this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. us president trump says he's considering imposing a quarantine on new york to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus. this would be an enforceable quarantine. and rather not do it. the number of deaths in the uk from the coronavirus rises to more than a thousand, with another 260 people dying in a single day. officials warn that social distancing restrictions must be kept in place tests for frontline health service staff begin in england this weekend, 10 days after wales started theirs, following heavy criticism over a lack of testing for health workers. the english cities of birmingham and manchester join london with plans to open more temporary hospitals to help cope

with the outbreak in the uk. the total death toll in italy as a result of the coronavirus has now risen to over 10,000. that brings the total number of people across europe killed by covid—19 to more than 20,000. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments in britain and globally. in the us — president trump says he's considering imposing a quarantine on new york to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus. new york has recorded more than 52,000 cases — around half of the total in the us, and over 700 deaths.

in italy, the number of people who've died from the coronavirus since the outbreak began has now passed 10,000. 828 have died in the past 2a hours, 829 have died in the past 2a hours, fewer than the previous day. meanwhile, spain has recorded 832 coronavirus deaths in a single day, its largest number yet. it brings the total to more than 5,000, second only to italy worldwide. here in the uk, the number of people to have died from covid—19 is now more than a thousand. president trump says he's considering imposing a quarantine on new york to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus. he said similar measures could be introduced in newjersey and some parts of connecticut. new york has recorded more than 52,000 cases, around half of the total in the us, and over 700 deaths. some people would like to see new york quarantined because it's a hotspot. new york, newjersey, maybe one or two other places. certain parts of connecticut, quarantined. i'm thinking about that right now.

we might not have to do it but there's a possibility that sometime today we'll do a quarantine, short—term, two weeks, of new york. probably newjersey, certain parts of connecticut. what about travel from those places? restrict travel because they're having problems down in florida. a lot of new yorkers going down. we don't want that. heavily infected. we are having a really good dialogue with governor cuomo. we've supplied him with a lot of things, we're giving him an extra four medical centres, tents. that is beyond what we've already given. as you know, we're giving them to new jersey, we're doing a greatjob with the governor of newjersey. it's been very good. is this a more enforceable quarantine? this would be an enforceable quarantine. i'd rather not do it but we may need it, so i'll see you over at the ship. what about the state of washington?

here in the uk, the number of people to have died from covid—19 is now more than a thousand. our health correspondent dominic hughes put the figures in context. news that 216 people have lost their lives to the virus is shocking. it's shocking but sadly it's not out of line with predictions that deaths will double every two or three days, so unfortunately this is the kind of news we are going to have to steel ourselves to hear in the next couple of weeks stop however it has to be said, and it's worth reminding people that four out of five people who get this virus, who fall ill with it, the vast majority will only have a very mild form of the illness. it's only a very few, a small proportion, who will fall seriously ill. of course, one of those people who has got those mild

symptoms is the prime minister, borisjohnson. he is self isolating in his flat in downing street and today, a cabinet minister has told the bbc that the prime minister is still leading the response from the front. he assured the bbc that there are no gaps in government and all speaking at a downing street press conference earlier, the medical director of nhs england professor stephen powis said the figures of those likely to die from coronavirus will continue to rise but restrictions will help to limit numbers. if it's less than 20,000, as sir patrick vallance said, that would be a good result, although every death, as i've said, is absolutely a tragedy. but we shouldn't be complacent about that. although that would be a good result, it will only happen if we stop the transmission of the virus. i sound like a broken record on this but it really is the way that if we are going to get to the numbers of deaths that you're talking about, it doesn't happen by luck. it's notjust chance.

it's because of the actions that you take, that i take, that we all take to reduce the transmission of the virus. so it is possible to get on top of this virus, but you do that by stopping the transmission. that's the basis of social distancing. that's what the government has introduced, on the best scientific advice. that's what other countries have done and we've seen in previous epidemics that it's a successful measure. so i cannot emphasise enough to everyone watching today that you have the chance to save a life. you have the chance to stop a ventilator being used that otherwise wouldn't need to be used. it really is as simple as that. this is not complex. the science behind it might be complex, but the reality is incredibly simple. avoid contact with others where you can, stay at home. if you're symptomatic, isolate. and that will result in fewer deaths and less pressure on the nhs. it is that stark for all of us.

the business secretary, alok sharma, also said steps were being taken to get more supplies to healthcare workers. we will introduce measures to improve the insolvency system which provides the legal options for companies running into major difficulties. 0ur overriding objective is to help uk companies which need to undergo a financial rescue or restructuring process to keep trading. these measures will give those firms extra time and space to weather the storm and be ready when the crisis ends, whilst ensuring that creditors get the best return possible in the circumstances. the changes to the insolvency regime will include new rules to make sure companies undergoing restructuring can continue to get hold of supplies and raw materials. and there will be a temporary suspension of wrongful trading

provisions for company directors, to remove the threat of personal liability during the pandemic. this provision will have retrospective effect from the 1st of march. however, to be clear, all of the other checks and balances that help to ensure directors fulfil their duties properly will remain in force. we will bring forward legislation in these areas at the earliest opportunity. we will also put in place measures to ensure companies required to hold annual meetings can do so flexibly in a manner which is compatible with the best public health guidance. this might include postponing or holding the agm online or by phone using only proxy voting. in addition, we are also introducing a range of measures to boost the supply of personal protective equipment, such as face masks, to protect front line nhs staff,

and we're removing administrative barriers to the production of hand sanitiser. by reducing red tape, new suppliers and businesses that produce ingredients for safe hand sa ntiser will be able to bring their products to market in a matter of days. in italy, the death toll has passed 10,000. another 898 people have died in the past 2a hours. it comes as a german air force plane flew six critically—ill coronavirus patients to germany for treatment. here'sjean mackenzie from rome. a lifeline landing in lombardy. converted into a mobile hospital, this morning, the german military flew critically—ill patients from italy's worst—hit region to hospitals around germany. italy's outbreak has been so concentrated in the north that hospitals are struggling to cope. dr cosentini's was one of the first to be overwhelmed. in my town, the situation

is a bit improving. i think we are a couple of weeks ahead of the rest of lombardy. so we now are at the plateau of the curve of new covid infections. to begin with, it was beds and ventilators in short supply. but now it's people. nurses and doctors. because we had some free beds inside our hospital, we couldn't use for patients, because we don't have any more nurses 01’ doctors. today, italy has reached a sobering milestone. more than 10,000 people dead, after nearly 900 more deaths were recorded since yesterday. there is some hope here. the rate of new infections has slowed over the past week, an indication that this lockdown which began nearly three weeks ago is starting to work. but italians are wary of being too hopefuljust yet, with the number of deaths still coming so fast.

but the government's medical researchers say these recent deaths don't mean italy isn't making progress. these people got the infection two or three weeks ago, so this is an image of italy some weeks ago. how many days away from the peak do you think that we are? we are expecting that the peak will be... in the next days. the days ahead will be critical in finding whether italy can hit its peak and turn the corner. spain's prime minister pedro sanchez has announced that all non—essential workers must stay at home for two weeks as the death toll from the virus has risen by more than 800. it brings the total of those infected to more than 5,600. the increase of 832 deaths exceeds yesterday's record breaking one—day figure for fatalities.

spain has now more than 72,000 people infected with the virus. it's been nearly a week since the uk government introduced new measures to try to curb the spread of coronavirus. let's remind ourselves of that government advice. the latest government restrictions mean you can only leave your home for very specific reasons. they are to shop for basic necessities 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. you can find out more about the symptoms of coronavirus and how to protect yourself on the bbc news app and on our website.

with the uk lockdown restrictions still in place, police forces across the country have the power to issue fines if people are flouting the rules. it seems that people are broadly complying with them. both humberside and lincolnshire police have thanked the public for only making essential journeys. phillip norton reports. bridlington seafront on a saturday afternoon. silence... ..even seals. the message to stay at home here looks to be getting through. the same in skegness, which reported bank holiday—like conditions last weekend... more deserted streets and beaches. further afield, a sign of the times in the peak district, but one the public are taking on board. last weekend, lincolnshire‘s police and crime commissioner made an urgent appeal for day—trippers to stop. today, he's glad tighter

restrictions appear to be working. it's really good to see the beaches being so empty in contrast to last weekend. what we need now are people to heed the guidance, notjust now but into the future, and i appreciate that's going to get harder as the weather warms up, when easter comes, but people are doing the right thing today to keep themselves and their families safe. we just need them to keep doing that for the longer term good of the society and community around them. here in hull, like everywhere, the streets are quiet on what would have been a busy shopping day, but humberside police have issued a warning to members of the public to be on their guard against scams after two men posing as police officers tried to stop a motorist and charge them an on the spot fine for nonessential travel near beverley at a fake checkpoint. the force said it's currently not stopping people at checkpoints under the coronavirus legislation and is urging the public to check police identification. officers are out patrolling and say social distancing measures are improving.

now is not the time to go and spend time with your family at the beaches. now is the time to observe social isolation and think of others. but i have to say, overwhelmingly, we are starting to see people comply with these rules. this is the new normal, for now, as the country battles to stop the spread of coronavirus. philip norton, bbc look north, hull. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's chetan patak. good evening. the premier league champions manchester city have handed over the use of their etihad stadium to the nhs to help in the fight against coronavirus. it's understood the conference rooms and executive boxes will be used to train doctors and nurses. a temporary hospital's already being built at the manchester central convention complex in the centre of the city. raheem sterling is amongst the premier league footballers appealing to fans to respect the current lockdown.

we need to stay at home. let's help oui’ we need to stay at home. let's help our nhs buy, you know, staying at home. 0nly leave your house for essential food, home. 0nly leave your house for essentialfood, medicine or exercise. the nhs have been doing a fantastic job so exercise. the nhs have been doing a fantasticjob so let's help them continue their wonderful work by staying at home and protecting the nhs and saving lives. you save lives by staying at home. come on, guys. in italy, juventus' players have agreed to the club stopping their salaries for four months because of the financial implications of the coronavirus pandemic. the squad, including cristiano ronaldo and aaron ramsey, plus coach maurizio sarri will not be paid their wages in march, april, may and june. the club estimates it'll save them over £80 million. with football leagues across the world on pause, the bbc understands the fa is determined that the current women's super league season is played to a finish. earlier this week the lower leagues of the women's game,

from the third tier downwards, were cancelled. here's our reporter tom garry. we understand the fa spoke with representatives from the leagues and the women's championship and the outline the various options in front of them, one of which was to avoid the season from here on, to cancel it, as we've seen in the lower levels of the women's game, but it emerged that wasn't the option that the fa or the majority of clubs preferred. the women's super league are determined to try if they can to com plete are determined to try if they can to complete the season. they also admit that the decision may be taken out of their hands, depending on the severity of the virus and how the pandemic progresses over the coming weeks. they know that if they are to finish it, if it's safe to do so, then they need to do so by early august. that's what we understand to be the final possible end date for the season. in order to do that,

between six and nine matches left, depending on games in hand for certain clubs, they must resume the season certain clubs, they must resume the season really beforejuly certain clubs, they must resume the season really before july at the absolute latest and ideally injune at some stage otherwise they will run out of time for the remaining matches. england women's cricket captain heather knight has signed up for the national health service volunteer scheme to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. knight returned to england from australia ten days ago, after the t20 world cup. she's nowjoined over 700,000 people who've signed up following an appeal by the uk government for volunteers to help with tasks like driving patients to and from hospital and phoning people that are self—isolating. that's all the sport for now. the foreign office has been urging british people to come home from trips abroad while there are still commercial routes available. many international airlines are suspending flights and many airports are closing. graeme abbott arrived

into heathrow after a two—week holiday in sri lanka. hejoins us now from his home in east london. what was the holiday like? all sorts of restrictions were being bought in in sri lanka while you were there. you're right. it was kind of like, you know, leaving home and we didn't realise the extent of what was happening at home and abroad. basically the restrictions were tighter and tighter as the time progressed. how well looked after we re progressed. how well looked after were you , progressed. how well looked after were you, though? how much information where you given? we were pretty lucky i think because we spoke to some long—term residents who had been living there and if the sri lanka government had laid out terms then they would follow through with them. the lockdown on the friday of the 21st at 5pm, that was

enforced by the police and army troops, immediately. they did what they said they were going to do, basically. how touch and go was it for you to get a flight? it was fine, we stuck to the original schedule. people we knew that were away, they decided to cut short their trip because they didn't know about the borders being closed. 0n arrival we got the news that airports were no longer receiving international flights but we were still able to leave on our direct flight. still able to leave on our direct flight. flights for the middle east we re flight. flights for the middle east were cancelled or diverted. how orderly was it at heathrow? quite orderly was it at heathrow? quite orderly but there was a discrepancy. we were asked to keep our distance, two metres apart but in sri lanka we we re two metres apart but in sri lanka we were made to fill out health forms

and there were temperatures checks, eve ryo ne and there were temperatures checks, everyone wearing gloves and facemasks but at heathrow it was people saying keep a good distance apart. the border patroljust handed me my passport with a non—gloved hand, with no face protection. it was quite a stark difference. which gave you more was quite a stark difference. which gave you more reassurance? was quite a stark difference. which gave you more reassurance? the sri la nka gave you more reassurance? the sri lanka way. they were really on top of it. when we arrived we had a form we we re of it. when we arrived we had a form we were meant to fill out during the flight we were meant to fill out during the flight and by the time we landed in colombo, it was already updated, so we had another form to fill out. we had a body scan and temperature scan. they were really on the ball whole time, basically. scan. they were really on the ball whole time, basicallylj scan. they were really on the ball whole time, basically. i guess that will surprise a lot of people when you think how wealthy britain is compared with sri lanka and the difference in the way they've

approached it. a little bit. we felt quite lucky to go on holiday but we'd heard basically that our government was going to be as decisive and have a meeting once a week about the serious issues so we we re week about the serious issues so we were quite lucky to get away in our minds. if the sri lanka government had any say in it, we would have been on lockdown and not left the country. it's a funny sort of dichotomy. i'm glad you had a holiday! you'll certainly remember it. at this difficult time for many, people arranging funerals are being encouraged to plan memorials, once the coronavirus crisis is over. government rules on social distancing and self isolation mean many funerals have a strict limit on attendance. david collingwood is director of funerals at co—op funeralcare, and joins me now via webcam.

thanks forjoining us. difficult to lose someone you are close to at any time. but especially so now with these restrictions in place. what are the rules regarding how funerals are the rules regarding how funerals are meant to be carried out? there are meant to be carried out? there are no rules and that's a little bit of the ambiguity we are dealing with. an exception is made for immediate family. none of us can say who is immediate family and who isn't. we made a decision that would limit the size of any service, any attendance we were looking after to attendance we were looking after to a maximum of ten people. because we need to understand and observe the spirit of what's being required. funerals are such a social event, they're a time when you want to show your love and your respect and your support for the family in memory of the person who passed away and that means shaking hangs, hugging and even kissing. —— shaking hands. they could aid the passing of the virus.

we've had to talk to families and say that we need to respect the physical and social distancing to ensure that there can be at least some sort of service but obviously just with very limited numbers. such an important thing for human beings to do, isn't it, to mark the passing of someone. how many places are actually offering services at all? the vast majority of crematoria are offering services. all churches and mosques and temples are actually closed now for public services. there are a small number of crematoria who have said there are no services at all and that means just cremation only with no service. there are many others who are thinking and trying to be creative and are able to web cast services, for example. even if you can't travel or and attend the service may be you can see it over the internet

or evenjust a service be you can see it over the internet or even just a service recorded. be you can see it over the internet or evenjust a service recordedm must be some comfort to people who aren't physically able to attend for whatever reason. how much extra work is this creating for your colleagues? no doubt they're willingly trying to make things tolerable for people. willingly trying to make things tolerable for peoplelj willingly trying to make things tolerable for people. i work for the co—op and my colleagues in food are working around the clock, making sure the shelves are stacked and that we're doing we can. my collea g u es that we're doing we can. my colleagues within the co—op funeral ca re are colleagues within the co—op funeral care are doing exactly that themselves. it's hard work. we've had to meet with families who already had the funeral organised, preparing themselves for the day. we've had to visit them and explain to them that the church service or funeral mass simply cannot happen. we've had to look at alternative ways of being able to ensure there is some form of marking a person's passing. a lot of families are

really now looking at having some sort of remembrance service, a celebration of a life, perhaps in a few months' time when things have improved and we are able to socialise again as a society. for anyone having to plan a funeral at the moment or going to be attending one, what is your advice? planning a funeral, talk to your funeral director and funeral arranger and make sure you understand exactly what's in the realm of the possible and what can be done. but be prepared. funerals aren't going to change. funerals have changed. we need to think slightly differently at least around the type of service and the number of people who can attend. and if you are thinking of attending a service, you've heard that someone has died and you know the date of the funeral, think very carefully. don't assume you can attend. try and get in touch with the family. understand the issues, the family. understand the issues, the circumstances and please

cooperate. thank you for talking to us cooperate. thank you for talking to us and sharing your advice. the royal mint is to manufacture up to 4,000 medical visors per day to help protect nhs staff from coronavirus. engineers, who are used to working on coins and related machinery, developed a successful prototype in 48 hours and the first visors are already in use at a hospital in wales. production is now moving to 2a hours a day, seven days a week at the royal mint‘s south wales site and the team is aiming to increase this to 4,000 per day from tuesday. a man who'd been due to take part in the london marathon next month has run the 26.2 miles in his back garden. the event has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but that hasn't put off

36—year—old james page. he completed 873 laps of his lawn in sidcup in kent, before crossing a finish line made by his son from toilet roll! toilet roll? a precious commodity! i hope they gathered it up and used it for another purpose. congratulations, james. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello, good evening. it's certainly started to feel colder this weekend. we take that chilly feel with us into sunday. not only will it be cold, it will also be windy. quite a significant wind chill. one or two wintry showers around as well, but also a lot of dry weather thanks to this area of high pressure. quite a strong high pressure area, actually, that's going to stick with us throughout the next few days and with the winds around high pressure flowing in a clockwise direction, that's bringing cold air down from the north and the strength of that wind really accentuating that chilly feel.

so, temperatures dipping away through this evening and tonight, some clear spells around, large areas of cloud as well, and one or two of those showers wintry over ground, but even at low levels, a little bit of wintryness mixing in at times. temperatures generally hovering around about freezing. i think we'll drop below freezing for some spots in the countryside. the other thing happening through the small hours is the clocks are going to spring forward an hour. these are the sunrise and sunset times tomorrow. sunset, crucial, of course, the sun not setting until after 8pm across parts of northern ireland, so you will notice the extra daylight during tomorrow but as far as the weather is concerned, large areas of cloud and some sunny spells in between but again, some showers, there will be some showers, some of which will be wintry and you will notice the strength of the wind. the windiest conditions to be found across england and wales. gusts of a0 mph or more. could see gusts of 50 mph or more for some eastern and southern coastal districts. that is really going to make it feel chilly. 0n the thermometer, most places tomorrow will be in single digits

but when we factor in the strength of the wind, this is what it's going to feel like. in many spots, it's not going to feel much better than freezing. now, as we move into monday, similar sort of weather, really, the winds will be a little bit lighter, you will still notice the strength of the breeze. a lot of dry weather around, large patches of cloud. some sunny spells and one or two showers here and there. just signs that things might be a little bit less chilly by this stage. 9—11 degrees. then as we head deeper into the week, well, this strong area of high pressure really stays with us, so that is going to provide a lot of dry weather, certainly through the middle part of the week. these frontal systems trying to edge into the north, bringing some outbreaks of rain here and eventually something colder. so, temperatures in the north of the uk will dip away towards the end of the week. something a little bit less chilly further south, and plenty of dry weather. hello, this is bbc news with martine croxall.