chakrabarti. the headlines. uk—based airlines say they've been told that government is planning a m day quarantine for air passengers arriving at the country. the new restriction is expected to take effect at the end of this month. the

health and safety of our passengers is paramount but this will have a significant impact on our sector and nobody is going to want to travel if we have to go into quarantine for m days. a close aide to the american vice president mike pence has tested positive for covid—19. she's the second white house worker to test positive this week. russia marks the 75th anniversary of the end of world war ii, but without the planned red square parade of and veterans. —— soldiers and veterans. but belarus holds a full victory parade with huge crowds and no regard for social distancing. protect the public transport network, people who need to travel to a workplace in england will be urged to consider walking as i more. —— walking on and more. and little richard, the pianist singer behind the hits tutti—frutti and

long tall sally has died aged 87. hello and welcome to audiences on bbc one and the bbc news channel. we are covering all the latest coronavirus developments ahead of the government's daily downing street briefing at around lipm, which will be led by the transport secretary grant shapps. our main story this afternoon is that airlines in the uk say they've been told the government will bring in a 14 told the government will bring in a 1a day quarantine for anyone arriving from any country apart from the republic of ireland in response to the coronavirus pandemic. the new restriction is expected to take effect at the end of this month. the proposal has been described by regional airports has a devastating blow. our business correspondent

katy austin reports. people and businesses in england are waiting anxiously to hear how the lockdown will start to be unlocked. the aviation industry is reeling from a huge drop in travel under coronavirus restrictions. the group representing major airlines across the uk is concerned about the impact if, from the end of this month, most people arriving into the country have to self—isolate for 14 days.“ this is the scientific advice then absolutely we will accept that, health and safety of our passengers is paramount, but this will have a significant impact on our sector. nobody is going to want to travel if they have to go into quarantine for 14 days. it's not clear how long a new restriction would be in place and whether non—uk residents would be allowed to stay in rented private accommodation. a conference call between the aviation minister and airline and airport representatives is expected to take place tomorrow to more detail. if the government

has had medical advice which determines that this measure is needed at the moment, we look forward to seeing that, but we should be under no illusion this will have a very dramatic impact on oui’ will have a very dramatic impact on our sector and just make it much more difficult for aviation to restart following the lockdown that we've had. it's thought key workers such as lorry drivers and people who work in shipping would be exempt, but it's unclear how the rules would apply to passengers arriving by sea. meanwhile businesses hope to hear in the coming days whether the furlough scheme could be extended beyond the end ofjune in some form. that is something which firms who face a long path back to normality have long path back to normality have long been asking for. katy austin, bbc news. we can talk tojohn strickland, an aviation expert at jls consulting. good afternoon to you. the aviation industry is clearly not happy about this proposal. what do you think about it? well, it really does look like

too little too late. it's really a case of after the horse has bolted. if we were doing this at the beginning of march it would be understandable but we are two months down the line. the uk has one of the highest death rates in the world, one of the highest on a per capita basis, in the top ten around the world. it's a bit late to be taking such action when we have an aviation industry which is already on its knees, we have a wish to restart the economy progressively and aviation is of course a major part of the inbound tourism to the uk, trade and business. we need an industry which actually functions. we've heard from actually functions. we've heard from a number ofairlines actually functions. we've heard from a number of airlines that if this quarantine measure does get introduced they won't be doing very much flying anytime soon. introduced they won't be doing very much flying anytime soonlj introduced they won't be doing very much flying anytime soon. i suppose the government would say that look, the government would say that look, the infection rates have come down dramatically and they want to keep them that way. that's why they are introducing this policy. that's understandable. the idea of the 14 day quarantine is to avoid reimportation into the country. however, as we heard from the

airlines association, we will limit tourism and benefits to the economy. there isn't actually a clear scientific proof this actually does thejob other than the techniques we've been using already in terms of a lockdown and it's a model of inconsistency around the world. the industry body, which represents airlines, has put out a document about restarting flights and they make a number of recommendations about the safe way that can be done. aviation it is an industry that's always been based on safety, whether it's in terms of the actual travel itself or in terms of health and welfare of customers and we need a global consistent approach. we need industry to be able to be properly consulted and to put forward the right measures as opposed to this seemingly coming in almost by the back door possibly with some advice tomorrow. what else can be done? are any other countries oi’ can be done? are any other countries orany airlines taking can be done? are any other countries or any airlines taking any measures that you think could point the way forward 7 that you think could point the way forward? welcome of course, there's a lot of unknowns about the virus itself which had to be led by

science but within the sector the body which i mentioned has put out a document suggesting there should be much more done right from the moment someone much more done right from the moment someone is planning to go to the airport travelling, there has to be some personal passenger responsibility about health, there needs to be a lot of work done to develop processes on the ground because if we tackle this issue before customer has got to the airport or even as they arrive at the airport with possibly temperature testing, although that's not the only measure or necessarily the right measure, but things which avoid people travelling who actually haveissues avoid people travelling who actually have issues and then when they are travelling that people are wearing face masks, for example, to limit the risk of transmission on board, that way we can progressively get back to a more normal level of our services. even when i say that i'm talking about two three years before we get back to what before he had this virus but we need that cautious approach, that balancing of all the risks, be they medical or economic, as we see across all sectors of the economy. very good to get your

thoughts, thank you so muchjohn strickland from aviation expert at jls consulting, thank you. government guidance for the british hospitality industry says that bars, restau ra nts a nd cafes must remain closed even as the economy starts to open up. those working in the night time economy, which is worth £70 billion a year, say without more financial help thousands of venues will never re—open. and if they are allowed to, strict restrictions will stay in place. our consumer affairs correspondent sarah corker reports. manchester's busy canalside bars during a normal summer. and now. when crowds are the enemy, our social spaces must change. it's just such a strange thing that, in our bar, that would usually have 100 people comfortably on a saturday, you will be going to two, four, six... ..ten? at this gin distillery and restaurant in the city centre, social distancing will mean fewer customers. is that financially viable? could you trade on that? without support, no, we couldn't.

we'd scrape by but it wouldn't pay the rent, you'd have to talk about renegotiating with the landlord, you'd have to talk about further loans. we are an industry that relies so heavily on footfall and numbers and, if that's not there, the impact then in terms of the number of staff that you need and the stock you can hold, it has a much bigger impact. so how would somewhere like this eventually reopen? there could be temperature checks at the door, disposable menus, plastic screens at the bar, hand sanitiser on tables and this is what socially distanced dining could look like. customers and tables more than two metres apart but, for this business, that would also mean 75% fewer customers. and landlords could also ration beer to two—to—three pints per person and put a time limit on dining. to stay afloat, the industry wants the furlough scheme extended and rent payments deferred.

if the night—time economy is going to open last, there has to be more measures put in place to make sure we can get through the next few months, because, ultimately, if we don't, we are going to see the industry decimated and it is the fifth biggest industry in the whole of the uk. 93% of this brewery‘s trade was with pubs. hundreds of kegs of draught beer were thrown away, but they have adapted. now delivering cans direct to people's doors. we are just trying to survive, along with everybody else, facing the fact that half our business isn't coming back for six, nine, 12, 18 months. i think there will be some pretty bleak changes to the hospitality sector. some businesses won't make it. breweries, bars and restaurants are doing all they can to make ends meet. the big unknown is, when they do reopen, will we want to go for a socially distanced drink? sarah corker, bbc news in manchester.

little richard, who had hits with tutti frutti and long tall sally, and good golly, miss molly has died. he was 87 years old. little richard became an inspiration for many artists, including the beatles, as he transformed the blues into a new style of rock and roll in the 19505. # tutti—frutti. .. two # tutti—frutti... two little richard was while fizzing ball of rock and roll energy and he wasn't shy about telling the world about his place in history. # i history. #iam the history. # i am the inventor of eight, they had pater —— the innovator, the emancipator, this is me, nobody like me, nowhere #. one of 12 children, richard grew up ina one of 12 children, richard grew up in a house overlooking the railway tracks georgia. he was badly behaved, a show off, and began to performing clubs and strip joints. behaved, a show off, and began to performing clubs and stripjointslj wa nt to performing clubs and stripjointslj want to sound different, we were tired of slow music. we wanted to

boogie. you know what i'm saying? that's when rap music, the kids want something different. they want something different. they want something for their generation. you know? i started singing tutti—frutti, just screaming and people say, oh, he's going crazy. # tutti—frutti #. tutti—frutti began with very different and far ruder lyrics but it was cleaned up. the clothes, the make—up, no one looked or sounded like little richard. sex, drugs, rock and roll, he embraced it all and... #. rejected it to become the reverend richard penniman. # lucille, baby satisfy me #. he was lured back, played on the same bill as the beatles and taught paul mccartney the little richard screen. his life a seesaw between

god and the devil's music. # good golly, miss molly #. those songs, the clothes, the make—up, the whole package. # good golly, miss molly #. james brown, elvis, all of them owe a debt to the quasar of rock and roll, little richard. that's little richard who has died at the age of 87 in that report was by david sillito. well, as we wait for the daily update from downing street let's get more from our health correspondent lauren moss who is here with me. it's going to be taken by the transport secretary grant shapps and the papers have been full today of these measures, proposals for quarantine for anybody coming into the country. just talk us through that. that's right, it's probably highly likely we will hear more details about those reports that we re details about those reports that were in the newspapers today, and what we've been talking about here today as well, is that anybody

arriving in the uk from the end of the month, the start ofjune, could face 14 days of being told to go into quarantine for 14 days when they arrive. it's not clear exactly how this would work in practice. what they have to provide an address, a private address, of where they are staying when they get into they are staying when they get into the country, whether that's through any of the ports, tunnels, landing atan any of the ports, tunnels, landing at an airport, that sort of thing, and also how long those measures will last, if it's 14 days the initial quarantine period and it will come in at the start ofjune, if that's what's confirmed today, then how many weeks will that go on for, for how long? airlines today responding to this saying it will have severe repercussions for an industry that has already been severely hit by the coronavirus outbreak. i think around 300 or 400,000 people arrive in the uk by plane every day, those numbers have been drastically cut over the last six or seven weeks, around 9000 people coming in and other countries previously have brought in some of these strict quarantine measures but

it was decided following the advice of scientists in the uk government not to do that here yet. don't go away, it's for pm here in the uk, welcome to viewers on bbc well. in a moment we are expecting the daily downing street briefing. the transport secretary grant shapps will be leading it but let's continue talking to our health correspondent lauren moss. you were talking about quarantine, lauren. we did have a policy of quarantine right at the beginning, before we went into lockdown, of people coming in from china and people coming in from france? certain countries like italy as well. but then that advice changed and measures were updated because it was felt, and the advice was that the transmission rate of the virus was already widespread in the virus was already widespread in the uk, so introducing those measures then would have had little impact, that's what we have been told. but i think it is likely felt now, we will find more details when the transport secretary leads that

daily briefing, but as we are past the first peak of the virus, perhaps now we will look to make those little steps out of lockdown, we might hear about that tomorrow evening, this will form part of that so the virus can't come back in because we have heard in other countries that have got on top of the outbreak like china and south korea, hong kong, there have been incidents where people fly back into those countries have brought some of the first few positive cases they have seen in several days and that will be something that the government won't want to happen here. that said, there are still around 4000—5000 new cases being diagnosed every day in the uk. we will get the latest test figures, i'm sure, when the test —— press conference begins shortly. everybody is waiting for this announcement from the prime minister tomorrow but some of the measures do seem to have been floated, either in public or by the administrations in scotland and in wales. it is interesting, isn't it? on the one hand people are

talking about easing measures, even if only a very cautious easing, but the quarantine suggests a tightening of measures. it does seem to suggest that, possibly trying to keep control of what is happening in the uk, which is where the quarantine at 14 day quarantine of people coming in would make a difference. we heard from the first welsh minister this morning, mark drakeford said schools will definitely not reopen in wales next month. but he thinks most of the things that will happen there will be in line with what boris johnson will announce for england tomorrow. he has also said in wales some garden centres will be open from monday and we understand that is likely to happen. i'm going to stop you mid—sentence, here is grant shapps. good afternoon, and welcome to today's downing street press conference. i'm pleased to bejoined today by professor jonathan conference. i'm pleased to bejoined today by professorjonathan van tam. let me start by updating you on the latest information from the government's cobra data file. i can

report through the government's monitoring and testing programme, as of today, 1,000,720 tests for coronavirus have now been carried out in the uk, including 96,878 tests in the uk. 215,260 people have been tested positive, that's an increase of 3896 cases since yesterday. 11,809 people are currently in hospital with coronavirus in the uk, down from 12,284 yesterday and 17% down since the last day last week, the same day last week. and tragically, 31,587 people have now died, that's an increase of 346 fatalities in all settings since yesterday. these deaths are devastating for the

families, friends and victims, and our thoughts and prayers are with all of them every day. they also strengthen our resolve to fight the pandemic with all the resources we can muster in the weeks ahead. tomorrow, the prime minister will set out a road map for the next phase in our strategy to tackle coronavirus. it is important that i set out an ambitious programme today to help prepare our transport network for the critical role it will play as we emerge from this crisis. importa ntly, will play as we emerge from this crisis. importantly, it is true to say that moving beyond covid—19 will bea say that moving beyond covid—19 will be a gradual process, not a single lea p to be a gradual process, not a single leap to freedom. so when we do emerge the world will seem quite different, at least for some time. the need to maintain social distancing means that our public transport system cannot go back to where it left off. and here is a very stark fact. even with public transport reverting to a full

service, once you take into account the two metres social distancing rule, they would only be effective capacity for one in ten passengers in many parts of our network, just a tenth of the old capacity. so, getting britain moving again one not overcrowding our transport network is going to require many of us to think very carefully about how and when we travel. we have accomplished so much over the past seven weeks of this down. the whole country has been responsible for reducing covid reproduction, or the r rate. millions of households across the uk have changed their behaviour for the greater good and getting britain moving again whilst not overcrowding our transport network represents another enormous logistical challenge. yet this is a problem which presents a health opportunity too, an opportunity to make lasting changes that could not only make us fitter but also better off, both

mentally and physically in the long run. during the crisis millions of people have discovered the benefits of active travel by cycling or walking and many have been able to appreciate this remarkably warm spring whilst sticking to the guidelines. in some places there has been a 70% rise in the number of people on bikes, whether that's for exercise or necessaryjourneys like stocking up on food. so whilst it is crucial that we stay at home, when the country does get back to work we need to ask those people to carry on cycling and walking and for them to bejoined by cycling and walking and for them to be joined by many others as well. otherwise, with public transport capacity severely restricted, more ca rs capacity severely restricted, more cars could be drawn to the roads of our towns and cities and they would quickly become gridlocked. we also know that in this new world pedestrians will need more space, so today i'm announcing a £2 billion package to put cycling and walking

at the heart of our transport policy. to set out how we deliver this we will bring forward a national cycling plan for publication in earlyjune in line with the statutory cycle and walking investment strategy to help double cycling and increase walking by 2025. the first stage worth £250 million is a series of swift emergency intervention is to make cycling and walking safer. pop—up bike lanes, wider pavements, cycle and bus only streets, all examples of what people will start to see more of. accompanying the new money, we are today publishing fast track statutory guidance effective immediately requiring councils in england to cater for significantly increased numbers of cyclists and pedestrians and making it easier for them to create safer streets. for employees who want to start to cycle to work but don't have a bike right now, the popular cycle to work

scheme already allows employees to save between 25—39% of the cost of a new bike, or indeed an electric bike. there has been a huge increase in people using the scheme and we will work with employers to increase u pta ke eve n will work with employers to increase uptake even further. and for those who may have an old bike perhaps in the shed, and want to get it back to a roadworthy condition there will be a roadworthy condition there will be a voucher scheme for bike repairs and maintenance. plans are also being developed to boost like fixing facilities across the country. what's more, over the next few months we will set out further measures to make a once in a generation change to the way that people travel in britain. this will include tough new standards for cycling infrastructure, a new national cycling champion to inspire us, much closer links to the nhs, with gps prescribing cycling to help get us fitter. legal changes to protect vulnerable road users. at least one zero emissions city with its centre restricted to bikes and

electric vehicles only, and the creation of long—term cycling programme and budget just like creation of long—term cycling programme and budgetjust like we have already for our roads. there is clear evidence, not least from the time that the prime minister was the mayor of london that making streets safe for walking and cycling is good for retailers, good for business, and very healthy for the economy. and in making these changes, our national recovery can also become a green recovery as a result, one of the few positive benefits of this crisis is drastically better air quality and the health benefits that brings. more than 20,000 extra deaths a year in the uk are attributed to nitrogen dioxide emissions. we want to try to preserve this cleaner air. so today i'm also fast tracking trials of ee scooters, bringing this programme already under way from next year forward to next month and extending those trials from four local authorities to every region in the

country that wants them in a bid to get e—scooter rental scheme up and running in cities as fast as possible, helping reduce car use on shorter journeys and taking possible, helping reduce car use on shorterjourneys and taking some of the pressure off the buses at this vital time. these trials will help us assess the safety benefits, together with their impact on public spaces. we know that the car industry has of course been very badly hit during this crisis. but april's new sales figures showed us that for the first time ever the two biggest selling models were both electric vehicles. to keep this quiet, clean, car revolution going i can also announced today £10 million of additional support for car charging points on our streets. the car will remain the mainstay for many families, as well as backing electric infrastructure and we will also extend the pot hole filling

schemes. digital technology will also help us to be more informed about our choices during the covid crisis. at a time when transport can be critical overwhelmed, with access not being there, we need real—time information. it is crucial to get the right information and with the right mobile apps people can find out which parts of the transport network are overcrowded and avoid them. they can choose alternative travel options to help maintain safe distancing, or get information to help stagger their journeys distancing, or get information to help stagger theirjourneys and lift the burden on public transport at peak times. this week i chaired a roundtable with key players like google, microsoft and british firm city map and develop data and apps to help the public view crowding on the transport network in real—time. this £2 billion announcement represents the most significant

package of cycling, walking and green travel by any british government. clearly it will never be possible to cycle, walk or even e—scooter are everywhere. cars will remain an absolutely vital form of transport to many. —— city mapper. in the coming days and as we look to the future there will be further announcements about the huge investments we a re announcements about the huge investments we are making in roads, rail, taking advantage of the low user ship during this covid crisis. finally, as we begin the process of preparing public transport to get britain moving again, no one should underestimate the scale of the challenge ahead. even with every train, bus and tram fully restored to service this will not be enough. social distancing measures mean that eve ryo ne social distancing measures mean that everyone who travels will need to contribute to meeting this capacity challenge. changing our behaviour is the single biggest thing that has beaten back this virus. the welcome fall we have seen in deaths is not

only the achievement of the doctors, nurses and care workers but everyone in the country for following the stay at home guidance. to reiterate, nothing i'm saying today changes these basic rules. but as we contemplate the future, we will have to carry on making changes, particularly after we leave our homes. preventing overcrowding, which could lead to a second spike and more deaths would be the responsibility of each and every one of us. so please, only travel when you need to, be considerate to others and help prioritise essential workers. let us all play our part in ensuring that we are able to get britain moving safely again when that time comes. i'd like to now turn to professorjonathan van—tam. thank you and good afternoon. i'm going to do the daily slide update now. so, to remind you all again that our five tests for adjusting the lockdown, they are nhs capacity,

a falling number of daily deaths, reliable data showing us that infections are decreasing, getting testing and ppe supply in exactly the right place, and being absolutely sure that we have the room to manoeuvre in such a way that we do not risk a second peak of infections that threatens the nhs. those are and remain are five key points. next slide, please. now, on this slide which shows transport use in great britain since the lockdown started on 23rd of march until a couple of days ago, you can see that the british people have continued to be remarkable in showing enormous restraint in terms of travel. the figures for buses, tubes and

national rail are extremely impressive. if you look at the motor vehicle trend, the larger blue at the top of the graph, you can see that there is a gradual increase over time. the trend is up. this may reflect that some people are now returning to work who made the decision to stop at the beginning of lockdown, but were perhaps never obligated by the guidance to actually stop. so it's a difficult trend to interpret but it is slightly upwards. next slide, please. this slide shows daily tests from the 6th of april until the 9th of may and it is tests completed and sent out, and you can see that we are now sent out, and you can see that we a re now really sent out, and you can see that we are now really at a high plateau in the region of 100,000 tests per day. there is some fluctuation and quite

frankly i expect there to be some fluctuation on a day—to—day basis so i don't think we can read too much into individual day—to—day variations but the macro picture is ata variations but the macro picture is at a much higher level than it was at a much higher level than it was at the beginning of this crisis. on new cases, you can see the growing contribution of the pillar to testing arm, mass swab testing by universities, research institutes and companies supplementing the blue columns, nhs swab testing, and you can see still that we are encountering several thousand new cases per day. these data are difficult to interpret because if you compare our testing capacity at the beginning of this pandemic to where we are now, we have so much more capacity now and that will be

reflected in our ability to detect more cases. so, interpret the data here with a degree of care, please. next slide, please. this slide is familiar to you next slide, please. this slide is familiarto you again, next slide, please. this slide is familiar to you again, you've seen it many times before. it is the number of people in hospital with coronavirus in the uk and you can see now that broadly nationwide there is a solid decline right across the different regions. i am confident that r is less than one overall. that still means that we have to be very cautious and careful and measured about what happens next. next slide, please. if you look at critical care beds and the occupancy, you can see that across the four nations we have plenty of

capacity for managing patients who require critical care and the proportion of those beds occupied by coronavirus patients continues to decline. next slide, please. on death, you can see really since the middle of april that there has been and there continues to be a steady and there continues to be a steady and consistent fall in the number of recorded deaths due to covid—19 in the uk. next slide, please. and then finally this is the global death comparison that you have seen before. all lines begin on the bottom left—hand corner at a point when 50 cumulative deaths were recorded on each of the countries and it continues to tell the story that i have illustrated to you in previous press conferences that the

united states is an outlier at the top, that the uk is in company with france, spain and italy in the middle band, and there are other european countries and south korea along the lower trajectory. these data are always difficult to interpret. every time i want to say it, that we will not get the most granular picture and still we start to get excess mortality data across all of these countries and that will help us make a far more accurate comparison. thank you, secretary of state. jonathan, thank you very much and i'd like to go to the first question, a member of the public, steven and i'd like to go to the first question, a member of the public, steve n fro m question, a member of the public, steven from county durham. good afternoon, i live in the north—east of england, 175 miles away from edinburgh and double that distance from london. should i follow the advice of the first minister for scotland or that of downing street?

thank you. thank you very much, stephen. the answer is actual i think the four nations, scotland, wales, northern ireland and england, have actually largely moved in lockstep. you will hear from the prime minister tomorrow night at 7pm and we do want of course to make this a straight forward as people as indeed this message in front of me has been all the way through to stay home, protect the nhs and save lives, and so the next phase of this will also involve some very clear messaging and you won't have to wait very long to hear it either, so thank you very much, stephen. turning to tammy, from bristol, a written question. tammy asks, opening schools and colleges is a very important topic for many people, but how do you plan to implement social distancing rules in education settings? children, especially primary age and younger, will find it difficult to keep these rules. it's a very good point of course. again, to repeat the first

point, we need to hearfrom the prime minister tomorrow night but the wider point is there are ongoing discussions between my colleagues in education and schools, teachers and the unions, and of course with our scientists as well, to work out the best way to bring schools back, when that happens, but jonathan, best way to bring schools back, when that happens, butjonathan, perhaps ican ask that happens, butjonathan, perhaps i can ask you to comment. yes, so the point that tammy is making is that young children do find it difficult to keep rules, any kind of touching or distancing rules and that's an accepted fact. we've all encountered young children and we com pletely encountered young children and we completely understand that. what i can say is that whatever the prime minister announces that we will do next it is going to be extremely cautious and extremely careful and extremely painstaking, and it has to ta ke extremely painstaking, and it has to take into account the kind of factors that have been mentioned in

the question and indeed that advice and that policy will do that. but it's caution all the way, really.|j think that's absolutely right in a nswer to think that's absolutely right in answer to tammy, extreme caution is actually the watchword on this and we've seen in other countries where second not quite spikes have come along but when social distancing has been relaxed and there have been problems, so we will wait to see. cani problems, so we will wait to see. can i turn now to ben wright of the bbc. thank you, secretary of state, can you confirm that anyone flying into uk airports will be told to quarantine for 14 days from the start of next month? a lot of people will wonder why this wasn't done weeks ago during the peak of the pandemic and won't such a move damage the aviation industry even more? thank you very much, ben. well, look, throughout this crisis, particularly in the beginning and particularly in the beginning and particularly in the beginning and particularly in reference to that question we have sought to take on medical advice. i remember asking

the chief medical advisor exactly about this point. the thing is that very few people are travelling by comparison to normal, particularly at the beginning of this crisis, most of them were brits travelling from abroad, possibly ranging in numbers and about 3 million in that time, others permanent residents here and of course essential workers who are providing fixes for freight and supply and medical equipment who we would need to and want to have travelling, so the medical advice supported it but it's worth pointing out we did in fact close off quarantine anyone from wuhan in january, from iran, northern italy and south korea in february, which people may not have realised at the time. but now we have a situation where as we get the r number, the reproduction number down in the uk, and we begin to get things under control, and we now have the capacity as we've just discussed in testing as well, it clearly then makes sense to look at what happens

at the borders. i can't confirm is the answer, you will have to wait for the prime minister tomorrow night, but it does mean that the capacity to do those things exists, but also that the science would back it as well. i'm just going to ask jonathan van—tam to comment on the science. yes, i'lljust comment on the science of quarantine and leave the science of quarantine and leave the announcements for later. the incubation period of this disease is very clearly understood to be between one and 14 days. that is to say from the point of a critical exposure to the virus, you remain well for from one day to 14 days before your symptoms emerge, and typically the mean incubation period is five days, so that would be a typical wait, if you like, between when you were exposed and became infected, through to when you get symptoms. if people go home, as we ask them to do, when they return

from wuhan at the end of january ask them to do, when they return from wuhan at the end ofjanuary and they stay in their own homes for 14 days, even if they were infected very shortly before they came into the uk then they work out that incubation period at home and they do not spread the virus onwards into the community. so that is the scientific basis of how quarantine would work in this circumstance. thank you very much, jonathan. i would add, ben, i think bearing in mind the sacrifice of british people have made this last seven weeks and counting, we can't have a situation where everyone else is being asked to stay at home but others could come in to the country, it's also worth pointing out that the numbers coming into the country are very, very small but it is a question of thatjudgment. then, very small but it is a question of that judgment. then, can very small but it is a question of thatjudgment. then, can we go back to you? on the clarity of the message, on the one hand you are now talking about quarantining people, which is a tightening of restrictions. on the other hand saying to people they can now go and visit garden centres, which is a

loosening of the lockdown rules. i just wonder if the government's messaging strategy isn't now looking more confused? no, ithink messaging strategy isn't now looking more confused? no, i think most people are more than capable of understanding what is meant and there is the first secretary said when he announced the five principles of the nhs is coping, making sure that deaths are consistently falling, making sure the r rate is falling, that we have the r rate is falling, that we have the capacity for tests, that we don't then have another spike when we change social distancing and he said at that time there will be some places where we will wish to tighten, they will be other places of course where social distancing or our habits of the message may change or loosen, so it's completely consistent with the plan. but, as i say, you will have to wait until we actually have formal announcements on any of this before any of that is confirmed. thank you very much. maybe i could add, as i understand

it the policy is actually still quite consistent. we've announced testing and tracing. that will roll out in due course. and that will mean that we identify cases and we ask contact to go into home isolation for 14 days, just the same as would apply if somebody crossed our border. so from that perspective i think there is a real consistency here and the difference you are hinting at is a kind of blunderbuss approach of it applies to everybody verse approach of it applies to everybody verse is hopefully a more filtered way of doing exactly the same thing. ben, thank you very much indeed. can we turn to itv? thank you, secretary of state. the airlines and the airline industry fear that they won't have an industry left if this lockdown and these quarantine arrangements continue for any great length of time. can you confirm

whether you are still open to negotiation on this quarantine arrangement with the airlines and the industry, or have you made up your mind? nothing has been announced at all as yet, in fact, and we will have to wait for those announcements, but i just and we will have to wait for those announcements, but ijust want and we will have to wait for those announcements, but i just want to say with regard to the aviation sector because you are absolutely right, when it comes to if you think about sectors that have been affected, obviously leisure, entertainment, aviation would be right up there with them and it's a short—term problem, people aren't flying now in the longer term recovery issue for them, so it's worth recalling that the chancellor has made some very, very important packages available, notjust following of staff but also the lawns were macro loans that have been made available but in addition to that the chancellor and i have approached the entire aviation sector and said if those things don't work, if that doesn't fit the bill, then for this sector, because we recognise what is happening, you

can get into bespoke conversations and that's happening in a number of different aviation cases. and it's undeniably the case of course that aviation has been right at the forefront of this. we have to first and foremost make sure that we develop policy in the public interest and that of course as everybody knows it's protecting the nhs and saving lives. do you want to come back on that? i wanted to ask about your announcement on cycling, actually. the extra investment in cycling would be very welcome for those who are able to cycle to work, but, as you will know, the average commute in this country is nearly nine miles. there are many people whojust can't nine miles. there are many people who just can't cycle to work even if they want to and you have admitted that all the transport, public transport capacity, won't be enough if it's brought back online. what are you doing about that? you raise an excellent point and i hope that in my comments i covered it a little bit in saying i'm going to come back and talk about the infrastructure investment on roads and so on and so forth. i absolutely recognise the

car will be a vital part of what's required, but i do want to pick you up required, but i do want to pick you up on one stat. outside of london it's been shown that half of journeys are under three miles so you don't have to be a cyclist to benefit from society as a whole switching to cycling and walking. so, to give you an idea of what that meant. if only 5% of those journeys we re meant. if only 5% of those journeys were cycling, so cycling increased by 5%, | were cycling, so cycling increased by 5%, i should say, it would mean 8 million fewer carjourneys, 9 million fewer carjourneys, 9 million fewer carjourneys, 9 million fewer railjourneys, and 13 million fewer railjourneys, and 13 million fewer railjourneys, and 13 million fewer bus journeys and that's just a 5% increase in cycling, so you don't have to be a cyclist to benefit from that, that's why i was saying in my comments i would very much like people to be thinking about alternative and active forms of transport today, in order to protect the total amount of public transport that will be available once you include social distancing within it.|j available once you include social distancing within it. i can come back to you if you wanted to

respond. that still doesn't quite answer the question about public transport capacity, which as you have indicated is going to be very, very serious problem, especially in the south—east of england, of course, but all around the country. there is no simple answer. i'm here to give it to you straight, there is no simple answer. if you look at the figure of only space for one in ten commuters if you keep the space for social distancing, which we must and professorjonathan social distancing, which we must and professor jonathan van—tam will tell us why, it does restrict space, which is why i'm here today to provide some notice that it is very important we think about how we get about. when you think about the figure of almost half ofjourneys being just three miles it is quite clear that there are other ways people could travel quite a bit of the time, even if you are not a cyclist and you are a walker, it would help the whole of society. thank you very much indeed. can i turn to ben candice from lbc. good

afternoon, thank you, transport secretary. given the quarantine arrangements we have been beaten about and the uncertainty around travel, can you level with people today, given the uncertainty facing the tourism industry and individuals, say to people that realistically foreign travel this summer is going to be highly unlikely, and would you advise people now to start cancelling trips? and secondly, if i may, to professorjonathan trips? and secondly, if i may, to professor jonathan van—tam, it's been clear for some weeks now that the driving force of this epidemic is now really transmission within ca re is now really transmission within care homes. ijust wanted to ask why has it been so difficult to protect some of the most vulnerable people in our society, those at highest risk from this disease, people in ca re risk from this disease, people in care homes, and what more, if anything, do you think needs to be done to achieve that? thank you very much, ben. on summer holidays it is a fa ct much, ben. on summer holidays it is a fact at the moment unfortunately that the advice hasn't changed, we have to stay at home so you can't travel around this country at the

minute, we will have to wait to see if that advice is updated. in terms of international travel, the foreign & commonwealth office is advising strongly against all travel internationally at the moment and people will of course have to have that in their minds before they are able to book anything. of course, also in countries where people might ordinarily go to visit they are not accepting people in many cases, so it is difficult to give blanket advice. the situation is that it is this at the moment and we will have to see how the reproductive rate of covid—19 continues to proceed before we know the answer from here, standing here at the beginning of may to know how that will look in the summer. and on care homes that was to you, jonathan. yes, thank you for the question. i recognise that there has and continues to be, a difficult situation in care homes. i'm extremely sorry for the many deaths that have occurred. however,

ca re deaths that have occurred. however, care homes are a really difficult situation from a basic infection control and epidemiology point of view. first of all, here, we are dealing with a virus that is very infectious. the r0 if left unchecked is somewhere between 2.8 and three. it is high. we are dealing with care homes with a largely indoor environment and we do know that this and many other respiratory viruses spreads more easily in indoor environments. we are also dealing with, by and large, a very elderly population in care homes. and my collea g u es population in care homes. and my colleagues who run the analysis are very clear that there is an independent effect of age on the

risks of covid severity and the death rate, that is now very clear indeed, had roughly with each ten year age band it goes up and up. and on top of being elderly, many of the people living in the care homes have other underlying conditions. and again, the analyses are very clear that you have increased risk of complicated disease, increased risk of death, again associated with a range of underlying conditions. so you almost have the perfect storm of a really nasty virus that is infectious, very elderly population, and we know age increases risk population with many underlying illnesses and risk conditions that again further increased risk, and to an again further increased risk, and to a n exte nt again further increased risk, and to an extent an indoor environment. so it's just a very challenging place to work in. in terms of what's being

done about it, my colleagues at nhs england and the care quality commission are really putting an enormous amount of effort into solving these problems and giving as much advice and support as they physically can. jonathan, thank you very much. then, thank you very much as well. turning now to nigel nelson, sunday mirror. thank you, secretary of state. follow up to a question, would you accept parents won't be able to cycle into work until schools are fully up and running? and also to jonathan van—tam, what is going to happen to the 1.8 million shielding when the volunteers they rely on also go back to work? nigel, thanks very much. you rightly point out the

interconnectivity of our economy and also this enormous and unprecedented situation we find ourselves in. i think it's true to say that people have, through this crisis, found a lot of different ways of working, and many more people than ever thought it was possible have discovered they have been able to work from home. and i imagine that quite a lot of that will continue, and possibly for quite some time, particularly as the social distancing remains at the heart of making sure that we proceed with extreme caution, which is absolutely our desire. of course, it is the case that all of these things have to fit together, they have to fit together at a certain pace, schools going back, work going back and so on and so forth and it is why, if i may say, the prime minister will speak to us sub—7 pm tomorrow night to set out how that road map will fit together in the medium term. and to you on the second point. thank you for the question. shielding is

an important part of what we have been doing to protect the most vulnerable in our society during the first part of this pandemic. i believe it is likely to have had a major effect on the number of severe cases in the shielded population. i believe it is likely to have prevented many deaths in that population. we do keep the shielded groups under review and we do keep how we are going to move forwards with the shielding policy under review. but i can tell you that nothing we will do in the future will ever sacrifice the public health and clinical importance of continuing to protect the most vulnerable people in our society. jonathan, thanks. nigel, did you wa nt to jonathan, thanks. nigel, did you want to come back? onlyjust to check the order of events, which is what i was trying to ask about, that without schools wrap around child care, breakfast clubs, school clubs,

then the whole idea of starting to talk about people going back to work isa talk about people going back to work is a bit premature. and so i'm just trying to see if you would agree that schools are the priority before we can do the next stage? in a sense iam we can do the next stage? in a sense i am trying to actually raise the subject ahead of time, nigel. because, as i described in my comments, i think it's important people are starting to think about the reality of howjourneys may need to work in the future. so you are right to say that this is projecting forward rather than something which is right now at this moment. but as i say, if i canjust appeal to your patients for just over 24 i say, if i canjust appeal to your patients forjust over 24 hours to hear from the patients forjust over 24 hours to hearfrom the prime minister tomorrow, i feel you will be hearfrom the prime minister tomorrow, ifeel you will be in hearfrom the prime minister tomorrow, i feel you will be in a much happier position about how that all fits together as he presents us with that road map. —— patience. toby helm from the observer. hello. the question for the secretary of state first of all. last week a numberof media

state first of all. last week a number of media outlets, including the bbc, were confidently asserting that the government would drop its stay—at—home message when the prime minister makes announcement tomorrow. more recently, and since then, there has been a much stronger evidence on how cautious the government looks to be, which would suggest perhaps that it is not going to drop its stay—at—home message. we are in the middle ofa bank to drop its stay—at—home message. we are in the middle of a bank holiday weekend, very sunny weather. i know you will say we must wait for the prime minister's statement tomorrow, but there is more than 24 hours to go but there is more than 24 hours to go and a lot of people will be wanting to get out to the parks and have a good time, and from my own straw polls i have heard a lot of people saying already that they think the lockdown basically is going so they might as well go out. could you tell people before tomorrow when they have to make the decision what to do, should they be

staying at home or should they not be staying at home? it is absolutely unequivocal. people should stay at home, please follow the guidance, it is still written here, that hasn't changed, and it is vital that we don't throw away, essentially, the great work of seven weeks of people respecting very impressively the rules and the guidelines by throwing it away because it happens to be sunny outside this weekend. that would be absolutely tragic. and when, as we hear the prime minister, and i've tried to suggest in my comments earlier, that does change, we will have to proceed with an unbelievable degree of caution. we will not be able to simply go back to business as usual, or transport as usual in my case, so your point is very well made and the answer is simple. please stay at home this weekend in exactly the usual way that you have been previously. ok, could ijust fire one at professor

van—tam as well? we have talked to lots of scientists who confidently said that in order for the government's track and trace system to be effective and for it to operate at all the numbers of new infections have got to have come down into the hundreds. they seem to be hovering around 4000 at the moment. do you agree with those scientists that for the track and trace to really work, we have to have new cases of covid—19 down in the hundreds, and if so, how long do you think that will take? ok, so, test and trace is going to be a system that involves the nhs app, and it is also going to involve public health england in wider traditional contact tracing using telephones, foot leather

epidemiology, and the way it has a lwa ys epidemiology, and the way it has always been done for many years. now, those two together make a package of test and trace and we have been very clear that test and trace on its own is part of the solution to how we continue to live with this virus after the lockdown that we are in at the moment. it's not the total solution. let me try and get this right... how extensive the test and tracing needs to be clearly depends upon the level of disease in the population. but it is entirely appropriate to see it as pa rt entirely appropriate to see it as part of the overall measures that will give us more flexibility and more room on what we can do in the

social distancing space to ease things. but on its own it is a contribution, it is not a total solution. jonathan, thank you very much. and toby, i can tell you, that the trials of the isle of wight tracking app, the nhs x app designed to assist people is going well, people have been downloading it enthusiastically and i know that the plan is later in the month to make it more widely available as well. cani it more widely available as well. can i turn now to another question. the latest ons figures are showing that members of the black and asian community are dying in greater numbers. what steps the government undertaking to protect south asian key workers and their families? secondly, one more question, please, secondly, we know from our sister publications that over 75% of all

convenience stores and 50% of community pharmacies nationally are owned by the asian community. we know pharmacists are key workers but will the government consider including convenience workers as key workers and provide them with good quality ppe so they can serve the nation with the government rather see community pharmacies and convenience stores close so they can stay alive? thank you very much indeed, we are very concerned about deaths among minority communities and south asian community included and south asian community included and we are very, very interested to understand why that is happening and at the moment we are unclear whether thatis at the moment we are unclear whether that is just the proximity, at the moment we are unclear whether that isjust the proximity, in at the moment we are unclear whether that is just the proximity, in other words that more people from minority backgrounds happen to work in health and social care, or whether there is something else going on. it actually opens up wider questions as well beyond this, why it is that men are

much more likely to have higher mortality rates, or obesity seems to bea mortality rates, or obesity seems to be a factor, and many other things besides, so we have asked professor fe nton besides, so we have asked professor fenton from the public health england to look into this and carry out a quick study, the results as you mentioned will be at the end of may, and i think we'll be in a much better position to understand this better, but be in no doubt at all we are absolutely determined to get to are absolutely determined to get to a proper understanding of what has been going on there. in relation to your second point about ownership of whether that's stores or pharmacies, look, i think everybody on the front line are key workers, they are keeping this country running at this incredibly difficult time and it applies to people in many different sectors but you've mentioned two which are first among equals. of course we want to get the right protection for people in different settings. we know that in a health settings. we know that in a health setting the ppe required is of a

different level. it might be best for me to therefore as it's a medical sort of question asked jonathan to comment on this. yes, thank you, secretary of state, i'll pick up on the question of black and minority ethnic groups and the ons report. thank you for the question. i've read that report. i take it very seriously indeed. there is an enormous determination across the medical advisory function for the government to get to the bottom of this and get to the bottom of it with real clarity, and that's why i don't want to come on here today and offer you kind of silly, quick fixes. this is a complex mixture of risk by age, risk by gender, risk by comorbidities, other illnesses, there is an obesity signal beginning to emerge as well, and, on top of

that, and i'm absolutely clear, there is a signal around black and minority ethnic groups. no one, i think, is trying to brush that under the carpet or say it's not there, but it is complicated. and to give you some idea of that complexity, right now i can't stand in front of you and say that i could easily make an on the hoofjudgment about who is more at risk, somebody from the black and minority ethnic community who is spelt, age 50, a regular half marathon runner —— svelte, its well, does everything right, versus somebody from an white ethnic group who is 32, who is extremely overweight, doesn't exercise, has

diabetes, has asthma, etc, etc. those are just silly examples but they are ones that i hope to give you an understanding that pitching the risk for individuals is quite a difficult and technically involved thing to do, and that's why i don't wa nt to thing to do, and that's why i don't want to make any quickjumps and quips of answers to you. i'd rather say to you that we are taking this incredibly seriously and we are determined to get to the bottom of it in determined to get to the bottom of itina determined to get to the bottom of it in a proper and scientific way. determined to get to the bottom of it in a proper and scientific waylj wa nt to it in a proper and scientific waylj want to be absolutely back—up what jonathan said, we will absolutely be led by the science on this, find out what's going on and we owe it to everybody who's put themselves on the front lines to find out exactly what has happened. did you want to come back in? yes, i do. we appreciate it's a hugely complex issue and given that the enquiry was first announced on the 16th of april it's going to announce now its findings at the end of may, people

are actually dying now. there is a great deal of anxiety within the communities and all they are asking for its practical advice, practical steps, as to what the government is doing to protect these lives. there isa doing to protect these lives. there is a huge amount of anxiety. yes, indeed and we need to get the facts to understand this but i think the advice would actually be the same as the advice all round, washing hands, making sure that appropriate ppe to go to your second question in the right circumstances is worn and, as i say, bluntly, finding out what is actually going on and that is a very rapid piece of work that's going on and i'm sure we'll be hearing from professor fenton the moment he can bring some clarity to exactly what has happened. jonathan, i don't think there's anything else you can add to that? ijust can't think there's anything else you can add to that? i just can't tell you how urgent it is but i can also tell you it's not so urgent that we want to make mistakes and we want to be very, very clear about the science with you. thank you very much

indeed. ijust with you. thank you very much indeed. i just wanted with you. thank you very much indeed. ijust wanted to with you. thank you very much indeed. i just wanted to finish with you. thank you very much indeed. ijust wanted to finish by saying i talked a lot about the future this afternoon and some of the measures that will come into place, but please, this advice hasn't changed. wait for the prime minister tomorrow night to set out the road map going forward, what i would ask you to do regardless is think about the future, about alternative and active means of transport, but we will be proceeding with extreme caution, maintaining social distancing is one of the absolute key ways to beat this virus in order that we can get britain moving again. thank you very much indeed. thank you. studio: and that's grant shapps, the transport secretary, bringing to an end the latest downing street briefing. our health correspondent lauren moss has been listening in. as usual the session was started with a lot of data and figures. do you want to run us through those? absolutely, we work got the daily numbers which we are told about every day at the daily briefings,

let's start with a number of tests that have been carried out. on friday almost 97,000 tests were delivered and there were 3896 positive cases. more of those being diagnosed within the community, that's care homes and key workers being tested and the number of positive hospital cases reducing. if we look at the people in hospital as well, we can show you well, we can show we look at the people in hospital as well, we can show you this graph hopefully as well, 11,809 people being treated in uk hospitals with covid—19, that's a decrease of 17% in the last week, and we were also told that 346 more deaths have been recorded in the uk. these are deaths of people who have tested positive for in all settings, and that's now a total of 31,580 87 deaths —— 31 , 587 a total of 31,580 87 deaths ——

31,587 deaths. the daily death toll is relatively low, it is the weekend and one can expect the figure to go up and one can expect the figure to go up again. yesterday being a bank holiday as well, we've seen in weeks past that recorded deaths have tended to drop at weekends, especially when there's been a bank holiday as well like we've had recently, only for those numbers to be then taken into account a few days later and for them to increase. a couple of days ago we were having 626 new recorded deaths daily so this is quite a reduction on that. it could suggest we are turning a quarter and those numbers of deaths are reducing which would be very positive news but 336 recorded in the last 24—hour is his very significant but the lowest number we've seen in quite some time. the transport secretary had an announcement about cycling and walking. that's something that has been one of the few positive side—effects of the lockdown, that more people have been cycling and walking and he wants to encourage that because life is not going to be returning to normal for

that because life is not going to be returning to normalfor a that because life is not going to be returning to normal for a very long time. yes, grant shapps has is very much laying out the foundations and solutions of how our lives are going to change and continue to change, if and when any lockdown measures are relaxed. we may find out more details about that tomorrow evening but i think really from what they we re but i think really from what they were staying there and what we've been hearing over the last few days, we shouldn't expect any big changes in those messages. the advice at the moment is absolutely stay home, only travel for essential reasons, but eventually, when some of that is reduced, people are going to need to get to work. they are going to need to travel about. we are not going to go back to the way things were before. so, as part of those measures grant shapps announce £2 million package to encourage more walking and five and we understand this £2 billion will come from a £5 billion package which was announced specifically for cycling and buses backin specifically for cycling and buses back in february, a £250 million emergency fund as part of that money will be made available in the next few weeks which will create things

like pop up bike lanes, wider pavements and some guidance is going to be fast tracked to cater for increased numbers of cyclists and pedestrians as well, and also quite interesting, the transport secretary said they would be a fast tracking of trials for scooters, that was supposed to happen next year and it will now happen next month and all local authorities that want to try that can try that because it will reduce the number of people using public transport and he acknowledged people are not going to stop using their cars altogether. —— escooters. he says it's a fundamental part of travelling and they will be increased measures to support that especially with nico friendly vehicles and money for charging points, more money for that. vehicles and money for charging points, more money for thatm vehicles and money for charging points, more money for that. it came up points, more money for that. it came up with a startling statistic. even if all trains and tubes and trams are buses are running at their full schedule, actually if you maintain social distancing rules only one in ten of the usual commuter traffic

can use that sort of public transport, so clearly the government is having to look at other alternatives, isn't it, and is promoting them in a healthy sort of way. the other issue that he was asked about, i don't know if we got any further in finding anything more out, is this planned that we've seen today floated about a 14 day quarantine for travellers coming into the country. yes, lots of headlines about this today in the newspapers. we've been discussing it here as well. reports that anyone arriving in the uk unless they've travelled from the republic of ireland will be asked to go into quarantine at an address they give for 14 days. it was asked about this, the transport secretary, but he wouldn't give any further details. perhaps this is something we will find out more tomorrow when the prime minister gives his address at 7pm but from what grant shapps was saying it's very clear the way we are travel @ the way we travel, it's going to change. we are not going to go back to how we were before the coronavirus outbreak happened. that would imply that potentially some of these measures could be brought in. to what extent

and how long they will go on for and if they'll be brought in at the end of the month as has been reported on today, although not confirmed, is yet to be seen, butjonathan van—tam, the deputy chief medical officer, says now we have the situation under control in the uk as it seems, we've got to capacity with testing, almost 90,000 tests done today, he said it clearly makes sense to start looking at the borders. good to talk to you, our health correspondent lauren moss there. with sunny weather due to come to an end tomorrow and the prime minister poised to provide a road map to easing the lockdown, many will be hoping there will be more freedom to enjoy exercise and to get outside. but how concerned should we be about maintaining social distancing? phil bodin reports from leeds. roundhay park in leeds, jogging,

soaking up the sunshine. with a forecast of cooler conditions tomorrow, many were determined to make the most of the warm weather, some it seemed equipped for a long stay. the current lockdown guidance doesn't seem to have deterred people from coming out to enjoy the fine weather here in roundhay park in leeds. some people are still following the social distancing rules. others, not quite so. just walking to the car to get the dog's bowl. people were walking close to what the path that you had to walk on the road, stay away from them. people are kind of forgetting the seriousness of it all. i think we are getting to a point where we are finding it difficult being at home, but you can why it's important to ensure that the lockdown continues for a little while longer. i'm blaming the weather, you can't blame them, can you, for coming out in the sun, bringing the kids and dogs out. what are your concerns about unlocking to quickly?” what are your concerns about unlocking to quickly? i think they will panic, everyone will be running to the hairdressers, the barbers, there will be arguments and there

will be all sorts going on, won't there? the government hopes to encourage more of us to cycle and walk to work if and when the lockdown is lifted. the intention to reduce pressure on road networks and public transport. but after almost two months of restrictions there is a discernible sense of restlessness, with people desperate to return to some kind of normality, whatever that may be. phil bodmer, bbc news, leeds. government guidance for the british hospitality industry says that bars, restau ra nts a nd cafes must remain closed even as the economy starts to open up. those working in the night time economy, which is worth £70 billion a year, say without more financial help thousands of venues will never re—open. and if they are allowed to, strict restrictions will stay in place. our consumer affairs correspondent sarah corker reports. manchester's busy canalside bars during a normal summer. and now. when crowds are the enemy,

our social spaces must change. it's just such a strange thing that, in our bar, that would usually have 100 people comfortably on a saturday, you will be going to two, four, six... ..ten? at this gin distillery and restaurant in the city centre, social distancing will mean fewer customers. is that financially viable? could you trade on that? without support, no, we couldn't. we'd scrape by but it wouldn't pay the rent, you'd have to talk about renegotiating with the landlord, you'd have to talk about further loans. we are an industry that relies so heavily on footfall and numbers and, if that's not there, the impact then in terms of the number of staff that you need and the stock you can hold, it has a much bigger impact. so how would somewhere like this eventually reopen? there could be temperature checks at the door, disposable menus, plastic screens at the bar, hand sanitiser on tables and this is what socially distanced dining could look like.

customers and tables more than two metres apart but, for this business, that would also mean 75% fewer customers. and landlords could also ration beer to two—to—three pints per person and put a time limit on dining. to stay afloat, the industry wants the furlough scheme extended and rent payments deferred. if the night—time economy is going to open last, there has to be more measures put in place to make sure we can get through the next few months, because, ultimately, if we don't, we are going to see the industry decimated and it is the fifth biggest industry in the whole of the uk. 93% of this brewery‘s trade was with pubs. hundreds of kegs of draught beer were thrown away, but they have adapted. now delivering cans direct to people's doors. we are just trying to survive, along with everybody else,

facing the fact that half of our business isn't coming back for 6, 9,12,18 months. i think there will be some pretty bleak changes to the hospitality sector. some businesses won't make it. breweries, bars and restaurants are doing all they can to make ends meet. the big unknown is, when they do reopen, will we want to go for a socially distanced drink? sarah corker, bbc news in manchester. care homes in the uk have been described as the new front line in the fight against coronavirus. for residents, their families and the people looking after them, it's been an extremely difficult and sometimes very sad time. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon has been to visit one care home for veterans. this is their story. david whittick lived a life of love and adventure. he was a decorated pilot who flew missions for the navy during world war ii. and he was 95 when he died of covid—19.

my father survived being shot at by germans, russians, americans! and he got unfortunately finished off by a virus you couldn't even see. he'd been living at the erskine homes for ex—servicemen and women. his family said his care had been excellent. but here, like so many other care homes, the virus has taken its toll. i know the politicians and the first minister say it's someone's relative, but, for us, it really is, because we are with those residents on a day—to—day basis. they've already spent an additional £20,000 on protective safety equipment here. one thing they have supplied is the visors. staff wearing masks the entire time they're around those they are caring for. anna porterfield is one of 50 erskine care residents who've had suspected covid—19 and who've come through the other side. she turns 96 next week. for the first time since recovering, using video technology, she's able to see her son.

can you see him 0k? i can see him fine. at the worst bit, i felt very ill, and i really thought i was dying. but the carers and the nurses said, "we're not letting you go!" the oldest amongst those here remember the war. their generation have faced grief and adversity before. the bombing was harder. although it wasnae every day, it didnae happen every day, but when you did get a bombing raid, that was bad. a generation already so few in number, their deaths because of covid a tragedy, like so many others, hard to bear. lorna gordon, bbc news, renfrewshire. businesses who supply the cruise ship industry are warning they are struggling

to survive while holiday travel is on hold during the pandemic. the chairman of cruise company carnival uk says the industry will have to return slowly, so health protocols can be tested and passenger confidence restored. here's our business correspondent katy austin. every time these ships visit southampton, northern europe's busiest cruise port, the city normally gets a multimillion—pound boost, but for now, there are no passengers. normally the customers for local hotels, restaurants, tourism and travel businesses. this taxi firm used to get up to 4,000 cruise—related jobs per weekend. no ships, no work, we are going to have to make a few harsh decisions. we monitor it on a daily and weekly basis, personally i don't think cruise will return this year. the large cruise supply network is also suffering.

some crew are still on board but vast orders for passengers, food and drink have disappeared. it's fallen off a cliff. we are 90% down. we are owed over £1 million. we have £1.6 million of stock here going nowhere. we've furloughed 24 staff. currently we have to see if it starts up, how rapidly. around the corner, another drinks supplier which serves airlines that also has furloughed staff. it's furloughed staff to make ends meet. we expect that the market will come back between september and october and then slightly, month by month. the solent is far from the only area affected. liverpool, falmouth and areas of scotland including the orkney islands, are set to lose millions in cruising revenue, including from tourism and fees.

the organisation which represents cruising internationally says the industry generates £10 billion for the uk economy each year and calculates cruising stopping for 90 days would mean an economic hit of nearly £2.4 billion and nearly 14,000 jobs would be lost, including in the supply chain. even if limited cruising resumes in late summer, it will be a slow path back to normal, with new health protocols to test, and customer confidence to restore. i asked the uk chairman of cruise giant carnival what impact any potential 14—day quarantine rule would have. it would make our life extremely difficult indeed, but of course it does depend what we mean by quarantine and exactly what the rules might be of that. these firms hope that by the time cruise ships' usual activities resume, their businesses haven't sunk. katy austin, bbc news.

every time idoiti i do it i think i'm not going to do it again and think how awful it feels. it's been a challenging time for most of us in lockdown. but for those suffering with an eating disorder, it's often worse. it's something great britain and england hockey player suzy petty has been battling for the past decade and she's been talking to our reporter katie shanahan about how she's been coping. every time i do it, i say i am not going to do this again, think how awful it feels, but an eating disorder is a habit, and you kind of get into a habit and forget about those feelings. goal for england! imagine performing on the global stage, pulling on a shirt for your country, to play alongside olympic champions. but underneath the shirt, having to deal with an eating disorder. something that former great britain hockey player suzy petty says has been one of her biggest challenges. i was upset because i was 17, and my grandfather had died in september. i lost a lot of weight, and my mum told me that i need to eat, and then i was made to eat and i was sick, that kind of assured me that i was obviously not in a very good place.

i set myself some goals at the start of lockdown. i made sure that i ate at the right times, iwould probably go for a run every day, and i'm starting to love my own company and just love being by myself. and actually, that for me is such a positive. but it is notjust athletes who are suffering. beat eating disorders have told us they have seen an increase of 80% on social media contact, and a 30% rise in calls to their helpline during lockdown, with men making up 35% of all calls. and rugby referee nigel owens has told us about his lifelong fight with bullimia. i will win the fight, i am determined to do so in the end. if anybody out there is struggling with bullimia, you can get through it, and you will, but the sooner you deal with it, the better. there is support out there for athletes through a number of national governing body experts. the eis say they

understand this is a challenging time for athletes, and place a huge emphasis on supporting them in all areas of their physical and health. there are also independent organisations for them to turn to. you are not alone. we are there for you. we are here to listen to you, and to support you. please feel free to contact us depending on what you need. and for suzy, she is now focused on using her experience to spread awareness of eating disorders and help others who might be struggling. well, if you'rejustjoiningus, let's recap on what we learnt from the update from downing street. transport secretary grant shapps announced that more than 31,000 people have now died across the uk — an increase of 346. looking ahead, the transport secretary said he was investing £2 billion into making cycling and walking safer in england. this is part of a package of £5 billion announced in february.

he said that observing the two—metre distance rule would mean only one in ten passengers could travel on public transport, so more people would need to cycle or walk to work. and he also announced that the government is to fast track the trial of e—scooters — bringing it forward from next year to next month to help encourage more people off public transport and on to greener alternatives. during the downing street press briefing the transport secretary said a further 346 people had died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours in all settings. grant shapps also said there will have to be changes to the way the uk's transport system is used, as lockdown is eased. he said walking and cycling would be made safer and he announced fast—track trials of e—scooters. even with public transport reverting toa even with public transport reverting to a full service, once you take into account the two metre social distancing rule, there would only be effective capacity for one in ten passengers in many parts of our

network. just a tenth of the old capacity. so, getting britain moving again one not overcrowding our transport network is going to require many of us to think very carefully about how and when we travel. we have accomplished so much over the past seven weeks of this lockdown. the whole country has been responsible for reducing covid reproduction or the r rate. millions of households across the uk have changed their behaviour for the greater good. getting the country moving again while not overcrowding our transport network represents another logistical challenge. yet this is a problem which presents a health opportunity too, an opportunity to make lasting changes that could not only make us fitter but also better off both mentally and physically in the long run. during the crisis millions of people have discovered the benefits of active travel. by cycling or

walking, many have been able to appreciate this remarkably warm spring while sticking to the guidelines. in some places, there has been a 70% rise in the number of people on bikes, whether that's for exercise or necessaryjourneys like stocking up on food. so while it is crucial that we stay at home and the country does get back to work we need to ask those people to carry on cycling and walking in for them to bejoined by cycling and walking in for them to be joined by many others as well. otherwise, with public transport capacity severely restricted, more ca rs capacity severely restricted, more cars could be drawn to the roads in towns and cities and quickly they would become gridlocked. we also know that in this new world, pedestrians will need more space, so today i'm announcing a £2 billion package to put cycling and walking at the heart of our transport policy. to set out how we deliver this, we will bring forward a national cycling planned for publication in earlyjune in line with the statutory cycle and walking

investment strategy to help double cycling and increase walking by 2025. the first stage worth £250 million is a series of swift emergency intervention is to make cycling and walking safer. pop—up bike lanes, wider pavements, cycle and bus only streets all examples of what people will start to see more of. that's the end of the downing street briefing special programme. borisjohnson has told people to keep their distance from others if they are heading out this weekend. ina they are heading out this weekend. in a message posted online he reiterated the need for it to metre 93p- he is due to outline a "road map" out of the current lockdown tomorrow evening. i'll be back in a moment with the days national and international headlines.

british airlines call for clarity after being told that the government will bring in a 14—day quarantine for passengers arriving to the uk. the new restriction is expected to take effect