only where this is absolutely necessary, and cannot be done from home. that's all. these are the only reasons you should leave your home. you should not be meeting friends. if your friends ask you to meet,

you should say no. you should not be meeting family members who do not live in your home, you should not be going shopping, except for essentials like food and medicine. and you should do this as little as you can. and use food delivery services where you can. if you don't follow the rules, the police will have the powers to enforce them, including through fines and dispersing gatherings. to ensure compliance with the government's instruction to stay at home we will immediately close all shops selling nonessential goods, including clothing and electronic stores and other premises, including libraries, playgrounds and outdoor gyms and places of worship. we will stop all gatherings of more than two people in public, excluding people you live with, and we will stop all social events, including weddings, ba ptisms and other ceremonies, but excluding

funerals. parks will remain open for exercise, but gatherings will be dispersed. no prime minister wants to enact measures like this. i know the damage that this disruption is doing, and will do to people's lives, to their businesses, and to theirjobs. and that is why we produced a huge and unprecedented programme of support both for workers and for business. i can assure you we will keep these restrictions under constant review. we will look again in three weeks and relax them, if the evidence shows we are able to. but at present, there are just no easy options. the way ahead is hard, and it is still true that many lives will sadly be lost.

you may be one of millions who has just received an emergency text message from the government, all the uk's mobile networks sent out stay at home. protect the nhs, save lives. the government's had to work with operator together get that sent because an emergency alert system was never put into place. so, have you had the text? i am checking my phone. no, i have not had the text from the government. i have heard from the government. i have heard from my mum, but

i haven't had the emergency text from the government but many people will have. collea g u es but many people will have. colleagues have and to repeat, this says new rules in force now. protect the nhs and save lives. however, already, this morning, the roads and tubes in central london have still been busy. this was central london earlier — and that's despite all the government advice to stay indoors and only leave home if absolutely necessary. i have seen on twitter various images of the london underground. people come egg into work. you can see, the tubes are packed. —— coming into work. those deemed to be key workers are allowed to travel into work. the government said work on construction sites could continue, if workers maintain a safe distance from each other. you can see on the

understood ground there is no way of maintaining two metre, that six feet in between passengers. so either more tubes will have to be put on or more people will have to stay at home. but earlier, speaking to bbc breakfast, mayor of london sadiq khan said there's a big grey area of what constitutes a key worker. there is a difference of opinion between myself and the government on this issue. i am clear, only if you really have to go to work must you be going to work. here is the problem, i know because i have spoken to people who are self employ odd, people on zero hour contracts, people working in the gig economy, who unless they work

can't get money to put food on the table. they face a conundrum. although i welcome the package of measures announced bier the chancellor, i am afraid he is not helping those people to self—employed. the gig economy, many of them could work in construction oi’ of them could work in construction or other fields who feel obliged to go to work because they have to put food on the table. that is why the point i made yesterday when i spoke to the chancellor, was it is really important he announces as a matter of urgency, a new package of measures which ensures that these people know there is

goings to be money in their pockets and purses immediately so they can pay their bill, the rent, the mortgage, but also get thank you for your tweets. carl says, the government are saying it is ok to build on construction sites. it is not ok. victoria morris says these restrictions are not strict enough. start enforking it and stick to only key workers, being able to work. —— enforcing it. somebody else, charlotte says why are construction sites allowed to work? you can't socially distance. there is no hand sanitiser and no cleaner for the kitchen area, there is no hand sanitiser and no cleanerfor the kitchen area, do their lives not matter? grumpy says what has happened to

common—sense. keep them coming in. with the govenrment announcing new guideline for social distancing, there were questions about whether divorced or separated parents could still share custody of their children. this morning, government minister michael gove confirmed that children under 18 can still see both parents. the key thing here is that actually, if you want to ensure that children can see their parent, then they can be moved from one parent to another. on a previous broadcast, on good morning britain, i stressed that where ever possible, this should be kept to a minimum, but i want to absolutely clarify that i wasn't sufficiently clear earlier, it is the case that children under the age of 18 can see both parents. with me now is our assistant political editor norman smith. he is talking to us from home. hi, norman. for the first time this emergency text message is being sent

out to people from the government.” out to people from the governmentlj think out to people from the government.” think it tells us from the government's perspective, this is largely going to have to be policed by ourselves, we are going to have to ta ke by ourselves, we are going to have to take responsibility for staying at home, so, they want less of an emphasis on the idea that you know, the police are going to be patrolling the streets, collaring people, handing out fine, charging them with public order offence, i think they are hoping that people will individually recognise the gravity of the situation, and will themselves stay home and if they don't, that peer pressure will kick m, don't, that peer pressure will kick in, that theirfriends, neighbours, family will say what are you doing?

you need to stay indoors, that is the way they want to approach it. that is why we have had the text message, i think other thing becoming clear, and became sharply clear last night, is the previous sort of incremental policy where day—by—day we had some additional restrictions, gradually being rolled out has gone. they have decided in effect they have to go for the nuclear option, which is pretty much lockdown, although the government's not calling it that but let us be honest that is where we are, we don't have the same level of restrictions as some other countries but we are being

told with a few limited exceptions to stay indoors until we get through this crisis. they will take another look in three weeks' time but its could be, you know, a longer haul. right. and the aim, of course, is is to flat the curve when it comes to the spread of this disease. if, if these measures work, then, as you say, they will look again at them in three weeks, and see if we can change things. i mean to be honest thatis change things. i mean to be honest that is optimistic, given what we have seen in other country, all the signs are, it is

now beginning to go up signs are, it is now beginning to go up and it probably won't reach its peakfor up and it probably won't reach its peak for another two weeks and that is of course the last moment you wa nt to is of course the last moment you want to start relaxing precautions, so, you know, to be realistic, the idea we are all going to be returning to work and going about our business as usual, in three weeks i would say is, is not really very likely. added to which the government is still trying to get more testing available, because that seems to be the key in tackling this virus, certainly in those countries that have been successful such as

south korea, they have extensive testing, i read they have something like 300,000 tests last week, we have been ranging between two—and—a—half to 8,000 tests a day. we are well—off the pace. now the problem, as i understand it, is because everyone wants these test, you are in a global market having to compete for tests, and the plierty at the moment, if we get more, is to make sure that hospital workers can have them. one bit of better news was the suggestion that there will bea was the suggestion that there will be a test which can be done on site in hospitals. now the point about thatisit in hospitals. now the point about that is it means that hospitals

don't have to wait two or three days for tests to come back from the lab before they can discharge people, whether they can confirm someone is suffering from coronavirus. in other words they could clear out beds in hospitals much quickly, which would ease the pressure on intensive care units. thank you no mar —— norman. stay well. talk to you no doubt. a downing street says not is sure what is strict about these measure, how do the police police people. we will talk to the chair of the police federation later. let's have a look at what's going on around the world. donald trump insists the us will "soon be open for business", as more states shut down. there's been a big spike in the cases in germany, with nearly 5,000 infected in the past 2a hours. and in wuhan in china, the centre of the outbreak, they've reported 78 new cases, but 7a of them are from abroad. more on china in a moment, but we'll start in madrid where soldiers who're helping fight the coronavirus pandemic have actually found elderly patients abandoned, and some dead, from the disease, at retirement homes. spain is the second worst affected country in europe after italy, and the crisis has forced the health authorities to open an ice rink to store the victims‘ bodies. guy hedgecoe is in madrid for us. thank you no mar —— norman.

stay well. talk to you no doubt. a downing street says not is sure what is strict about these measure, how do the police police people. we will talk to the chair of the police federation later. this is shocking news. it is. it is not clear what has happened in these cases of the retirement homes, we know that members of the armed force, who are helping the health ca re force, who are helping the health care professionals to battle the virus, were checking the number of retire. homes, we don't know exactly where officials in china say the lockdown in wuhan where the outbreak began, will be partially lifted on april 8th.

people with a green code on a smartphone health app would be allowed to leave the city. with me now is robin brant, who's in shanghai for us. this is a glimmer of good news. this is a glimmer of good newsm is. if it stays that way it would mean 76 days of wuhan being cut off from china and the rest of the world. it looks like the beginning of the end for wuhan, on that day, anyone in the city and this is a huge place, 11 million people, will be allowed to leave and travel to the rest of china, notjust to the surrounding province but anywhere

in mainland china if as you have mentioned they have this green code on their phone. his apps are being used widely, widely across the country, to prove that people don't have coronavirus, it is like a traffic light system with green, amberand red, if traffic light system with green, amber and red, if you have a green come april 8th you will be able to leave wuhan. we are getting reports, already of people leaving the city and coming to work in places like shanghai if they have the green app, and also a letter from their employer, and also interestingly, the government officials in wuhan saying people who work in wuhan who

aren't there at the moment will be allowed to return, so it is notjust leaving. thank you robin. thank you for your many messages, we will talk to a couple of experts after 9.30 to answer your questions. there you are. good morning. to a nswer there you are. good morning. to answer you there you are. good morning. to answer you question, just after 9.30 so send those to us. let's talk more about the partial lockdown in the uk, how it will be enforced and what it will mean for your daily life. with me is philip ingram, ex—military intelligence officer and security officer. also first, john apter — chair of the police federation. that is the union foran, and file police officers. gentlemen, good morning to you. will your members be able to enforce these new measures across the uk? well, it is going to be really tough victoria, and i think what we have to get across is as far as not

only policing but everything is concerned, it is not business as usual, so the normal things that my colleague, the police officers would normally go to, we need to decide what it is we can't go to any more. because, dealing with this partial lockdown is going to put incredible amounts of pressure on my colleagues and they are up for this, police officers deal with crisis, i accept, probably not on this scale but they deal with crisis day in, day out, and what we need, we need the public support, because, while the police are being expected to

step up and enforce in some areas, this is a health crisis, it is not a crime crisis, it's a health crisis and if we are going to play our part, the public need to help my colleagues to do theirjobs, but it is going to be incredibly difficult. by that, you mee mean —— mean, abide by the rule, otherwise, your officer, members will be potentially finding themselves dealing with for example shops, that won't close, gatherings in parks, while also trying to keep on top of crime. absolutely, and i have had this conversation directly with the home secretary, as far as

policing shops is concerned, that refuse to comply, first of all i think there, you know, ithink refuse to comply, first of all i think there, you know, i think the public outrage would force them to close a ny public outrage would force them to close any way, but local authorities will take a lead. if the police need to step in they will. but i think that will be exceptional. the biggest concern for me and my collea g u es biggest concern for me and my colleagues is how do we police, enforce this social distancing, the social gatherings and without the public‘s support, we police by consent and i don't want that to change, during this crisis, but we can only do that with the public support and the public

vast majority of the public support their police and that is what we are, we are their police, they need to support us their police, they need to support us because if not, more people are going to die, the nhs system is going to die, the nhs system is going to, is going to fail and we don't want that, none of us want that, this is about saving lives and protecting people across this country. you mentioned shops that refuse to close, obviously, sports direct, mike ashley suggested they we re direct, mike ashley suggested they were essential, they staff were essential workers because of the backlash on social media, the chief executive of sports direct has said they will close, and they will be

seeking approvalfrom they will close, and they will be seeking approval from the government to open. let me bring in philip ingram. would you expect the military to be called upon to help the police? they will be called on to help the police by leaving some of the more static duties, like guarding nuclear power stations will although constabulary to support other forces round the country. these are tried and tested practise and drills in place, the military will be in to provide surge capability, specialist capabilities to help meet any of the priorities at local authorities have got and military aid to the civil authority, this isn't going to be a military clamp—down. this isn't going to be a military clamp-down. do you agree with

john apter, this can only be done with the lick health and support? completely. the public have to deal lice this is not a game, the prime minister in the measures he was bringing in was asking the great british public to behave like grown ups and unfortunately the measures he brought in last night have suggested that there are elements of the public who are not behaving like grown ups and they are treating this like a holiday. they are killing people and this is straight and simple fact. if you follow the advice, fewer people will die, if you don't follow the

advice people will die. we need the great british public to grow up. john, your officers don't have personal protective equipment we have heard about from front line nhs staff. we have seen people astonishing deliberately coughing and spitting in officers' face, what do you think about that? well, look, policing, we deal with the lowest form of society in some cases and we have seen exa m ples of in some cases and we have seen examples of that where my colleagues are targeted by these vile creatures, who spit and cough and use this crisis of, the virus, almost as a weapon, defies belief. i

contacted the home office, the home secretary, national chiefs, chief co nsta bles secretary, national chiefs, chief constables directly and said if this isa constables directly and said if this is a trend, if this is what some elements of society are going to do, then we need toe have emergency legislation, we already have. so powers in place, but it doesn't the police will get involved with more than two people gathering in the same place, but as far as checking how many time people go to the shops, that is simply impractical. this is what i say to the public, if we don't heed the government advice, they will take further steps. so please, to the public, don't put additional

pressure on the police, the nhs — listen to the advice. gentlemen, thank you very much for your time, appreciate it. john represents the police federation, the union for rank and file officers. philip ingram isa rank and file officers. philip ingram is a former military intelligence officer. really strong words there about those who choose to cough or spit into the face of police officers, he called them vile creatures, he called them idiots. he said, you know, the police are not going to be able to do all the things that is expected of them without public help and support. let me know what you think of what he had to say, send me a message on twitter. we are all being told to stay at home as much as we can and only leave the house for food and medicine infrequently. if you have a medical needle to help someone who is vulnerable. and if you're travelling to or from work where it cannot done at home. here is why

staying at home is so important, have a look at this. a big problem with coronavirus is you can have it and not know about it. it means you can go about your day as you've always done, feel completely fine, but actually infect around 2—3 people within a week. what happens then is those people you infected go on to infect another 2—3 people each, and then those people will infect others, and that's how the virus spreads. but look at what happens when people stay at home and practise social distancing. for instance, if this person didn't go round to their friends house, if this person worked from home, if this person didn't go to the corner shop, visit their mum. this is reduces the number of cases from 406 to just 15. as the number of cases goes down, so does the pressure on doctors and nurses — and on our health service. this will make the difference between people living and people dying. you can go out to exercise once a day, or fetch food or medicine, but only with people you live with.

in short, stay at home as much as possible. it will save lives. we are hoping in the next few minutes to talk to two experts to a nswer minutes to talk to two experts to answer some of your questions, we are getting there was guest ready for you now. good morning. you are very welcome here on bbc news. pharmacists are asking people not to stockpile medicine, as many report a huge surge in demand. some are now restricting the number of patients allowed inside and are limiting the number of products each person can buy. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. it's actually a bit of a tsunami of customers that are wanting almost anything. the local pharmacist shop is now a key part in the fight against coronavirus and they're having to adapt to the new world we all now live in. over here, we've constructed a two—metre high perspex screen

that gives us some protection from individuals coming into the pharmacy. with gps‘ surgeries and hospitals already facing huge pressures, more people are turning to pharmacies like this one in north manchester. just keeping up with patient demand is a real challenge, let alone managing fluctuating prices. last week, as soon as there was even an indication there were going to be shortages in the ingredients from india and china, almost every molecule you typically use in a pharmacy, almost every product related to that started to rise in price. it is tremendously difficult to run a business in this situation, but in some ways at least we are able to run the business. it's sometimes easy to forget that community pharmacists like this one form part of the front line of the health care service, but they are at the moment facing unprecedented

levels of demand. and that increased demand comes with risks. pharmacist neil denby had to self—isolate after falling ill, although in the end his test was negative. i had a patient come in who asked to speak to me, so we went into a consultation room. this person had viral symptoms, upper respiratory tract problems, a cough. now, being a pharmacy, i've got no follow—up on that, so i couldn't tell you if they'd tested positive, and then a week after that, i started to feel unwell myself. keeping the supply of medicines flowing to those who need them will be vital in the coming months. the message is stocks are secure, so don't panic. we've seen what has happened in supermarkets, we don't want to be the next wave of that. so we're urging everybody, stick to the supplies you have, we'll make sure you get them in due course, but please, please think of others as well. the pressure could be eased by recruiting final year students and recently retired pharmacist,

but even with extra staff months ahead will be a real test. dominic hughes, bbc news, north manchester. just had this tweet from a retired police officer, why aren't police forces calling in retired officers to fill backroom posts, thereby releasing more serving officers for front line duties? that is after the conversation we had with the chair of the national police federation. as part of borisjohnson's historic announcement last night, all shops apart from those selling essential supplies, were ordered to close. breakfast‘s tim muffett has been to south london to meet the hairdressers being forced to shut their doors. hairdressing at a distance of two metres is

impossible but for patience, who is self—employed, hairdressing is her only income. it's not possible, not possible, but this kind of is this, there is no way you can do it without you leaning on the customer, there is no way you can keep your distance, it's not possible. it'sjust one—on—one, as you can see. so in this salon in south london, patience has continued to cut hair. now she has to stop. very tough and hard. the rent is not even the most important thing now. my life first. and every other person around me. there are normally 12 self—employed hairdressers in this salon. eric the owner had been struggling on with two. the decision to shut has now been made for him. he welcomes it. i think we should be made to close, instead ofjust a few places close and leave you to decide whether you are going to close. how worried are you for the self—employed people who cut hair in this place? well, i'm very worried. literally, no—one knows what's happening, no—one knows where we are turning, where we

are going. for everyone, the advice is the same, to stay two metres apart it all possible, but for so many self—employed people and small businesses, the reality of that means no income. we just make sure we put everything away. a mile away, this salon had already decided to close ahead of the prime minister's announcement that all nonessential shops must shut. it is really tough, because you don't want to let clients go, because otherwise the business will struggle, but at the same time, it is very risky because you are with people so close and you are meant to be standing two metres apart, you get clients coming in and they don't know whether they should be here or not. relief now the decision has been made? i'm coming into work in risking it and it's hard for me to clients away when it's myjob, but now today, we are closing, it will be real easier. people are more concerned they will have long hair

by the time we reopen. sorry but we had to make the decision today and we will close. i can't speak for my employees, they will get paid, but the people who are self—employed, it's worrying, really worrying times. it's not all about money, it's not all about business, it's about how to give respect to the people in this situation. down the high street, this barbershop opened 11 years ago. some who work here are employees, others work for themselves and rent a chair. owner cameron wants to help them all. safety is more important than everything else. some of them needed, they pay rent, they need money for surviving. i don't want to let them down. i told them if we needed, we want money. this is not only happen to one person. it's happened to everyone. we need to help each other. a sentiment echoed in homes and on high streets everywhere. tim muffet, bbc news. a couple of bits of news to bring

you, this is from a senior medic working in a&e in essex. they have told the bbc they have seen a sharp increase in the number of suspected covid cases, they say the isolation are is at full capacity and they are not able to transfer patients to side rooms. they still have no effective personal protective equipment and staff are now showing symptoms. that is from a senior medic working in a&e in essex, a sharp increase in the number of expected covid cases there. also, lots of reports on social media of people struggling to get through to hmrc to find out what kind of provision, what kind of help they are eligible for, sometimes taking people three hours to get through, and according to reports on social media, they have to get through to banks, hmrc, to verify their identity to apply for various grants

and schemes. the treasury say that providers have stacked up by about 2000 people in the case of hmrc but i acknowledge it will take a bit of time to iron through, given how fast the policy is developing. and while they train people up. stay with us on bbc news, we will bring you the latest, of course. let me read you this e—mailfrom latest, of course. let me read you this e—mail from ian, latest, of course. let me read you this e—mailfrom ian, i am self—employed, i clean carpets and i repair mobility scooters. when i clea n repair mobility scooters. when i clean the mobility scooters, i do them in outbuildings, and i don't have co nta ct them in outbuildings, and i don't have contact with the client. when i clea n have contact with the client. when i clean carpets, i sometimes do them in empty properties, sometimes with just one client present. if i don't work, i don't get paid and i cannot pay the rent all the bills, so what doi pay the rent all the bills, so what do i do? do pay the rent all the bills, so what doido? doi pay the rent all the bills, so what do i do? do i work, or will i be made homeless? we are told to expect more measures, potentially for self—employed people, from the chancellor at some point, but we don't know exactly when or what the

measures might be, but there has been pressure on the chancellor to bring in something for the millions of people who are self—employed in this country. now on bbc news — it's time for your questions answered. we've been getting lots of questions sent to us about the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the new measures to combat it, as outlined by the prime minister last night. we're going to do our best now to answer some of them now — on bbc your questions answered. with me is dr simon hodes, nhs gp and partner of a practice in watford. hello, good morning to you. let me track on, so many questions, because of technicals, it has taken some time to get you ready, from myra, the nhs website states that a person who is that covid—19 is no longer infectious after seven days and may come out of isolation, does this apply if they still have a

fever, though, at that time? that is a difficult question to answer, there is very good guidance on the government website saying that people with symptoms should isolate for seven days, and it is clear anyone in the household without a symptom should isolate for 1h days, and the reason i understand it can ta ke and the reason i understand it can take up to 1a days for symptoms to come on, if anyone has any doubts, the 111 website has very clear advice. can i send my kids to family members in order to go to work? i am not a key worker, but my place of work is still open. that might have to change, sian, i think, work is still open. that might have to change, sian, ithink, after what the pm said last night. she says she is only being offered unpaid leave, asa is only being offered unpaid leave, as a single parent i cannot afford to do this, can i send my kids to family members? it is difficult, we know a lot of people are suffering through what is going through with isolation and the economics, but i think borisjohnson was very clear

last night, we must all stay at home, and the only way we will stop the pandemic spreading is by taking social responsibility. we must stay at home, because that stops coronavirus spreading, and that reduces pressure is on the nhs. the clear message to get out is that if they spread, if people don't stay at home, the nhs will not be able to cope, and no health care system would be able to cope with a pandemic like this. professor sian griffiths from the chinese university of hong kong, alsojoins us now. good morning to you, sian griffiths. good morning. debbie says, i have two hospital appointment in april, can i go to them? debbie, i am sure the hospital will be in touch with you. it really depends if they are urgent. i suspect that you will find that you may well have a telephone conversation with somebody from the hospital — if it is a checkup or a new appointment, it will be postponed, that is the most likely

scenario because resources are being diverted towards coronavirus and the pandemic. simon, one of a number of heartbreaking questions that we do get asked here, and i am sure other people will find themselves in a similar position, from eileen, she says, can i visit my terminally ill spouse in hospital today? 0h. .. says, can i visit my terminally ill spouse in hospitaltoday? 0h... such a difficult question, i have had similar questions from patients in watford. the idea from borisjohnson is not to visit people. i think if somebody had a terminal state of illness, beyond the point that they are going to recover, i think you need to talk to the staff at the hospital, because there has to be a human touch, you might be able to visit them using the correct precautions, but you need to talk to the hospital staff. yeah. you are agreeing, it might be possible to go to the area or the room and keep your distance and say your goodbyes that way? he we have seen

pictures of people looking through glass, staying protected but still being able, people being able to see each other. it really depends on the situation, and it is worthjust asking the staff how things can be arranged. yeah. the trains are very, very busy — how can i maintain social distance? sian, iam very busy — how can i maintain social distance? sian, i am going to put this to you, something that the mayor of london, tfl in particular, they are going to have to put more trains on in the morning because the crowded trains are crazy. the real question is, do you absolutely have to go on the tube? they do need more to go on the tube? they do need more to allow people to absolutely have to allow people to absolutely have to go on them, but think about whether you really have to do this, you really have to go to work, is there any way to avoid that? can you walk? can you cycle? can you do something else? because the conditions in the tube is such that

it is very easy for the virus to get passed on, please think very carefully about this, the messages about hygiene, don't touch your eyes and mouth, because if the virus is around, that is a way in which it could be transmitted, notjust somebody copying in your face. right. from simon, do we need to sanitise the milk bottle arriving on the doorstep each morning, and if so how? that is an excellent question, lots of people are asking about food. they spread to microwave, droplet spread and contact spread. the droplets, i think, probably is the reason for social distancing, thatis the reason for social distancing, that is very important. there is an interesting phrase on social media today, six feet apart or six feet under. in terms of the food, if you wash your food, it is fine. the virus will stay longer on hard surfaces like metal and plastics. i would encourage people to avoid using cash where you

can, in some countries they have gone to co nta ctless countries they have gone to contactless payments only, and that keeps you away from the cashier and stops you touching cash, which is inherently carrying germs. there is interesting information and that if you google for it. if you wash your food with soapy water, that should be ok, don't touch your eyes face. use soap, it is better than hand sanitiser, just be careful.” use soap, it is better than hand sanitiser, just be careful. i want to say, if you are anxious, you can wipe down the milk bottle and put it ona wipe down the milk bottle and put it on a surface that you know you have wiped down and you have washed your hands. if you take all of those measures, that reduces any contact spread should the person who left at the milk have coughed on to the milk before it got onto your doorstep. sian, jackie has e—mailed us, can i go and pick up my child from university, he is in his final year, the universities closed, all but one of his housemates have gone home. my 77—year—old mum is on

medication, and she lives with us. if your son is going to be joining your household, then if you collect him, then he should go into self—isolation for two weeks once he gets home. stay separate from the re st of gets home. stay separate from the rest of the family, he should be in his own room, he should use the bathroom last, wipe down the services to avoid any cross contamination in the bathroom and be self—isolated. then contamination in the bathroom and be self— isolated. then he contamination in the bathroom and be self—isolated. then he will be part of the family network, so if you are thinking about him coming home, then thinking about him coming home, then think about him as somebody who is potentially infected. he may not be, obviously, but if he does develop the infection, then the rules change a bit, he needs to sell to isolate for a week, and you need to self—isolate for two weeks. for a week, and you need to self-isolate for two weeks. sank about very much, really appreciated, hundreds, thousands of questions. —— thank you very

much, emeritus professor sian griffiths and dr simon hodes good morning, hello. the health secretary acknowledged there have been challenges with the supply of personal protective equipment to nhs staff in england but added he is determined to rise to them. over the weekend, stories of nhs workers being treated in icu with coronavirus have emerged and front—line medical staff have criticised the lack of protection for them at work, saying it's putting their lives at risk. there have been criticisms over the lack of testing for front—line workers as well as delays in the testing system causing concern over the spread of the virus. today, doctors and the british medical association will give evidence to the health and social care committee about the current levels of protection against coronavirus being offered and made available to staff.

with me now, dr rinesh parmar, who's an anaesthetist and chair of doctors association uk. they are calling on the government not to treat front—line staff as "cannon—fodder". also i'm joined by pam parker, managing director of pps which makes personal protective equipment. thank you both for talking to us. he said a couple of days ago that nhs workers felt like lambs to the slaughter because they did not have enough personal protective equipment. is that situation now resolved? good morning, victoria. u nfortu nately resolved? good morning, victoria. unfortunately not. we have heard from the secretary of state over the last few days saying that they acknowledge the problem and has been issues with distribution, butjust today we we had comments from doctors across the country saying that they still haven't received personal protective equipment, that they feel expendable and that guidance locally is

changing away from what has been published by public health england, just because there is a real lack of so people are being sent equipment that is not both from the world health organization and uk guidance from public health england, and doctors is simply because there is not enoughin is simply because there is not enough in the supply chain and not enough in the supply chain and not enough getting through to the front line. tell about right. i mean, enough getting through to the front line. tellabout right. i mean, i have heard the health secretary say, we have got enough ppe, we saw him yesterday loading boxes of it himself, being sent out. i mean, what kind of stories are college telling you about what they are using instead? so, sadly, we have been hearing at our association over the weekend that nurses have resorted to using bin liners, that doctors have been forced to go out

to b&q to try to source their own masks because they are not being provided, and in general practice we have had an e—mailjust this morning saying that only four masks have been provided, and they are asking matt hancock how long they expected to last. four must will last them a day, potentially, seeing patients coming in with suspected coronavirus. so there are really serious concerns about how much ppe is getting through to the front line. given we have heard the health secretary say that he is adamant that everybody who needs it will get it, do you have confidence today that it will happen? we are really helpful. we have heard a lot over the weekend, and we saw those pictures of matt hancock personally loading trucks of personal protective equipment, so we are hopeful that the helpline that they have set up is going to be responsive and that there are not going to be delays in the supply

chain, but actually the acid test will really come when doctors and nurses on the front line start telling us that things are coming through. the other worry is that members of staff tested on a specific mask or specific respiratory device, and is now supplies dry up, new devices are being sent. that could mean serious difficulties, because if a staff member is not tested on a new device, and they turn up for a night shift, they may not have the confidence that whatever new device is being provided is going to give them adequate protection. there is no real provision to test on a new device out of hours, and so that really frustrates and worries members of staff on the front line. iam going members of staff on the front line. i am going to bring in pam parker, you normally make ppe for the nuclear and chemical industries. but now you are making them for who?

we are making them for people around the world, our protective clothing and shelters. we dealt with more countries throughout the world than we have the uk, but we have now started to find that the uk has now started to find that the uk has now started to find that the uk has now started to order, you know, you had the there from watford, we have just had an order in from watford, where we are making isolation units for them as we speak. as for the masks, we can get our hands on 200,000 masks to 500,000 masks, made for us within one day, but at the moment they are being utilised by other countries. but the uk, i they are being utilised by other countries. but the uk, lam they are being utilised by other countries. but the uk, i am told, they are being utilised by other countries. but the uk, lam told, is plentiful. right, so you are getting orders from governments around the world for this kind of equipment, but not from the british government? because you are hearing they

have enough? yes, we are. we actually offered our services when this first happened, and unfortunately our services wasn't taken up, but the re st of services wasn't taken up, but the rest of the world did take it up. now, what has happened now is we have, locally, provided as much equipment as we had here, and we was keeping as well for our own staff, to keep them safe, and we have gone round ourselves and delivered to surgeries here, coveralls and the masks that we had, just to help them through this period, because i was saying to us that they was not able to get their hands on them. dr rinesh parmar, chair of the doctors association and an anaesthetist, we know that some medical professionals have become ill in this country,, which means that medics are putting

their colleagues on ventilators. would you expect more nhs staff to become infected? it is really sad to hear the stories, both within london and outside of london of doctors and nurses who have sadly become very, very u nwell nurses who have sadly become very, very unwell as a result of coronavirus. we know that 2a doctors in lombardy have died as a result of their efforts to treat the coronavirus as well, and we are really worried that the numbers will increase, that we will sadly lose some colleagues, and despite that, i think every single one of us is absolutely 100% ready, willing and able to be on the front line, to put ourselves in harm's way to ensure that our patients are safe. don't treat us with contempt

vital ppe was there so that every single, we are as safe as we can be. cannot thank you very much, dr rinesh parmar, chair of doctors‘ association you very much, dr rinesh parmar, chair of doctors' association uk, and pam parker, managing director of pps, which makes personal protective equipment, they have had orders from around the world for masks, but not from this country. this e—mail says the new measures had to come, so many people thought it could not happen to them, but they disregarded all the advice and carried on as normal, therefore spreading the virus. furthermore, ithink normal, therefore spreading the virus. furthermore, i think some idiots will still disregard the new advice. if you are getting in touch, you are very welcome. you can message me on twitter or e—mail. now it is time for a look at the weather with carol. in england and

wales today, weather will be dry, plenty of sunshine, but northern ireland and scotland will be more cloud, patchy rain, heavy and persistent across the north and west of scotland, accompanied by gusty winds, with exposure gusting in excess of 50 mph. temperatures today, 9—16, but in the sunshine, 17-18 in today, 9—16, but in the sunshine, 17—18 in north wales, merseyside and lancashire, for example. through this evening and overnight, under clear skies, low enough for a touch of frost, wee bit more cloud around tonight, still this rain across the north and the west, still quite windy here, all of the wind is easing through the course of the night. for tomorrow, well, we‘re looking at a very similar story to today, still rain across the north and west of scotland, dry in the outer hebrides, the lion‘s share of the sunshine further south.

hello, welcome to bbc news and to viewers from around the world. i‘m victoria derbyshire, here to guide you through the coronavirus crisis and here telling your stories. the headlines so far today. the uk wakes up to the toughest restrictions on daily life in living memory to tackle coronavirus — people can only leave home to shop for basics, exercise and travel for medical attention or essential work. i hope that people will follow this advice. if for any reason they don‘t, penalties are there. all mobile networks send out a government emergency text which tells people "you must stay at home." but as many people still head into the capital, the mayor of london says more workers need financial protection so they don‘t

need to travel. it is really important for the chancellor and the prime minister to step up and give these people the support they need, so they know and they have peace of mind, they are going to put food on the table and pay their rent. confusion over what shops can and can‘t stay open, as some say they should be able to trade. ministers confirm that children under 18 can still travel between the homes of separated parents. china says it‘s lifting its lockdown in wuhan in two weeks — despite registering its first new case in five days. and as the health system struggles to cope in spain, elderly patients are found abandoned in care homes.

good morning. you‘re watching the bbc news channel with me, victoria derbyshire, and welcome to our audiences around the world. we‘re all going to have to adapt to a new way of living, aren‘t we? if you‘re watching at home, self—isolating, social distancing, trying to work from home, trying to teach the chidlren maths, or you‘ve recovering from joe wickes‘ work—out, you‘re very welcome to bbc news this morning. do let me know what you think about the new normal, and also how you are going to be affected. message me on twitter @vicderbyshire, or send me an email victoria@bbc.co.uk. our top story today — the prime minister declared a "national emergency" last night as he announced drastic restrictions on our daily life to combat the spread of coronavirus. he warned that without a huge national effort, the nhs will not be able to cope and more of us will die.

you can now only leave your home for very specific reasons. they are: to shop for basic neccessities like food and medicine. you can go outside for one form of exercise a day, alone or with members of your household. all gatherings of more than two people are banned. you can leave home for any medical need or to care for a vulnerable person. and finally you can travel to and from work, but only where absolutely necessary and if you cannot work from home. this can all be enforced by the police and they could fine us if we flout the measures. as of monday, 335 people have died of the virus in the uk. addressing the nation from ten downing street last night, boris johnson explained why these measures are so important. there are no easy option, the way ahead is

hard and it is still true that many lives will sadly, be lost. and yet it is so now coming back to the surface, with the, by staying at home, we are increasing, this morning there have been further updates in the uk. everyone in the uk will receive a text message form the government advising them that new rules in force. it urges them to stay home, protect the nhs and save lives. government minister michael gove has confirmed that children under 18 are able to move between houses if their parents are separated... and as the government confirms that construction sites will still operate,the mayor

of london sadiq khan has asked that all nonessential travel should stop. let‘s have a look at what‘s going on around the world. in wuhan in china — where the outbreak began — the coronavirus lockdown will be partially lifted on 8th april. all those in the city with a ‘green code‘ on a smartphone health app will be allowed to leave the city. there has been one new case of infection reported in wuhan today, which ends a five day run of now new cases in the city. of no new cases in the city. in spain, soldiers have found elderly patients in retirement homes abandoned, and in some cases dead in their beds. an inquiry has been launched. meanwhile, an ice rink in madrid is being used as a temporary

mortuary for covid—19 victims. and in the us, where 481 people have died so far, the steep economic toll of restrictions is becoming apparent — and donald trump has said america will be open for business in the coming weeks. earlier, speaking to bbc breakfast, mayor of london sadiq khan said there‘s a big grey area of what constitutes a key worker. there is a difference of opinion between myself and the government on this issue. i am quite clear, only if you really have to go to work must you be going to work. here is the problem, i know because i have spoken to people who are self—employed, people who are on zero hour contracts, people working in the gig economy, who, unless they work, can‘t get money to put food on the table. they face a real conundrum. although i welcome the

package of measures announced by the chancellor so far, i am afraid he is not helping those helping those people, the self—employed, the zero—hour contracts, the gig economy, many of them could work in construction or other fields, who feel obliged to go to work because they have to put food on the table. that is why the point i made yesterday, when i spoke to the chancellor, was it is really important he announces, as a matter of urgency, a new package of measures which ensures that these people know there is going to be money in their pockets and purses immediately, so they can pay their bills, the rent, the mortgage, but also get food on the table. you call it a difference of opinion, but how serious, in your view, is that difference of opinion then? well, i have been lobbying the government for some time about the measures they can and should be taking, i‘m pleased we have got where we have got, but you have articulated one of the concerns people have is the lack of clarity = who should be working from home and who should be going to work? i am clear we face a public health emergency. of course we also face a social emergency, and an economic emergency,

but it is crucial we all stay at home, we all stay at home unless there is one of four reasons. one is because we have to get essential needs from the shops, infrequently, no more than once a day, or because we are exercising, no more than once a day. it could be because we have got to go to the doctors, or we have to travel to and from work if, if, we can‘t do that work from home. if it is the case that you have to travel to work, please, please, please, don‘t do it in the rush hour. one question that has been exorcising you — can divorced or separated parents still share custody of their children? this morning, government minister michael gove confirmed that children under 18 can still see both parents. the key thing here is that actually, if you want to ensure that children

can see their parent, then they can be moved from one parent to another. on a previous broadcast, on good morning britain, i stressed that where ever possible, this should be kept to a minimum, but i want to absolutely clarify that i wasn‘t sufficiently clear earlier, it is the case that children under the age of 18 can see both parents. with me now is our assistant political editor norman smith. hi norman again, will this partial lockdown work? hi. well, it will certainly i think dramatically reduce the number of people going out and about. they will want to beer down as much as possible on that. we are

seeing two controversial area, one in relation to construction worker, michael gove said it is fine for construction worker to go in, they are in the fresh air, provided they remain two metres apart, we don‘t haveis remain two metres apart, we don‘t have is problem. the difficulty as we have seen on the london tube is they are adding considerably to the volume of people getting on the reduced service which means people are packed in like sardines, on some trains which is absolutely not what you want to happen. more so, because many health workers have to get public transport in, so i suspect we may well see is

a rethink on construction worker, interesting too, the mayor of london saying no, those workers engaged in building sites where it is an issue of public safety carry on, but others no. the second area is in terms of the self—employed, the gig economy, those on zero—hours contract, in other words those who haven‘t really been shielded in the way so many employees were by the chancellor‘s package last week. now, there, the clear indications we had from mr gove is there will be movement and movement soon, to provide additional support for the self—employed, because as things stand at the moment, they obviously are desperate

to keep their businesses going and so of course, the inseven tiff is to find a reason to go into work. but you have five million self—employed people, clearly, you want to bear down on those numbers and the only way is by providing them with more security, that they and their business are going to function once this is over. i would expect, if not today, maybe tomorrow, certainly this week, we will get further measures from the chancellor, designed to, if you like, disincentivise the self—employed from going into work so they no longer feel the financial cosh to go in. once that is over,

these restriction, how long to you think they will be in for? you suggest we could have further tightening, how long is this going to go on for?” think we have to be realistic vic. the idea in three weeks‘ time we are going to come out and the sun is shining and we will have street party, i think that is extraordinarily unlikely, because we know the virus here is just beginning to go into the sharp u pwa rd beginning to go into the sharp upward curve. the peak is not expected for another two weeks, so, it would clearly be ludicrous to suspend the restrictions when

the virus was at its peak, so, erealisticically we are not going to be abe to say it is over in three weeks‘ time. more ominously, i think, michael gove, when he was on the television this morning indicated that when they review this in three weeks‘ time they may have to look at further restrictions, in other words, far from to look at further restrictions, in other words, farfrom being an easing, if people don‘t stay at home then they may have to introduce further curves, if you look in other countries that is what they i had this conversation directly with the home secretary,

as far as polices shopping that refuse to comply, i mean first of all i think there, you know, think the public outrage would force them to close any way, but, localauthority outrage would force them to close any way, but, local authority also ta ke any way, but, local authority also take a lead in that, and if the police need to step in, they will, but i do think that will be exceptional, the biggest concern for me and my colleagues is how do we police, enforce this social distancing, the social gatherings? without the public‘s support, we police by consent, and i don‘t want that to change, dew during this crisis but we can

only do that with public support and the public, the vast majority support pair police, thatis vast majority support pair police, that is what we are, we are their police, they need to support us, if not, more people are going to die, the nhs system is going to, isjust going to fail and we don‘t want that, none of us want that, this is about saving lives and protecting people across this country. we have seen people astonishing deliberately coughing and spitting in officers‘ face, what do you think about phil says i was

chased down the street by a 13—year—old girl coughing at me, to make herfriend laugh. parents must keep kids under control. now they shouldn‘t be out under new restrictions apart from with household members and for one bit of exercise a day. simon says if one thing comes out of this it will be how it has highlighted the very best and very worst of people. we have a constantly updating live page on our website. and you can also find much more information in our special coronavirus section — including this set of answers to ten of the most commonly asked questions about the outbreak. just log on to either bbc.co.uk/news or bbc.com/news — depending on where you are in the world. let‘s look at china in more detail. the country plans to lift the lockdown in the city of wuhan, after the number of new cases

there has come almost to a stop. people who have been cleared of the virus will be allowed to start travelling around the country again from the 8th april — that‘s two weeks away. it comes as one new case was reported in the city, which was at the centre of the original outbreak, following a five—day run of no reported new infections there. normal life has slowly been resuming in wuhan, after the total lockdown was relaxed. these pictures from chinese state tv show some shops open, and people moving around outside, although still subject to temperature checks. the worry now is curbing a second wave of the pandemic coming into the country. the chinese government gave this information at its daily briefing. statistics has shown that

there has been an increase of imported cases in cities as ports of entries and transportation hub, they are face... perception of imported cases. there has been great outcome in domestic control and there has been an increase in pressure of imported risks, will there be a second? this isa risks, will there be a second? this is a question of public concern. let‘s put all of this into context now. here‘s robin brant in shanghai. it looks like the beginning of the end for wuhan, on that day, anyone in the city and this is a huge place, 11 million people, will be allowed to leave and travel to the rest of china,

notjust to surrounding province but anywhere in mainland china if they have this green code on their phone, these health apps are being us used widely, widely across the country to prove that people don‘t have coronavirus, it is like a traffic light system with green, amber and red. if you have a tokyo 2020 could be formally postponed as early as today. the occ is discussing with the japanese government o organising committee and the executive board the planning including the postponement and we will communicate in due

course, so there could be formally postponed as early as today. that was kind of inevitable really and this newjust m, inevitable really and this newjust in, from a world health organization spokesperson who says 85% of the coronavirus cases reported over the past 2a hours are in europe and the united states. so the vast, vast majority are in europe, and the united states. parts of europe and the united states way behind the east. stay with us n the next quarter of an hourwe stay with us n the next quarter of an hour we will be talking to a british man who has been stuck in wuhan, self—isolating for more

than 50 days, and is now looking forward to the easing of those restrictions there in april. the world health organization has warned the spread of the virus seems to be "accelerating", with the number of confirmed cases globally approaching 400,000. to put that into context — take a look at this tweet from our health and science correspondent james gallagher. he says it took 67 days from the first reported case for the total to reach 100,000. it then took 11 days to reach 200,000 — and just four to reach 300,000. the picture in spain, the second worst affected european country after italy, is bleak. soldiers deployed in madrid to help fight the pandemic have found elderly patients with the disease abandoned at retirement homes. the crisis there has forced the health authorities to open a makeshift hospital in a conference centre, and an ice rink as a makeshift morgue. rich preston has been looking at the situation — we should warn you, you might find some parts of rich‘s report upsetting. officials across europe are desperate to stop

this invisible killer, ever stricter measures limiting people‘s movement are in placing across the continent on monday spain saw the highest number of deaths in a single day. 462. the virus is hitting those trying to fight it, more than one in ten confirmed infections in spain are health care workers. elsewhere in the country, the army, brought in to assist with disinfecting care homes have found some residents abandoned. soldiers discovering the elderly and vulnerable dead in their beds. this ice rink turned into a temporary mortuary as the country‘s death toll passed 2300. in italy, europe‘s worst affected country, know internal movement at all. police stopping and checking everyone‘s id

and reason for travel. on monday authorities said there had been another 602 a short time ago, i spoke to guy hedgecoe in madrid and asked what more he knew about the elderly patients found abandoned at retirement homes. members of the armed forces were checking the number of retirement homes, we don‘t know exactly where and which pars of the country, but in some of them they found the dead bodies of residents there. as well as survivor, and, in each case, they had been abandoned. we don‘t know for sure if those who died had died from the coronavirus, we

don‘t know why they have been abandoned and under what circumstances, we know there is going to be an investigation by the state prosecutor, the defence minister has expressed a great deal of concern at this and says that she will get to the bottom of it, but it has highlighted a big problem in spain related to the death rate which is the virus has spread to a lot of retirement homes and that helps explain why spain has had such a high death rate. yesterday we heard there had been 460 new deaths, we are still waiting for the latest figures today, but many

people are bracing themselves for a similarly high figure. how has the disease spread through all those retirement homes? remind us of the restrictions in spain? they have been in place forjust over a week, meaning you are not allowed out of your home, u nless are not allowed out of your home, unless you have a very specific reason, and you can be fined if you are not able to justify that, the fa ct are not able to justify that, the fact you are out on the street. now, originally, the feeling is the virus got into the home from people going into visit, possibly, possibly from staff, who didn‘t live in these homes, and that were

going in and out each day and bringing the virus with them, but this has been a problem almost since the start of the crisis, really, that it has taken root in a number of, of retirement homes, both here in madrid, the epicentre of the virus, but in other parts of the country as well and it has had devastating consequences. let us get the perspective of people round the world. let us talk to sergio brucin. thank you very much for talking to us, you told me two weeks‘ ago, that the uk government had just days, as you saw it to

bring in social distancing measures or we would see thousands of case, and we would be the next italy. the prime minister here brought in stricter measures last night, what is your reaction. good morning. my reaction is that that was the right thing to do. to, all the recommendations that we have, from italy tells us that we need toe have more social distancing, that we need to slow down the progression of the virus, slowing down the possibility of meeting other people. you need to stay home, and this will slow down very much the progression of the disease, so, the more

social distancing the better, we saw that it worked in china, it is working in south korea, it is working injapan, we are, even the first glimmers of hope it is starting to work in some parts of italy, so that is the right thing to do. ok, despite it being the right thing to do, to use your words, i have a tweet here, from heather who is here in britain, so this is the morning after the night before, when the british prime minister brought in these new stricter measures she said i have

been out for a quick run, which she is allowed to do, and i have just seen that so many people are out, and also, so many car, i do not understand why, please can someone tell me? my husband went to close his workshop and the traffic was crazy round the area of croydon too. it would seem some people don‘t get it. what do you say to them? that they have to start getting it very

that looks like the right path, it gives us some reason to be optimistic. these things are tough, these things are going to last quite a bit, but they are working, and therefore we need to go ahead without. it is not really the time for su btlety. without. it is not really the time for subtlety. let‘s do it, let‘s distance ourselves, let‘s stay home, and this is going to work. why have italy and spain been hit so hard, do you think? it is very difficult question. one of the hypotheses that we have is that they had early cases, much earlier than we thought, and so the virus started assimilating earlier. and then there have been some amplifiers, if you wa nt to have been some amplifiers, if you want to come up with contacts with the health services,

at a time when it was not really well known, the virus, it was not known that it could spread so easily, so you know, so early interest of the violence into the country, spread in the community and then amplification by health services. other countries should learn from that and start applying their measures early. you said it is not a time for subtlety — just do it. how long should the measures that have now been introduced in the uk, which are not the strictest, not a total lockdown, how long do you believe, from your experience, they should be in place for in britain? well, what we have seenin for in britain? well, what we have seen in other countries is that the first results are, you know, visible around 3—4 weeks after the lockdown, or the measures, so, you know, that

is the length of time that i expect to pass before we are starting to see a good effect. and then once we have passed at that time, we will re—evaluate the situation and start possibly lifting some of the measures, like they are doing in china. in china, they had a much worse situation, it lasted for more than two months, and i hope that with these early measures in europe, we don‘t need to have that long time. but, you know, it is very early, it is not certain, and we need to do it now, see the first month, see how it works, and then try to decide which things we can lift and which not. we here are going to come out with some additional guidance in

the next few days. we will probably try also to evaluate how we can judge when measures can be lifted. this is a very complex exercise, but we want to give advice to the countries on when they will be able to lift at least some of the measures. thank you so much for talking to us, i really appreciate it. he is a disease expert from the european centre for disease control. let‘s just recap on what‘s happening here in the uk, where the prime minister declared a national emergency last night as he announced drastic restrictions on our daily life to combat the spread of coronavirus. according to heather, so many people are still out, particularly in the croydon area of london. he warned that, without a huge national effort,

the nhs will not be able to cope and more of us will die. the new rules mean you can now only leave your home for very specific reasons. they are to shop for basic necessities like food and medicine. you can leave home for any medical need or to care for a vulnerable person. and finally you can travel to and from work, but only where absolutely necessary and if you cannot work from home. and this morning we‘ve had further updates. there is a controversy of construction sites, the fact that they are still able to work. everyone in the uk will receive a text message from the government advising them that new rules in force. it urges them to stay home, protect the nhs and save lives. government minister michael gove has confirmed that children under 18 are able to move between houses if their parents are separated. and as the government confirms that construction sites will still operate, the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has asked

that all nonessential travel should stop. as the uk‘s partial lockdown begins, china is planning on easing its lockdown in the city of wuhan, after the number of new cases there has come almost to a stop. people who have been cleared of the virus will be allowed to start travelling around the country again from 8th april — that‘s two weeks away. one of them is british citizen connor reed, who has been living in china for four years. how long have you been self—isolating, connor?” how long have you been self-isolating, connor? i have been locked up for over 50 days now, so a long time. what has it been like for you? draining. physical health, fine, it is mental health problems that you have got to deal with, keeping yourself active mentally.

that has been the most challenging thing at the moment. there are plenty of people in britain who are going into a sort of similar scenario to the one you have been in for the last 50 days, although here it is not quite as much of a lockdown as you had — how do you keep psychologically upbeat? keeping busy. do different things, make sure you read a book, paint, play monopoly, that will take four hours! lots of different things, notjust stay and play games or notjust watch movies to holiday, you really have to diversify what you are doing. were you able to go out at all? yes, but we can only stay in the community, and if we are going out, we have to go out to be doing something, like collecting groceries or getting medical supplies. we can‘t just or getting medical supplies. we can‘tjust go or getting medical supplies. we can‘t just go for a or getting medical supplies. we can‘tjust go for a walk. polite do you mind me asking, do you live

alone? yeah, i live alone. with technology now, you can speak to people directly all over the world, so in that respect it is a better time to be isolated. however, there is that need of interpersonal communication, you do lack that feeling of having somebody there, speaking to somebody face to face. yes, that soul to soul social contact, isn‘t it? what is your reaction to the fact that the restrictions you have been living under will be eased a little bit in a couple of weeks? everybody is optimistic about it! i imagine, when the quarantine measures are over, people are still going to be cautious, people will still wear masks and practise social distancing, it will not go straight back to normal, but people are definitely looking forward to going out and looking forward to just doing the things they were doing before this happened. for

you, what does that mean, connor? it means i can go fora does that mean, connor? it means i can go for a walk, i can go to... even though i might not actually go out, or i might not go to the lake, imight not out, or i might not go to the lake, i might not go to the park, it is having the freedom of choosing to do that — having the freedom of choosing to do that - i having the freedom of choosing to do that — i can if i want to. at the moment, i can‘t, even though i want to. that is such a good point, as soon as you are told you can‘t do something, you want to do it more, i guess. that is the problem in the uk at the moment, the government is saying do not go out — the first thing people do is go out, and it is just reckless behaviour, putting lives at risk. connor, thank you so much, i wish you all the best, thank you very much for talking to us. connor on his optimism that the measures in the city of wuhan, where he has been self—isolating for 50 days, are about to be slightly eased

in the next couple of weeks. let‘s just remind you of those very stricter measures brought in by the prime minister, as the government try to limit the spread of the coronavirus. you can now only leave your home for very specific reasons. they are to shop for basic neccessities like food and medicine. you can go outside for one form of exercise a day, alone or with members of your household. all gatherings of more than two people are banned. you can leave home for any medical need or to care for a vulnerable person. and finally you can travel to and from work, but only where absolutely necessary and if you cannot work from home. this can all be enforced by the police, and they could fine us if we flout the measures. we did hearfrom the chair of we did hear from the chair of the police federation in england and wales earlier, he said he thought it was completely unrealistic to think

that police officers would be dispersing gatherings in the park and enforcing certain stores to close, while also trying to keep on top of crime. so now we‘re being told to stay at home as much as we can and only leave the house if we have to. here‘s why staying at home is so important. a big problem with coronavirus is you can have it and not know about it. it means you can go about your day as you‘ve always done, feel completely fine, but actually infect around 2—3 people within a week. what happens then is those people you infected go on to infect another 2—3 people each, and then those people will infect others, and that‘s how the virus spreads. but look at what happens when people stay at home and practise social distancing. for instance, if this person didn‘t go round to their friend‘s house, if this person worked from home, if this person didn‘t go to the corner shop, if this person didn‘t visit their mum. this is reduces the number of cases from 406 to just 15. as the number of cases goes down, so does the pressure

on doctors and nurses — and on our health service. this will make the difference between people living and people dying. you can go out to exercise once a day, orfetch food or medicine, but only with people you live with. in short, stay at home as much as possible. it will save lives. a few of you getting in touch to say that you have not received that government text message, gregor says, i still haven‘t got it, is there a problem with the mobile networks? abigail says, no text message, why on earth isn‘t everything shuts down? i mean, it will come at some point, but even if it doesn‘t, you know what the advice is- it doesn‘t, you know what the advice is — stay at home unless you are going out for a medical reason, to get food, to get essentials, if you are helping look after somebody vulnerable, or if you are going out for one bit of exercise a day. in that sense, it couldn‘t be

clearer, although i absolutely understand that some people are confused about essential works and whether you are regarded as a key worker and therefore, if you can‘t work from home, does that mean it is ok to get on public transport and so on and so forth. this is in from ryanair, they expect most of their flights to be grounded from today, they don‘t expect to operate any flights during the months of april and may, but they say it does depend on government advice. they also add that they have offered their aircraft to european governments for rescue flight and to operate essential flights for the movement of medicines and personal protective equipment. that is from ryanair. and we have just got the latest figures from spain on their number of coronavirus cases, they have risen to 39,000 cases, that according to

their health ministry, that is up by nearly 6000 on yesterday, an astonishing figure from spain, their cases rising to 39,000. we will now say goodbye to viewers on bbc one. the health secretary acknowledged there have been challenges with the supply of personal protective equipment to nhs staff in england but added he is determined to rise to them. over the weekend, stories of nhs workers being treated in icu with coronavirus have emerged and front line medical staff have criticised the lack of protection for them at work, saying it‘s putting their lives at risk. there have been criticisms over the lack of testing for front line workers as well as delays in the testing system causing concern over the spread of the virus. today, doctors and the british

medical association will give evidence to the health and social care committee about the current levels of protection against coronavirus being offered and made available to staff. this morning, the army delivered personal protective equipment to st thomas‘ hospital in central london. the mod said it was to boost vital stocks. what you‘re seeing today is a british army convoy delivering personal protective equipment right to the front line of the national response to the coronavirus challenge. but this is much more than delivering just masks — this is about a demonstration to our amazing nhs that we are standing side by side with them in responding to the challenge of our generation. my normal role is to deliver combat supplies to combat forces in time of war, but we can respond to these challenges, and it‘s great to be stood side by side with our nhs colleagues as we get ready for the challenges ahead. let‘s speak now to heather weir, who‘s the chief executive at northern ireland hospice which has been relying on the public to donate

personal protective equipment. i‘m alsojoined by shuhan he, who‘s an emergency medicine physician at massachusetts general hospital in boston. that is one of the busiest hospitals in the world. he has set up getusppe.com to help front line staff across the united states get the equipment they desperately need. thank you very much for talking to us, heather weir, tell us about the ca re us, heather weir, tell us about the care you provide for patients. good morning, at the hospice in belfast we ca re morning, at the hospice in belfast we care for people who are living with and dying with advancing conditions. and up until now, obviously, that has been mainly people with a cancer diagnosis, but we are anticipating that we will see a rise in people coming in with

covid—19 as well, so we have been preparing for that. our services have remained open come about in the hospice and out in the community, we would have around 15 nurse specialist to deliver care to people in their own home, because whenever you are approaching the end of life, there is no place like home, and thatis there is no place like home, and that is where we want to try and support and care for people. do explain why your staff need personal protective equipment and whether they are getting it or not. well, our staff maintain they are getting it or not. well, ourstaff maintain high they are getting it or not. well, our staff maintain high standards of hygiene irrespective of whomever they care for, be that in the community or our hospice buildings, so it is essential that they have access to the same personal protective equipment that nurses and doctors, physios, ots would have in an acute hospital setting. we want

to ca re an acute hospital setting. we want to care and play our part in supporting our colleagues in our local hospitals, to support people who need palliative and end—of—life care, be it from cobra 19 or be it from whatever underlying condition. —— cobra 19. so we have a duty to protect patients, staff and patient at this challenging time. can you get your hands on any of the equipment? it has been remarkably difficult, because we are an independent hospice, we are not part of the nhs supply chain. in the last 48 hours, we have received a very small supply from our local health trust, which is so welcome, and i can‘t thank them enough for knowing that they have stepped in to help with that. last week, we put a call out on social media, and we have been really surprised around a numberand

been really surprised around a number and where ppe is coming from. just yesterday, the local belfast met said they were closing down their labs for students, and that they had some ppe that they could give us, so we gladly arranged for delivery of that. we have had construction companies delivering, technology companies. the one challenge that we have is that it is different stock, and so our staff need to be fitter tested, and they need to be fitter tested, and they need to be training on how to don and doff the equipment properly. need to be training on how to don and doff the equipment properlym is fantastic to hear of organisations are stepping up to help you. let me bring in shuhan he, ifi help you. let me bring in shuhan he, if i may, heather weir. you work at one of the largest hospitals in the world, thanks for sparing the time. to you and your colleagues have enough personal protective equipment? we have prepared four

months for situations like this, we have an entire divisionjust boat disaster management, and we are running low as well. no matter how much preparation you go through, when we go to as much ppe, with how dangerous viruses, the concern is how fast we are going to the equipment for doctors, nurses, pharmacists, janitorial staff. this isa dire pharmacists, janitorial staff. this is a dire situation, no matter where you are, no matter the size of your hospital. it is a very concerning issue nationwide and internationally as well. therefore, do you and your collea g u es as well. therefore, do you and your colleagues feel safe at work? well, you know, we are doing the best we can. we went into emergency medicine for a reason, it can. we went into emergency medicine fora reason, it is can. we went into emergency medicine for a reason, it is ourjob, can. we went into emergency medicine fora reason, it is ourjob, our calling, and the reason i am an emergency medicine physician. we are certainly worried, i know i am, and thatis certainly worried, i know i am, and that is why we have worked so hard to make sure that doctors get ppe, right? you can call it an act of self—preservation, if you will. if

i run out, there is danger for me when i take care of these patients, so we need to make sure there is enough personal protective equipment for other people, but also for me too. have you had to use a protective mask of isa? i frequently reuse the same equipment now. we are trying to preserve the equipment, i have this mask that i'm trying to preserve so that we make sure we do not go through equipment as fast as we probably should be doing. it is not really made to be reused, it is made to be disposable, but we are such in dire straits that we need to start reusing it at this point. heather weir, as you explained earlier, your patients are nearing the end of your lives — are you allowing visitors into your hospice? that is a really good question, and it has been a difficult one for us to mull over

here. the clinical team have decided that, on a daily basis, we continue to assess the risk. at the minute, we are allowing two visitors per patient, but a very short a visit only, and again, whenever a patient does present with symptoms, we are asking the visitors to put on the necessary ppe as well, and again, i just can‘t underestimate, you know, while we have got some stock here, it is going to run out at some point, and we need to make sure that hospices — not just point, and we need to make sure that hospices — notjust mine but across the uk - hospices — notjust mine but across the uk — are supported to get access to these stocks that are being delivered now. yeah, i mean, that is something i hadn‘t grasped, of course, visitors will need to put the protective equipment on in some cases, because they need to see their loved ones before they say goodbye. absolutely, and do

you know, i think one of the really stark things that has hit home with us is that the impact of losing someone during a national crisis is really, really difficult, and we just say to people that they can still telephone us, we will take their calls, we will listen and support, albeit from a distance, for those people that are feeling isolated at home. i know that hospices across the uk are trying their best to keep their services operational so they can support local people who are in that bereavement phase as well. bless you for doing that. i will go back to shuhan he, i know you have set up a website to organise volunteers to match with those who need equipment in the states, is it working? yeah, it is getusppe.com,

the largest database at this point of hospitals that are seeking ppe. we have had a significant amount of volunteers and donations, in the hundreds, to facilitate that mixing and matching system. we are also setting up a transportation system so we can start to have direct delivery ourselves of large amounts of ppe. we know there are a tonne of donors flooding in that want to give hospitals, we are seeking very hard to get them to the hospitals at the points of most need, because the hospitals that have no ppe, that is the most dangerous thing we could have, so we want to make sure those hospitals get equipment opposed. yeah, sure. i don‘t know if the news has filtered through to you, donald trump is suggesting that, in the next few weeks, america will be open for business as usual. how do you respond to that? i am very concerned by that. my hope is that we could certainly be open to

business as usual, but the reality is that, for the short term, if we do not self—isolate and the short term, if we do not self— isolate and social distance, the short term, if we do not self—isolate and social distance, we will not be able to hit the target of going back to normal life in the summer. my fear is that this will drag on for 18 months and more, so thatis drag on for 18 months and more, so that is why it is so important that we act now. thank you very much for yourtime, and we act now. thank you very much for your time, and good luck, thank you, shuhan he, an emergency medicine physician at massachusetts general hospital in boston, one of the largest hospitals in the world. heather weir, thank you for your time, iam heather weir, thank you for your time, i am grateful to you for spending your time, chief executive of the northern ireland hospice. they are not part of the nhs supply chain, as she was explaining, so they have had a real issue with trying to get their own staff this personal protective equipment and also visitors who are visiting the terminally ill. it is time to say

goodbye to viewers on bbc world. and four viewers in the uk, thanks for watching, the weather now with carol kirkwood. hello again. it‘s going to be another dry day across england and wales with a lot of sunshine, albeit hazy at times, but we also have a fair bit of cloud across scotland and northern ireland and that‘s producing some rain in here too. it is going to be a windy day, especially with exposure in the northwest. and you can see all the cloud associated with the weather front producing that rain as it comes south. we do have clearer skies and a lot more sunshine that will continue as we go through the day. patchy rain crossing scotland at times. a bit of cloud across northern ireland. here‘s the heavy and persistent rain. we‘ve had it since yesterday. and this weather front is hanging around for much of the week. but as we head further south through england and wales, sunshine and again, hazy at times, particularly in the west.

top temperature up to 16 degrees, but we could see 17 or 18, north wales, lancashire, merseyside, that kind of area. through this evening and overnight, it will still be windy in the north, but the wind will start to moderate to touch. we still will have some rain and a bit more cloud across northern england and wales than last night. so it‘s not going to be quite as cold as last night, except for where we‘ve got a clearance in the sky in the southeastern quadrant of the country. and here we could well see some frost. under clear skies, we‘ll start off with some sunshine, but still the weather front in the northwest producing some rain. it is going to turn more patchy in nature and it will dry up and brighten up in outer hebrides, where it‘s been so wet for the last couple of days. temperatures, eight to about 16 degrees. then as we move from wednesday into thursday, we still do have a weather front, the same one. and it‘s just very slowly moving a little bit farther south. hardly an isobar in the chart, so it‘s not going to be particularly windy anywhere.

so here‘s our weather front. still thick enough for the odd spot of drizzle here and there. brighter skies on either side of it in northern scotland and for much of england and wales. again, the sunshine will be hazy at times and our temperatures slipping. so we‘re losing 16, 17 and 18. and our top temperature is more likely to be about 14 degrees. on friday, we still do have that weather front, moving a little bit farther south, still thick enough for the odd spot on it.

this is bbc news. i‘m geeta guru—murthy. the headlines at 11: the uk adjusts to the toughest restrictions on daily life in living memory to tackle coronavirus — people can only leave home to shop for basics, exercise and travel for medical attention or essential work. i hope that people will follow this advice. if for any reason they don‘t, the penalties are there. all mobile networks send out a government emergency text which tells people, you must stay at home. but as many people still head into the capital — the mayor of london says more workers need financial protection so they don‘t need to travel. it's it‘s really important for the chancellor and the prime minister to step up and give these people the

support they need so they know they have peace of mind and they will put food on the table and pay the rent. sports direct u—turn on keeping their stores open after all shops selling nonessential goods were ordered to close. ministers confirm that children under 18 can still travel between the homes of separated parents. spain says over 500 more people have died from the coronavirus in the past 24 hours with nearly 3,000 new cases. it comes as the world health organisation says 85% of new cases reported in the past 24 hours were in europe and the us. hello and welcome to our audiences around the world.