officials say half of all new confirmed cases in recent days have been diagnosed in people who have come into the country. our correspondent laura bicker was at incheon airport as a flight arrived from london. this setup is all about protecting south korea from a fresh outbreak of coronavirus. all arrivals from europe will be tested at one of the stations. there are eight of them, all standing by. over the last few days, around half of all south korea's new coronavirus cases have come from overseas. many of them from europe. and that is one of the reasons why everyone is being tested. to wait for the results, you are taken on a bus to a residential centre and get your results in about 12 hours. these testing centres are outside, but others within the country, you get these sort of plastic phone

booth—type testing service, you get these sort of plastic phone booth—type testing centres, where you can walk in and be tested in a matter of minutes. before you arrive here into this area, you go through a series of checks. a temperature check, then you have to fill in all your contact details and they verify that. all arrivals have to download this application on their mobile phone and have to fill in their symptoms for m days while they are in self isolation. if they fail to do so, the authorities will track them down. when it comes to self—isolation, the government has said that anyone who breaks these rules, if south korean, will be fined, and if you are a foreigner you will be deported. the latest measure that they have introduced is that all passengers coming in on flights must pass a temperature check. coming in on all flights must pass a temperature check. if they don't, they will not be allowed on the flight. now, the south korean authorities are coming under increasing pressure to close their borders.

people here feel like their own outbreak has been dealt with. the one thing they are worried about now is people coming from outside the country and reintroducing this virus. a fresh cluster could emerge. brazil only diagnosed its first case of covid—19 at the end of february, a number which is now approaching 4,000, with over 100 deaths. president bolsonaro has accused the media of scare—tactics and has criticised moves by state governments to shutdown certain areas. 0ur south america correspondent katy watson sent this report from sao paulo. going against his own health

ministry advice, been shaking advice with supporters he is angry because he came to for promising a better economy. this is what president bolsonaro is annoyed about. shops, public spaces all closed across the sao paulo. a state which is responsible for a third of the countries well. virtually empty streets. you would think global panic would this video was shared by the president's sun. a mess politician himself. the government refused to claim ownership of the video but it is exactly the message bolsonaro has

in putting out. translation: we suggest that if you go out on the streets you could be infected or become panicked. social isolation is fine but if you are going to be made to quarantine and it is no solution in two weeks... but the governor is unrepentant. brazil can stop, he says, and should stop. he paid tribute to the good brazilians he said who were saving lives. this has been the sound to many an evening recently. people banging pots and protest, angry with the president they see as a responsible and out of touch.

clearly he is not well—equipped to deal this crisis. more people will die and the number of victims but also the economic impact will be more severe in brazil because of a lack of leadership. bolsonaro has a lwa ys lack of leadership. bolsonaro has always railed against the establishment, it is part of his dna. but in times of crisis people don't need a blame game, it is a problem to be solved and fast. spring is here and for many people that means wedding season is well and truly underway. this year, however, it isn't. with tens of thousands of marriages being postponed or cancelled because of the coronavirus outbreak, some couples are not only losing their dream day, but also their money. our consumer affairs correspondent sarah corker has more. everything's changing so rapidly we just want to hold off and see what happens, ideally, so that we can still have our big day.

we made the decision to postpone the wedding about two weeks ago, due to the fact that we have people flying in from other parts of the uk and america. it's like we're mourning a day that we're not going to have. wedding season has been put on hold indefinitely. leanne and ciaran from surrey had everything ready for their big day next month. here's our cake topper and our favours, our doughnut and our sweet bags, and a pair of cuff links i had made for ciaran. it has been heartbreaking, it actually has been heartbreaking. you plan for that day. all of a sudden you're not going to have the day. worried about friends and family, some with underlying health issues, they decided to postpone until later this year. but by that time their insurance policy will have run out. it's such a financial burden on you. each month having to put money for this, money that, you can't get insurance, wo we just have to hope our supplies

stick to their word. government restrictions on gatherings of more than two people mean that all weddings are off for at least the next 2—3 weeks, but probably much longer. in leicestershire, hannah and perry are hoping for the best. they're getting hitched at the end of the summer. how long has this all been in the planning and what... since she was born! so probably, we got engaged september 17. they've got a whole and dedicated to wedding prep. they've got a whole room dedicated to wedding prep. you still have moments, or i do, of getting a little bit upset it may not happen. we were sorting out the invites yesterday, so to putting them and invite thinking i don't know if they are needed any more. when the venue confirm that all events were cancelled for further notice, obviously there's no end date on that because there is no end date on the situation, i've got a bit teary. every year across the uk there are over 275,000 marriages and, on average, couples spend over £20,000,

if you include the cost of the engagement ring and the honeymoon. and the industry is worth over £10 billion. some venues have been flexible with dates, but others are refusing to budge. sadly there have been some venues that were not doing that, are still only cancelling weddings for the next three weeks, and not allowing couples to postpone. there have been problems with insurance. now, if your venue closes and cancels your wedding or a member of the wedding party has to self isolate or gets coronavirus, then your policy should cover you. but if you cancel out of personal choice it's very unlikely you'll get any money back. as always, check the details of your policy. tim and becca had no problems pushing back their wedding to november. they were supposed to get married yesterday with their pets in belfast.

if we do offer couples going through this any advice all, it's to take back any control you can, talk to your suppliers, their people too, they're going through this too, ask if you can chat about a plan b. these couples will have their big day, just a little later than planned. i'm just turning up in the day and saying yes, so... sarah corker, bbc news. speaking of weddings, london's excel centre should have been hosting a wedding show this week. instead, as we've heard, it's being rapidly converted into a 4000—bed field hospital for coronavirus patients. earlier ruth may, the chief nursing officer for nhs england, explained more from outside the excel centre in east london. we are absolutely planning for the surge that we are expecting because this is a global health emergency. i

am very, very grateful for the people coming back into the nhs iam people coming back into the nhs i am absolutely confident it will be ready this week, we are working extremely hard. we have stjohn‘s ambulance, we have all of our nhs, of course we absolutely want to be able to care for the people we need to ca re able to care for the people we need to care for. we all have a job to do, the doctors coming back to nhs, it is really important and welcome

the r. 84 positive cases of 19 which is an increase of 139 from yesterday, and as we always say that these briefings, that might be an underestimate. a total of 95 as of last night were in intensive care with either confirmed or suspected covert 19, and with sadness i report that there has been one of the death ofa that there has been one of the death of a patient who tested positive which takes the total number of deaths in scotland to 41 and i want to extend my condolences to all of those who have lost loved ones and, asi those who have lost loved ones and, as i always do, it's important we do so as i always do, it's important we do so the health and care staff continue to care for those suffering from the virus and those people across the country who are helping keep essential services going at this time. i also want to take the opportunity to thank the people across the country. on friday we

acknowledged that this would be a weekend unlike any that any of us have experienced previously. i know staying at home to be able to meet up staying at home to be able to meet up with friends and family not being up up with friends and family not being up to do that is a difficult thing to do. and when we occasionally see the sunshine at this time of year, i'm very grateful to everyone who continues to do the right thing by staying at home. all of you are helping slow the spread of this disease, helping us protect the nhs and ultimately helping us to save lives. nevertheless, we are at the stage where the number of cases in scotla nd stage where the number of cases in scotland is growing quite rapidly, and that is already putting pressure on the nhs key services and it is likely to put greater pressure on them in future. so we are focusing very ha rd them in future. so we are focusing very hard on preparing our health and care services to deal with that. an area of concern that has, i know,

been expressed in recent days is around the provision of personal protective equipment for those on the front line of our health care services and i can confirm today some new steps to improve even further the supply of ppe for those working from life. over the last four or six weeks 36 million items of ppe have been delivered across hospitals and have provided care for covert hospitals and have provided care for cove rt 19 hospitals and have provided care for covert 19 cases under the conditions and all health boards have a single point of contact to manage that distribution and it should help to ensure the right equipment reaches the people who need it. this week will also deliver upfront eight weeks worth of ppe to all gp surgeries in these deliveries will start tomorrow. in the care sector we are employing additional delivery drivers and we have longer delivery hours and we are using more external delivery companies.. taking this

together, i want to underline the fa ct together, i want to underline the fact that we are committed to the safety a nd fact that we are committed to the safety and well—being of all of those who welled in the health and social care services. these measures will help protect them while they protect and care for us. as ever, the best way to support the nhs is a lwa ys the best way to support the nhs is always to follow the rules and stay at home as much as possible, but i know there are many people who are currently fit and healthy and perhaps no longer for the time currently fit and healthy and perhaps no longerfor the time being at work or university and i am looking for other ways —— and are looking for other ways —— and are looking for other ways —— and are looking for other ways to help. over the past week, the scottish cup would have been working with a number of partners to identify the best way to tap into and utilise that desire to help. we wanted to do this right, so when people signed up to be volunteers that we know that the offer can be acted upon and utilised as quickly as possible. so tomorrow, i can give advance notice that we will be launching a new

company called scotland that we will be launching a new com pa ny called scotla nd ca res that we will be launching a new company called scotland cares which encourages people to volunteer if they're in a position to do so and make it easier for them to they're in a position to do so and make it easierfor them to register their interest in doing so. from tomorrow, to take part in register interest as a volunteer, people should go to the ready scotland dot org website where they can choose one of the following options. if you area one of the following options. if you are a returning health care service worker you will be directed to information about the arrangements currently in place in nhs scotland. if you want to volunteer more generally to help the nhs, or the wider response, we will give you information about becoming a community reserve volunteer. we are very grateful to one of the partners we are working with, the red cross, who will be coordinating community reserve all in tears across the country on the site will also provide formation about volunteering opportunities in existing organisations through volunteer scotland. this means that people who

are able to will be able to contribute in a way which makes a real difference within your local community and it will help people help each other as we all seek to get this through together. the wider campaign, which will launch on tv and radio from tomorrow will emphasise the importance of lending a hand, a clean hand, i should say, two neighbours and family and importantly it will offer advice on how to do that safely. finally, the scottish parliament will meet for one day this week in small numbers to ensure proper social distancing is in place. ah than sitting at the scottish parliament this week, members will be asked to consider andi members will be asked to consider and i hope to consider and i hope pass emergency legislation specifically for scotland. amongst a number of other things, that legislation will ensure that no one can be evicted from their home during this crisis. it will increase to six months, in most cases, the minimum period of notice that a

te na nt minimum period of notice that a tenant for eviction and it will apply to both the private and social housing sector will provide all te na nts housing sector will provide all tenants with additional security at what is an immensely difficult time. we expect to publish the emergency legislation and introduced into parliament on tuesday and parliament will then have the opportunity to consider it on wednesday. the final point i want to emphasise before handing over to the cmo and cabinet secretary is that all of us, the single most important way to help our communities and the nhs is to stay at home whenever possible, u nless stay at home whenever possible, unless it is for essential purposes such as buying food or medicine or exercising. i have no doubt that this weekend has been really difficult for people across the country, and we know there will be more weekends like this want to come. i know lots of people have been keeping in touch with each other through social media or on the phone or various video platforms, and we all need to keep on doing that as we support and help each

other. i have been heartened over the weekend by images of rainbows drawn by many children across scotla nd drawn by many children across scotland which have appeared in windows across the country and as a gesture of solidarity with that i can say that the scottish government building will light up tonight in rainbow colours tojoin building will light up tonight in rainbow colours to join in with that effort. these small steps might sound small but to time like this they are really important. we have got lots that all of us need to do to provide practical help and support but these wee things really help provide all of us with the emotional support to get through an incredibly challenging time. but staying at home remains the single most important thing we can do for each other at the moment, so i want to thank everybody across scotland for doing the right thing by staying home. you are helping to save lives. i will now hand over to the chief medical officer who will say a few words and then the cabinet secretary. thank you very much, first minister. it's been very

encouraging to see the empty streets and empty parks over the weekend, and empty parks over the weekend, and from my point of view, i really wa nt and from my point of view, i really want to acknowledge the effort that the scottish population has put in in abiding by these new rules that we need for the population to stay safe. we continue to see a rise in cases in report to again today, and what we hope is that the measures will begin to make the numbers small each day. when we started with these suppression measuresjust each day. when we started with these suppression measures just over a week ago, we had a doubling, so the numberof week ago, we had a doubling, so the number of cases was doubling every three or four days. within two or three or four days. within two or three weeks of the measures being put in place, we should, if those measures are working, be able to see a reduction in the doubling time, so that the numbers of cases are not increases —— increasing as quickly. we will be able to feed but that

date when we have it, so that the population of scotland can understand how the contribution is making a difference, and i hope we will be able to keep you really well informed about these numbers. supporting the rainbows in the windows is myself, as you can see today, and we will continue to really encourage the population of scotland. the people seem to have been taking the measures really seriously and i hope if we continue at this difficult time to watch out for each other, watch of your friends and family, but most carefully to watch out for your own health as well. thanks, catherine. i wa nt health as well. thanks, catherine. i want to say a little bit more about personal protective equipment. we currently have adequate stocks of ppe equating to six weeks worth the additional measures we have introduced on top of those that the first minute is described as the new

distribution routes —— but the first minister described. ppe is led by clinical guidance about which items of personal protective equipment anyone should have and where in particular in clinical situations. staff know what these are but in order to reinforce the message, we will be communicating directly with staff in the nhs and across social care, so that they understand the equipment that they should have the should be wearing it in which particular circumstances. we have introduced for direct distribution routes to hospital, to pharmacy, to primary care, and direct to social care, so we speed up the distribution of this important equipment direct to those who need it. that helps to reinforce what we have said from the outset, that we place a very high priority on our health and social care staff having a personal protective equipment they

need to protect themselves, but also to prevent infection spread, as far as that is possible to do. we will continue to address individual hotspots when those brought our attention, and we will be doing that ina much attention, and we will be doing that in a much more targeted way in order to ensure that everybody has the equipment that they need, which we know is being sent out from the national equipment store, but also now through these four routes and it should get two people much, much more quickly than it has done in the past with a particular emphasis on rural areas. thank you, jean. any questions? can i ask a couple of things? people who are still working complaining that employers aren't letting them stop working when there is no rule —— rooms for social distancing. there has been a lot of

discussion about that in the press, but what can be done for those employees, and secondly, is there any way you can tell us... inaudible. we have issued guidance who are not either in the category of business that have been told categorically to close, pubs, restau ra nts, categorically to close, pubs, restaurants, nonessential shops, and there are others in the central businesses that we to keep open in the country so we can keep the lights on and the food supply is running. and we set out for businesses in the middle, if you like, some very clear principles that they should be using to get to decisions about whether they should open or not. doing something that is a central material to the well—being of the country, if that is so, can they allow workers to work from home, if not, can they apply safe social distancing. if the answer to these questions are known, the clear

advice to business is that they should not be open because the priority should be protecting the health of their workforce. we recognise last week that we cannot provide bespoke advice for every single scenario in every company, which is why we tried to do this through a strong precautionary principle —based approach but we will, if there are specific concerns being raised, as we try to do over the past week, we will continue to engage with the business community to make sure that the device is being taken seriously. in terms of the hospitals, plans continue, and as you know, and have seen in the media, the exhibition centre in glasgow has been explored as a site for that and we will see plans progress in the days to come. i will hand over to the chief medical officer who might want to say a little bit more about that. to be clear, the terminology used here,

field hospital, that is a very specific unit which is supplied by the military and run by the armed forces. it comes with diagnostics, x—ray machines, beds, intensive care equipment, so what we are talking about but the scottish exhibition ce ntre about but the scottish exhibition centre is not a field hospital. it's not a mobile unit would be going on tour to places like afghanistan, where there has been a wartime situation. what the facility is is a new hospital facility within the building structure, so the engineers from the armed forces, along with clinical colleagues from the nhs have been scoping out what the possibilities are with the facility, what type of patients it would be for, how many would be for, and also the practicalities of what a hospital needs, such as oxygen flow,

diagnostics, x—ray facilities, etc. it still in the very early stage of planning and there are several options we would be considering with ministers being advised in the coming days. first minister, first of all, this 13 week lockdown till june at the latest, is that how you see things? and will we have tougher restrictions deployed this week, and if so, what will be the details on that? i will hand over to the (mo and a second but she has always advised me in the scottish government that the 13 weeks is likely to be the kind of period we have to be prepared to have measures in place. of course, we will continue to keep under review the types of measures, and we will not keep measures in place for any longer than we have to do, because i don't underestimate how restrictive these measures are, but it is important, having put them in place that we keep them in place long enough to ensure that they have the

desired objective, which is to slow the spread of this virus and make sure nhs is not overwhelmed. in terms of more restrictive measures, again, i've said all along that we will do whatever we are advised is necessary to protect the population as much as possible from this virus. i don't rule anything out, but at the moment, my key, overriding message to people is to comply with the measures that we have in place now, and if we all do that, then i think we will have the kind of impact on the spread of this virus that we want to see, so that's the most important thing that i want people to take from that. that is nicola sturgeon along with the chief medical officer and the scottish health cabinet secretary talking about the latest update. one additional death in scotland overnight, 95 further cases of the virus. the key message from this was the launch of a company for

volunteers, which will be launched tomorrow. it will be called scotland ca res, tomorrow. it will be called scotland cares, and the gps, an eight week supply protective equipment which will be delivered to every surgery in scotland by the end of the week. they now have a single point of contact they now have a single point of co nta ct to they now have a single point of contact to be able to get the latest protective equipment that their staff need. let's take a look at the weather prospects. mickel miller is at the map. a cold winter day and it will ease in the next couple of days, and as for the temperatures, they're not going to high last week, actually a bit below average and overnight tonight there is a frost on the way for many others. still a few showers running into northern scotland and down the eastern side of england. the clear skies will be to the west well temperatures will be lower and this is where there is a greater chance of seeing the frost going into the morning. still a few showers from the word go across northern scotland and on the eastern side of england and the cloud builds elsewhere and there will be showers breaking out in a greater chance of catching a shower tomorrow compared

with today. again, a lot of cloud around, so limited bright or sunny spells but the wind is not a strong tomorrow and here is the average speed with just a bit stronger, but because the wind has eased down a little bit, he won't go quite as cold with temperatures topping out at about nine or 10 celsius and that is where they are going to stay. in the next few days, a lot of dry weather.

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