this is bbc news. i'm reeta chakrabarti. the headlines: people arriving in the uk from abroad could face a £1,000 fine if they don't self isolate for m days. the home secretary is due to give more details shortly. scientists advising on plans to reopen schools in england say the evidence on how likely children are to transmit covid—19 remains "inconclusive". a further 351 people with coronavirus have died in all settings across the uk. and the dramatic effect of coronavirus on the economy: uk government borrowing in april was more than £62 billion — the largest monthly amount on record.

good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the home secretary priti patel will be giving today's downing street briefing in half an hour's time — where she's expected to announce quarantine plans for entering the uk, with possible fines if people fail to self—isolate for m days. the plans have already been crictised by airlines and airports. meanwhile, the key evidence on the safety and impact of reopening schools has been published by the government's scientific advisory group, sage. the documents say it's not clear to what extent reopening schools might lead to cases taking off in the uk again. but it says teachers do not appear to be at a greater risk of catching the virus than other professions. it comes as the plan to reopen schools in england on 1stjune is questioned by local councils.

a bbc survey suggests most english councils cannot guarantee primaries will reopen on the date targeted by the government. a further 351 people have died from confirmed cases of coronavirus across the uk, taking the official total to 36,393. the uk's r number — showing the reproductive rate of coronavirus — has remained steady for the second week in a row. the number was between 0.7 and 1 across the uk. there is a time lag in the data though, with the r number released today relating to what was happening two to three weeks ago. and the vast economic cost of the coronavirus pandemic is becoming clearer, as new figures show the government borrowed more than £62 billion in april — the highest monthly figure on record. let's get more now on those quarantine plans, from our transport correspondent, tom burridge. almost everyone arriving into the uk will, from next month,

have to self—isolate for two weeks, or face a £1000 fine. most people on this flight from amsterdam into manchester think the travel quarantine is a good idea. we've just come off a klm flight. it was absolutely jam—packed full of people. and, erm, who knows who's got coronavirus? this is the new reality at departures. everybody has to wear a mask. everybody has to wear gloves. and then every passenger will have their temperature checked by a thermal imaging camera. airlines believe all of these measures are enough to get more flights moving safely again. sadly, it's like a lot of borisjohnson‘s strategies, it's just make it up as you go along. the boss of ryanair says the quarantine is... bonkers and unimplementable. i mean, the real issue here is the people arriving into the uk. take, for example, heathrow

and gatwick, then get on the london underground or the gatwick express to get into london to wherever they are supposed to isolate, so the whole purpose of isolation is defeated by the fact that all inbound visitors to uk airports need to use public transport to get to their destination. you have to look hard to spot planes moving at manchester. before the pandemic, the uk had of the biggest aviation sector in europe. the man running a lot of the ground operations here and at other airports says the quarantine could jeopardise people's jobs. these are devastating issues to lots of people who are now sitting at home bereft with anxiety about their livelihoods. the aviation sector is broad and wide. there are tens of thousands of people across the united kingdom directly involved in aviation, and there are many, many hundreds of thousands of people indirectly involved. the government says with the prevalence of the virus falling, a travel quarantine will be effective. it will, they say, prevent

cases being imported. it's hoped it will be a short—term measure. but it casts further doubts on trips abroad this summer. tom burridge, bbc news, at manchester airport. our business correspondent katie prescott is here. doubt on trips abroad this summer, and a howl of agony from the airline industry is well over this. all of us industry is well over this. all of us will be watching this briefing extremely carefully. if you have a holiday planned this summer, the idea of going abroad and then having to self—isolate at home for another dust mite weeks is really difficult. most people can't take a month off, so most people can't take a month off, so it affects travel abroad in the holiday industry, as we have been hearing from tom. we expect this will be reviewed every three weeks. the industry would like to see it reviewed more often than not. we will all have to give a private address to the authorities when we land atan address to the authorities when we

land at an airport or port, and if you can't do that, we think the government will put people in some kind of government accommodation to make sure people obey this law, as well as the fines that will be put in place. we have heard from the transport secretary as well a little while ago, the idea of possible air bridges. explain that idea and tell us bridges. explain that idea and tell us where it is likely to come up today. at the moment, we think this quarantine will apply to every country, including france, which we initially thought might be an exception, except the republic of ireland and the isle of man. we could have a bilateral deal with another country that had a low infection rate which would mean that you could go to greece, for example, and people from greece would be able to come to the uk without that quarantine in place, also we expect the government will be exploring those sorts of air bridges, which the travel industry is keen to see put in place, but i don't think they

will be announced immediately. thanks, katie. and we're expecting more detail on that from the home secretary priti patel in around 20 minutes. 0ur political correspondent jessica parker is in westminster. a turbulent day for the government yesterday. but we've got quite a lot of the detail now, haven't we, on this quarantine announcement? what else would you expect to hear in terms of filling the details in?” think we have a lot of the detail in terms of what the plans are, so people, as we've been hearing, arriving in the uk will be expected to self—isolate for 1h days. they will be expected to fill out a one to say whether you're staying, and there could be spot checks carried out by public officials and people have been found to break the self—isolation rule could face a fine of up to £1000 in england. those of the details we have heard

about the various exemptions that will been though it might be in place. there are questions as to how this will all work and how many spot checks might be carried out by public health officials. we'll be fines be levelled and will there be variance? how will it work in terms of the devolved administrations, who might be able to set their own? there are questions, and of course, airlines are saying this could be very disruptive for their industry, already struggling hugely. there was one figure in april that said that air travel was around 99% down. there will be questions over support for the industry, given that this will be a further blow. we know that the home secretary will be taking the home secretary will be taking the conference today, joined by the chief scientific adviser, patrick vallance, so there may be questions on the recent sage advice published on the recent sage advice published on schooling, and the plans around

staggering the return of primary schools, but of course, a number of councils across england say they don't think they will be able to do that by early june, don't think they will be able to do that by earlyjune, so there could be questions for patrick vallance. paul lincoln from the uk border force will be there as well, perhaps trying to explain more about how these quarantine measures will work at the border. jess, thank you, more from you in a little while. the uk's r number — which shows the reproductive rate of coronavirus — has remained steady for a second week in a row. scientific advisors say the the number was between 0.7 and 1 across the uk and represents the average number of people that will contract coronavirus from one infected person. calculating the r—rate is based on calculations relating to what was happening two to three weeks ago. the government's scientific advisers have released their advice used to draw up plans for primary schools in england to re—open for some pupils on the 1stjune. they say teachers do not appear to be at greater risk of catching coronavirus than other professions, but there is still some risk if schools re—open.

many local councils believe it's not safe for children to return, and teaching unions say the new guidance does not change their view that it's too early to reopen schools. janet sheriff is the headteacher at prince henry's grammar school and the ceo of the collaborative learning trust. shejoins me from harrogate this afternoon. white night good afternoon to you, janet. thank you forjoining us. my understanding is that you are going to be opening up your primary schools. tell us why. the head teachers of my primary schools have done a thorough risk assessment and completed that and put it by the trust board, and they believe the measures that are written that allow them to be able to open to those

identified year groups, the reception, capital year identified year groups, the reception, capitalyear1 identified year groups, the reception, capital year 1 and identified year groups, the reception, capital year1 and u are 6. __ reception, capital year1 and u are 6. —— year6. reception, capital year1 and u are 6. —— year 6. once we know we are ok with those year groups we will look at others. we know that the plans are based on that robust risk assessment, and it is based very much upon their own individual circumstances, the space availability and staff availability, and we know that many schools aren't able to open in the way that we are. 0bviously, able to open in the way that we are. obviously, we will only open on the understanding that the government will confirm the decision that it is safe to open, so we are still waiting for that confirmation, and oui’ waiting for that confirmation, and our plans are provisional until we

get that absolute confirmation from the government. it's interesting that you say that. how helpful has today's advice been to you that evidence on how likely children are to transmit coronavirus remains inconclusive? it is a little bit disappointing that it is inconclusive evidence. but we will await the government decision after they've looked at that evidence, and i know they are continuing to look at the outcomes of the five tests, and it will only be when they have considered where they are in terms of those five tests as to whether they will give the final go—ahead for the opening from the 1st of june. it's interesting, what you we re june. it's interesting, what you were saying earlier, that you think it is very much about circumstances on the ground, and in your own schools, you think the circumstances can be made to fit, if you like.

some of the advice coming out today from the government suggests that younger teachers at school could be prioritised, if you like, so having younger teachers who are less likely to be seriously ill from covid—19 should be in class. is that the sort of detail you are looking at as well? we are not looking at that at the moment, and i think it would be quite difficult for schools to offer provision if you were prioritising. again, it would depend on circumstances, because each school has a different age profile in terms of the staff that work there. i imagine that would put head teachers ina imagine that would put head teachers in a really challenging position if we we re in a really challenging position if we were restricted further in terms of the staff that were available to work. you just don't think it would

be practical. 0k, we have to leave it there. thank you for talking to us. concerns here about pupils returning to school are mirrored across the channel in france. last week, 40,000 primary and nursery schools were reopened, but the country's education minister has told the bbc that poorer children aren't returning in the same numbers as those from better off families. lucy williamson reports. sens is not a place with a radical image. but this conservative medieval town is now known across france as the place that refused to open any of its state primary schools, because of three suspected cases of coronavirus. all have since tested negative. the town's right—wing mayor says her decision was very popular here. "there's too much pressure on parents," she says, "because the government has asked each family to decide if their child this should return to school." translation: i think it should be either obligatory or not, because it creates a sense of guilt for the parents.

if they send their child to school and they get sick, they'll feel guilty. if they don't and the child falls behind, they'll feel guilty. if you govern, you need to take the decisions. the small high street here was full of parents wondering what to do when school is finally reopened here on monday. translation: it's complicated because we don't know how it's going to work. my son had some health concerns and i'm reluctant to send him anyway. translation: if we had been clearly told, you can put your children back to school without danger, we would have put our son in school. but we were not reassured at all. more than 90% of parents here told the mayor they didn't want their child going back into class, even before the schools here were closed. the government has said this decision is voluntary. many parents are saying no. since last week, 20% of primary schoolchildren in france have returned to class.

france's education minister told us lockdown had created a social emergency by increasing inequality, and that reopening schools quickly was key. but the children returning to class are often those from wealthier families. it's true that the children of those poor families are coming less than the others. that's why it was important to start in may and not injune, because we know that it's step by step, that we are going to have this social action to the poor families. the government has issued 56 pages of detailed instructions to schools on how to keep their premises clean and their pupils safe. so much that is compulsory for teachers, say some, when attendance of children is not. lucy williamson, bbc news. the vast economic cost

of the coronavirus pandemic is becoming clearer, as new figures show the government borrowed more than £62 billion in april — the highest monthly figure on record. the sharp rise is a result of the government's financial support for businesses and employees during lockdown, as well as a signficant fall in tax receipts. here's our economics correspondent dharshini david. sugar—free and guilt free. this bakery was doing a roaring trade supplying national restaurant and cafe chains. although they're shut, they can keep going here to fulfil other orders, thanks to the job retention scheme. i think the furlough scheme was a great short—term solution to keep people with an income guaranteed during the virus, the spread of the virus crisis. because we didn't have enough work for everybody to keep coming in, so we furloughed some people and left the other ones at home. and then we changed etc.

so, initially it was great. but it cannot be a long—term solution because the cost for the country is too high. it's notjust about extra spending. empty streets and silent factories means there's less tax coming in — over £25 billion less. a reflection of a drop in the vat that would have been collected on the things we usually buy, and a drop in income tax as a result of people being laid off. there's been lots of other spending as well. there's been extra spending for government departments, so the department of health and departments like that, and also a lot of extra support to local government who are having to also respond to the pandemic, so it's a combination of lower tax receipts and also more spending. so, it's not hard to see how the deficit has ballooned to £62 billion last month. that's almost six times as large as the one we saw last april. in fact, it's bigger than the deficit the government

was predicting for the year as a whole before this crisis took hold. now, they think that could be more like £300 billion, and that would be the equivalent of the biggest slice of our income, our economy, than at any time since the second world war. so, how are we going to pay for all of this? i suspect, most likely, the chancellor and his successors will manage that carefully downwards over many, many years. we will be paying that back over a very long while, just as we did after the second world war, where the debts accumulated then were paid back over several decades, not over a swift period of time. back at the bakery, they know they will have to pay for the sweet relief the chancellor's lifeline has given them. for now, the government is borrowing more on the financial markets to plug the gap. but there may have to be tax hikes or spending cuts ahead. the risk is they may arrive just as we are getting back on our feet. darshini david, bbc news.

british retail sales have also plummeted by a record amount in april — as many stores were forced to close their stores because of the coronavirus outbreak. the office for national statistics said that the amount of goods sold fell by 18.1% last month and sales of clothes halved. but, of course, the crisis has not had a uniform impact across the retail sector. joining me is the founder of gym wear company gymshark. ben francis. thank you forjoining us on ben francis. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. things haven't been that bad for your company, have they question might tell us how it's been? things are going well for us at the moment from a commercial point of view. the last quarter has been one of our best quarters and i think a lot of that is around agility of our business and also seeing so many poor people running, cycling and doing home workouts at the moment. it is sports where you sell, what has been the crucial

factor? like i say, i think sell, what has been the crucial factor? like i say, ithink our agility as a business. we are very streamlined in our business. we don't work with third parties or retailers and that has allowed us to pivot quite quickly. we focused on home workouts and outdoor workouts rather than gym workouts. so you don't work with retail outlets, everything is online and that is how people are shopping at the moment? yes, we are seeing a great demand at the moment. people know the demand is growing from a commercial perspective. i'm proud we have pivoted our brand as well. we did oui’ pivoted our brand as well. we did ourcampaign pivoted our brand as well. we did our campaign called the nhs sweaty selfie campaigns of everyone doing a work—out uploaded to social media and we donated £5 for every person who did that and we donated £180,000 to the nhs as well. that is a very good thing. if you have been doing well you haven't needed to apply to the government's furlough scheme?

know, and we are very proud. we haven't followed any staff and we don't plan to. though staff have helped in different areas of the business and have been able to volunteer for the nhs. i found business and have been able to volunteerfor the nhs. ifound out today that gymshark have delivered 1000 deliveries for the nhs. how big is your company? we are seven years old and we are looking this year to finish with £250 million revenue. it's been a rapid growth. it has been an incredible journey. how do you feel, you are one of the very few ha p py you feel, you are one of the very few happy stories at the time of real economic misery. how do you feel when you look around you? listen, it's an interesting time and it is tough. it's tough on us as well. although the commercials are going very well, we have done a lot of work to make sure we are supporting our wider communities and oui’ supporting our wider communities and our teams as well. again, we are taking each day as it comes. we know things are changing very quickly at the moment but so far we are happy with how it's going. we have been

hearing, there have been economic figures out today that have made for grim reading. some people are saying retail may never be the same again after this crisis. do you think that's right, do you think there will be more companies going down your brute? i think it makes sense, yeah. i think this has been coming for a while. i think this pandemic has probably sped things up. i think the old model was billed as much product as you can to put in as many stores as you can to please as many people as you can. that led to big, slow businesses. i think the business is doing well now our purpose lead, community driven businesses that create real purposeful product and sell directly to consumer. we will have to leave it there, really good to talk to you. thank you. ben francis from gymshark. thank you. uk scientists are to begin testing a treatment that it's hoped could counter the effects of covid—19 in the most seriously ill patients. people with the most severe form

of the virus have low numbers of the immune cell, called a t—cell. this trial will evaluate whether a drug known to boost t—cell numbers could help recovery. victoria gill reports. for an unlucky minority of patients, covid—19 is a cruel disease, and it's one with no specific treatment. but an examination of blood samples taken from 60 hospital patients has now revealed a vital clue. the samples show that those with the most severe form of the disease also had extremely low numbers of t—cells, these are virus—fighting immune cells that attack and clear infected tissue from the body. it's a very specific type of t—cell, the one that we need to remove these virus—infected cells, that appears to be getting into so much trouble. so, of course, that tells us a lot about how we try to fight the virus, but it also offers ways in which we can put together sort of a fingerprint test, to look as early as possible for the status

of these cells. by measuring the number of these immune cells, that fingerprint test could give an early signal that someone is on course to develop a more severe disease, and crucially, it's also provided the possibility of a new treatment. a uk team of scientists and intensive care doctors is now embarking on a covid—19 clinical trial of an existing therapy called il7, that's already proven to boost the production of the t—cells that covid—19 appears to deplete. as a critical care physician, i look after patients who are extremely unwell, and other than supportive care we do not have any direct active treatment against the disease and we know from other trials that this treatment definitely increaseses the number of lymphocytes and the function of these cells. therefore, we are hopeful that actually in the context of persistent covid—19 disease, this might be beneficial. there's still a great deal that scientists and doctors have to learn about how this virus

undermines our immune systems. but this clue and this new treatment could turn one of its tactics against it and provide some much—needed hope for those it hits the hardest. victoria gill, bbc news. the duke and duchess of cambridge have made a video call with a difference. they spoke to residents and staff at a care home in cardiff and even tried their hands at being bingo callers. catherine's going to pick out the first ball. 0k. so, the first number is five and eight, 58. one little duck, number two. eight and seven, 87. six and two, tickety— boo. we arejust a we are just a few moments away from today's downing street briefing. we

can today's downing street briefing. we ca n cross today's downing street briefing. we can cross back to our political correspondentjessica parker in westminster. jessica, there has been a lot of pushback from the airlines industry over what we expect, which is more details on quarantine rules for people coming in. but the government is saying that it wants to prevent a second spike in infections? yes, and i think one of the questions around introducing this rule whereby anyone arriving in the uk with some limited exemptions, will be asked to self—isolate for 1h days. the big question has been why now? we have seen other countries ta ke now? we have seen other countries take this measure before, even some countries loosening their quarantine arrangements. what the government has said is when transmission in the uk community transmission as it's known, was higher, quarantining people arriving in the uk, and there we re people arriving in the uk, and there were much smaller numbers because of the huge reduction in air passenger numbers, it would have had a negligible effect in terms of transmission rates. and a lot of the

people being returned where brits returning from abroad, repatriation. now they say that transmission rates are much lower in the community of course, they are trying to keep that r below one. they think it's worth asking people to self—isolate that for 1h day period as they return to the uk. we understand it will kick in and around earlyjune. but as you say, airline operators, tourism body is deeply worried about the plans. they feel it will shut off british terrorism, people won't want to come on holiday, for example, to the uk if they have the prospect of self—isolating for 1h days. that would possibly take up all of their holiday but also brits who might wa nt to holiday but also brits who might want to travel abroad, if they then had to return and self—isolate for 14 had to return and self—isolate for 1a days, they wouldn't be able necessarily to find the time to do that. i think those are the sorts of questions that will be put to priti patel today as well as the details

as how exactly this will work, in terms of the forms people will have to fill out when they arrive at the border, in terms of the spot checks we understand will be carried out by public health authorities in order to potentially check that people are not breaching the rules. and if they are breaching rules, we understand they could face a £1000 fine. some people have been saying what feels inconsistent is just as they lock down in the uk is being eased, to a certain extent, actually, foreign travel is being tightened. yes, and i think that's certainly a question that will not just i think that's certainly a question that will notjust be put to priti patel but the chief scientific adviser said patrick vallance. they have said their approach has been science led and i think they will say that again today, believing this is the right time to do it. but opposition parties have been saying they should have been done months ago. it's something i've heard from downing street before that initially when this outbreak was occurring, if

they had just shut the borders it would have been harder to bring those brits home from abroad, those repatriations. in terms of exemptions, it's important to highlight, people who are already on the common travel area, they will be exempt from this self—isolation rule. that is the republic of ireland, the channel islands, the isle of man but also some exemptions as well for medical workers who will be coming to the uk to help in the fight against coronavirus and as well road hauliers, freight workers bringing in vital goods. they will also be exempt. i think some of those details will be discussed this afternoon by priti patel as she outlines exactly how this is going to work. i wonder as well whether theissue to work. i wonder as well whether the issue of another bank holiday, another hot bank holiday, could be raised. concerns we had seen before when we have had a similar situation in the lockdown, although we are seeing some restrictions eased, whether there will be concerns and questions about people making sure... ithink

questions about people making sure... i think the press conference with priti patel is now coming under way. good afternoon, and welcome to the government's daily briefing on coronavirus. i'm pleased to be joined this afternoon by paul lincoln, the director general of border force, and by sir patrick vallance, our chief scientific adviser. firstly, i'd like to update you on the latest daily figures. 3,000,230 tests for coronavirus have 110w 3,000,230 tests for coronavirus have now been carried out in the uk, including 140,497 tests carried out yesterday. 254,195 people have tested positive, and that is an increase of 3287 cases since yesterday. 9307 people are currently in hospital with coronavirus. that

is down 14%, from 10,781 this time last week. and sadly, of those tested positive for coronavirus across all settings, 36,393 people have now died. that is an increase of 351 fatalities since yesterday. all our thoughts, prayers and deepest sympathies remain with all those who lost their loved ones. at this time of national emergency, it is crucial that we continue to remain alert and save countless more lives, and that means doing everything in our power to control this terrible disease, taking the right action at the right time to prevent a second deadly wave, and thatis prevent a second deadly wave, and that is why i'm announcing today the next step in our cross government approach, and these include temporary public health restrictions at the border. let me explain why we

are bringing these forward. as other restrictions have finally started to ease following two apartments of lockdown, the answer as to why we are bringing these measures in now is simple: it is to protect that ha rd is simple: it is to protect that hard one might progress and prevent a devastating resurgence and a second wave of the virus. we are following the science and introducing public health measures that are supported by sage. this will require international arrivals to self—isolate for 14 days. that is the incubation period of the virus. so that if people have become infected overseas, we can limit the spread of the virus at home. and as we are taking this action, we are taking it at a time when it will be the most effective. passengers at arrivals have been down by 99% compared to the previous year. now we are past the peak of this virus, we are past the peak of this virus, we must take steps to guard against

imported cases triggering a resurgence of this deadly disease. and as the transmission rate across the united kingdom falls on the number of travellers arriving in the uk begins to increase, imported cases could begin to pose a larger and increased threat. this is because they could become a higher proportion of the overall number of infections in the uk, and therefore increase the spread of the disease. so, with far fewer people being infected in this country, and with the public having worked so hard to bring the r number down, any new arrivals entering the country with the disease during this next phase will have a much bigger impact, potentially causing a second wave. now, this is of course a different story from when domestic transmission was at its peak and when overseas travel was at an all—time low. led by the prime minister, the whole government has worked across all government departments, including with the devolved administrations, to develop

these measures, and we do not take these measures, and we do not take the steps likely. this is extremely challenging and these are difficult times for the entire nation as our freedoms have been sadly but necessarily curtailed. but we do not underestimate how hard these new restrictions will be for people up and down the country, and also those who have already sacrificed so much to help beat and drive down the spread of coronavirus. and i know that families, both at home and abroad, are desperate to be reunited, but by taking these steps, we can save many more lives by making it possible for more family and more friends to safely be reunited in the future. we also recognise how hard these changes will be for our travel sector and leisure sector, who are already struggling through these unprecedented times. so, across government, we will continue to work with him and support what is an incredibly dynamic sector to find new ways of opening international travel and tourism in a safe and responsible way. we will review

these temporary measures every three weeks to make sure they remain the right ones for our road map to recovery. and these measures will be introduced from the 8th ofjune so that people arriving in the uk will be required to self—isolate for 14 days, except for those on a short list of exemptions. arrivals will be required to provide contact and address details to help trace them should we need to. and giving the amazing public spirit and level of compliance we have seen so far, we expect the vast majority of people to do the right thing and comply with these new requirements. we know that the vast majority of people will continue to act responsibly to control the spread of this virus and to stop a second wave, but we will not allow a small minority, a reckless minority, to endanger us all, so there will be penalties for those who break these mandatory measures. border force those who break these mandatory measures. borderforce will those who break these mandatory measures. border force will be on the front line of implementing the changes, with spot checks as people

arrive in the uk, and paul lincoln, the director—general of border force, will shortly speak to us and will provide an update on the steps people need to take. i would also like to take this opportunity to thank our border. and officers for the role they will play, and for all they are doing to protect our nation at this deeply challenging time. we are working across all four nations of the uk to make these public health measures work, but i will now turn to the enforcement approach being taken here in england. we will conduct spot checks by mid—june two ensure that people are self—isolating, and those from overseas who refused to comply could be refused entry. public health england will set up an assurance service to contact people at random to ensure they understand the requirements and to ensure that they are self—isolating. 0ur outstanding police will continue to do as they have done diligently across the country to engage, explain and encourage people to follow the

rules. we will empower them to use enforcement as a last resort. so, anyone breaking their 14 day quarantine could face a penalty of £1000, and that will be a fixed penalty notice. ultimately, that could also go into potential prosecution and an unlimited fine for failure prosecution and an unlimited fine forfailure to prosecution and an unlimited fine for failure to comply with the sanctions. we will keep these penalties under review, and we will be unafraid to increase them if that is required. have no doubt, we are taking these measures at the right time because we are serious about saving lives and controlling the virus. and we will be guided by the science and the public health of the public in the country will always come first, which is why we are implementing these restrictions at the border now. our absolute priority remains to stop the spread of this infection, to save lives and to stop and prevent a second dangerous wave of this virus. that

also mean supporting our nhs and making short—term sacrifices together to stop coronavirus taking more lives. i'm now going to hand over to paul lincoln from border force, who will update us, provide an operational update, but also talk about the measures and how they will be implemented. let me start by paying tribute to border force officers and staff, saying how proud iam forthe officers and staff, saying how proud i am for the professional and dedication that has been shown during this pandemic. in some areas, the context of our work has changed. the most prominent area is in air passenger arrivals, whereas the home secretary has said, at times they have been down 99% compared with the previous year. elsewhere, the work has continued relentlessly. despite the threats and challenges posed by coronavirus, border force staff have been working tirelessly, day in, day out, in ports and airports, hand in glove with operational partners such as the national crime agency and

counterterrorism policing. this is to keep the country safe and facilitate the repatriation of uk nationals from abroad. throughout this crisis, they have remained on the front line and they have needed to. 0rganised crime groups and those who wish to do the country harm take every opportunity that every crisis provides, and we have seen some abhorrent attempts to exploit vulnerable people as a result of coronavirus. as an organisation, we have turned to face the threat. last month alone, borderforce have turned to face the threat. last month alone, border force seized more than 700 kilograms of cocaine and heroin destined for our streets, some concealed inside shipments of facemasks. in the last few days alone, we see significant amount of contraband, alone, we see significant amount of contra band, including alone, we see significant amount of contraband, including an ak—47 assault rifle, ammunition, cash and 20 tonnes of smuggled tobacco. we have also intercepted thousands of counterfeit covid—19 tests, continuing our battle against those who are proliferating from this

pandemic. between the 21st of march on the 15th of may, our officers referred at full consignments of facemasks to trading standards as otherwise counterfeit or otherwise below standard. we are continuing to work against illegal migration, and in 2019-20, work against illegal migration, and in 2019—20, borderforce work against illegal migration, and in 2019—20, border force stopped over 30,000 illegal attempts from overseas. as well as tackling these criminal threats and working to keep illicit shipments outcome of the pandemic has highlighted the importance of working to expedite the entry of those items into this country. border forces facility facilitate the importation of medical equipment and ppe for the nhs, for care homes and the police, as well as 220,000 laptops and ta blets as well as 220,000 laptops and tablets which the department for education or distributing to disadvantaged children to make sure they can fully accept remote education and support. it is also

been important that we can help british citizens to come home, and as part of that, we have been supporting the foreign & commonwealth office with 469 repatriation flights. we have brought home nearly 80,000 people. turning to the new measures that the home secretary announced, there are five key points i want to make. first, we are ramping up communications to make sure anyone travelling into the uk is aware of the changes and the self—isolation measures we have put in place. second, we will ask people to provide contact details, travel plans and details of the accommodation where they will be self—isolating using an online form before travel, provided they are not in one of the exempted groups. the exempted groups are primarily to meet the uk's international obligations, to provide for continued security of supply into the uk, and not to impede work such as national security or critical infrastructure. the full list will be published shortly, but the list of those not required to self—isolate includes those such as

road haulage and freight workers to ensure the supply of goods is not impacted, and medical professionals who are travelling to help with the fight against coronavirus. foreign officials who come to the uk to work on essential border security such as the french police who operate. and the french police who operate. and the recognition of the unique nature of the common travel area as well as the unique position of northern ireland, all journeys the unique position of northern ireland, alljourneys within the common travel area will also be exempt. 0btaining contact details and travel plans will support the test, track trace and equivalent devolved administration programmes. the more rapidly we can identify and contact those at risk of infection, the more effectively we can reduce the more effectively we can reduce the spread of the virus. third, at the spread of the virus. third, at the border, there will be spot checks conducted by border force officers. eddie obvious errors will trigger a requirement for the passenger to complete another form or potentially be refused entry.

fourth, passengers will be required to go to their place of self—isolation. finally, as the home secretary mentioned, there is the question of enforcement, with potential penalties of £100 for failing to complete the form and £1000 for breaching the terms of self—isolation. in extreme circumstances, border force officers reserve the right to refuse entry to non—british or non—residents who do not follow these regulations. given the high levels of compliance today, we expect the vast majority of people to take this seriously and do the right thing. however, we will ta ke the right thing. however, we will take enforcement action against the small minority of people who may disregard these actions and therefore further endanger people's lives. the advice is clear. if you have the virus or if you are displaying symptoms, or if you have beenin displaying symptoms, or if you have been in contact with somebody with a virus, you should not travel. to do so otherwise is potentially putting

people's lives at risk. we recognise, as the home secretary said, that bringing these measures into force, there are sectors such as the travel industry who may have concerns, and we will work with him on the detailed implementation in the coming days, and we will keep the coming days, and we will keep the measures regularly under review. we will look forward to a time when travel is fully back up and running, and when it is, border force stand ready to provide a warm welcome to the uk. in the meantime, it is essential that we use the lever is at our disposal to ensure the safety of our community while still facilitating the critical trade into this country. thank you, patrick. cani this country. thank you, patrick. can i have the first slide, please? 0n the right—hand side of this slide is the r. to remind you, that is the number that is driven from the number that is driven from the numberof number that is driven from the number of individuals infected by one infected person on average. so uncontrolled, this pandemic has a r

of three. meaning three people on average are infected by one person the epidemic grows very rapidly. if it is one, one person is infected by one person and it is flat. we are currently at a r across the uk of between 0.7 — one. below one in every area of the uk, we think, but potentially quite close to one. so the epidemic is either flat or declining at the moment in the uk and in most areas, its declining, as i will show you. as the epidemic become smaller, there are two numbers to concentrate on, one is the rand numbers to concentrate on, one is the r and the other is the total numberof the r and the other is the total number of infections and new infections. 0n the left—hand side of this slide are the numbers that come from the office of national statistics survey where they have been to 14,500 individuals and taken swabs to see who is infected and also to see over time who becomes infected. that is in over 7000

households. what that study tells us is that in the two weeks from the 4th of may to the 17th of may, 0.25%, so roughly two or three out of 1000 people are infected and have covid. that comes to a number of about 137,000 across the country. it could be bigger than that or smaller, these have wide confidence intervals, but that is the first import number. the second important number is the number of new infections. the people every week who are getting a new infection. here, the number looks like 61,000 people per week, at the moment, which turns out to be roughly one in 1000 or so people every week are getting an infection. so that is the sort of order we are. the epidemic is shrinking and the numbers will come down but these are the numbers we need to keep an ion because the

lower we can get these numbers, the more possible it is to release measures and also to operate the test, trace and contain system that is being put in place. next slide, please. just to show you what this means. i have said repeatedly this slide is difficult because the numberof slide is difficult because the number of cases tested here and the number of cases tested here and the numberof number of cases tested here and the number of people who are positive isn't a reflection of the total number. i just showed isn't a reflection of the total number. ijust showed you on the previous ride to the total number. what you can see here is the number of tests being done per day have gone up a lot, in the pink columns. the number of people confirmed as a result of that is going down, in the green. this is from the 215t of march, when we saw the peak to the top and coming down. it's consistent with the idea that the number of infections in the community are coming down day by day. but quite slowly, for the reasons i've said. next slide, please. as you would expect, of the number of people being infected is going down, so are

the numberof being infected is going down, so are the number of people admitted to hospital every day. here you can see right across wales, scotland, england and northern ireland, the numberof england and northern ireland, the number of people in hospital coming down and a number of people on mechanical ventilators, importantly, are coming down. so numbers of people on ventilators reducing, the intensive care patients and the numberof intensive care patients and the number of admissions, here the graph showing for england, coming down overtime, showing for england, coming down over time, each day reducing. this is an important indication that the epidemic is shrinking. people in hospital with the disease are also reducing. here you can clearly see the peak when you look at these graphs going from the 20th of march to the 215t of may. most obvious in london, where you can see a peak around the beginning of april and coming down now day by day. you can see it is a bit flatter in other places. so not decreasing exactly the same rate across the country but wherever you look, it is decreasing.

there is work to be done to make sure it's decreasing everywhere and these last few numbers will be hard to get down but we have to keep trying to push them down. the lower the numbers, the better. next slide, please. and as you would hope and expect, as those numbers come down, infections, people admitted to hospital, people in hospital, people on ventilator beds, so the numberof hospital, people on ventilator beds, so the number of deaths decrease as well. this shows the number of deaths from the department of health and social care numbers. they are a little higher if you look at the office for national statistics numbers because these are only covid confirmed, the ons numbers contain suspected as well. what you can see here isa suspected as well. what you can see here is a clear peak that occurred with the reduction now in the number of deaths. ijust want to pause here to say that this peak is an artificial peak. it's a peak that we managed to suppress by the things you have all done, we have all done

toa deerto you have all done, we have all done to a deer to social distancing. the risk is that if we move too fast and do things in the wrong way, we get a second peak that would look exactly the same and that is what we have to avoid. last slide, please. so, asa avoid. last slide, please. so, as a reminder, as some of the rules around this have a relaxed, it's important that we do maintain the social distancing and we do maintain the rules around distance between people and our interactions. it's really quite encouraging to see that still we've got good information, good knowledge that actually people are adhering to this on the whole and it's also the case that people are able to do more because of the relaxation of rules and that is important as well for other health reasons. so everything pointed in the right direction. r between 0.7 — one. numbers coming down that we need to keep on with it and we need to make sure that we

don't relax at the wrong time and end up with a recurrence and a growth again of this epidemic. thank you. patrick, thanks very much. that's very clear. i will now move onto questions and the first question is from emma. what guidance and advice do you have for couples who have weddings booked where thousands of pounds in august and september, what number when you put on a small gathering? so, for those who didn't quite hear that question, it's what guidance and advice you have a couples who have booked weddings. now, i'm going to speak about... i have friends who have also booked weddings and had to cancel weddings. i think we all know people who have been in exactly the same situation. we just heard from patrick who said we have to take the right measures in particular to control the virus. but at the same time, now we know everything we do, in terms of notjust working to control the virus but making sure we

ta ke control the virus but making sure we take individual responsibility, is absolutely crucial. but i think patrick, perhaps on this point of gatherings, if you would like to just expand further about the best advice because obviously we are not encouraging gatherings at all? we do wa nt to encouraging gatherings at all? we do want to make sure we get into the position where people can get back to holding weddings and living as normally as we possibly would like them to. the science advice on transmission is obviously related to the number of co nta cts is obviously related to the number of contacts you have, the closeness of contacts you have, the closeness of that contact and the duration of contact. particularly, we've been aiming to try and break transmission between households and across households and other areas because thatis households and other areas because that is what has kept this under control. so as any decisions are made about relaxing those sorts of guidelines, and one of the things that's happened is a bit of relaxation in terms of outdoors, where we know transmission is much less likely, but any decisions to relax would need to be based on risk—based relax would need to be based on risk— based assessments. so relax would need to be based on risk—based assessments. so the science can provide some guidance

but it cannot choose the number. that has to be a policy decision, in terms of how government would like to take that forward. thank you, patrick. next question, please. this one from giovanna from cambridge. when will dentists open and how will patients be safely treated? people are living in pain and delaying even are living in pain and delaying even a small problem which can become a painful emergency. patrick? this is really a health question are not a direct science fun but it is an important one. it's clear that some professions are more likely to be close to people for long periods and you may get some sort of a rationalisation of some sputum and so on. dentistry is one of those where that might be the case. this is being looked at, i know, by the chief medical officer, in terms of what could be done to reduce that. of course, dentists are health care professionals who are used to

working in environments where there is an infection risk. i know this is being looked at very carefully and i know that the cmo and others are thinking about what the guidance should be that would allow this to happen. i absolutely recognise that this is a key thing that people want to see open for all the reasons that have been put by giovanni. and now direct questions from the media. first question from tom burridge from the bbc. good afternoon. good afternoon. i have one question on corentin and another question about schools. home secretary, now that this measure is coming in, is it fairto this measure is coming in, is it fair to assume now that most summer holidays abroad will not happen this year? and the second question is, while the risk to children are judged to be relatively low if schools reopen, to what extent might they be more serious for families and for the wider community? thank

you, tom. in answerto and for the wider community? thank you, tom. in answer to yourfirst question, of course, the advice is not about booking holidays right now. we are bringing in these measures for very clear reasons, now. we are bringing in these measures for very clear reasons, as i have already outlined this afternoon and paul lincoln has also explained how we will bring those measures in. the other point to note as well is advice from government and the foreign & commonwealth office is you are not to travel and please follow the advice that they are putting on their website, which is nothing but essential travel. so this is absolutely not about booking holidays. we have to be clear about, we wa nt holidays. we have to be clear about, we want to avoid a second wave and thatis we want to avoid a second wave and that is absolutely vital. i think in terms of your second question about schools and safety around children, reopening schools, i think it's really important to recognise right now, many of our schools are actually open. many of those schools are doing fantastic work, obviously, providing schooling for children of key workers but also equally as

important, vulnerable children. there are many, many vulnerable children, hundreds of thousands of vulnerable children who are safer in school in many, many cases. but of course you've asked the question about infection control and families and that is of course something that has to be looked at stop very much ina has to be looked at stop very much in a local setting, at a localised level but also following the advice from government and the scientific advice, the advice we have heard from patrick and from other collea g u es from patrick and from other colleagues as well. that is crucial. and of course, the department for education and other colleagues in government are working on this right now. patrick, did you want to add anything? you are quite right to frame it as the risk for children of this disease are much lower. we know that. they are at very low risk but not zero risk and there have been some serious cases in children, of course, but very few compared to adults and older age groups. the risk, the broader risk, in terms of opening schools, is as soon as you start to reintroduce any contact,

then you put some pressure on the r and pressure on numbers and that is true for anything that we are going to do, in terms of changes to contact. the judgment early on was that schools are relatively low part of that risk, although there are other consequential switch happen as a result of opening schools, in terms of people going to business another contact which can add to that. so there are various scenarios that. so there are various scenarios that can make risks lower or higher, things like safe environments are important, things like class size, things like the amount of face—to—face contact. these are things on which we had given science advice, on which policy can then be determined. but it is worth absolutely reflecting that the overall risk, if you look at it, is not one that you would pick out as a high—risk area for r, unlike for example the point that was just made around dentistry, where it is. but it is not zero. there is clearly a

consequence of reintroducing any form of increased contact. thank you, tom. i'm now going to move on to sam coates from sky news. that afternoon. secretary of state, two questions about this summer. 12 days ago, the governments of france and britain issued a joint statement saying no quarantine measures would apply to travellers coming from france at this stage. today what you've announced, there is no exemption from france. can you tell us what has changed over the last 12 days? also today downing street revealed they are also looking at using the measures you are putting in place today by looking at air bridges, there seems to be pushed by the transport secretary grant shapps. be honest, are you as keen on that as him and if so when is the earliest they could come in? to patrick vallance, sage advice and education makes pretty depressing reading. if you are asking the question when schools will be up and running completely, back to the way they were in january. running completely, back to the way they were injanuary. do running completely, back to the way they were in january. do you think schools will be fully up and running

in the septemberor schools will be fully up and running in the september or should parents start to realise that that is just not going to happen? on france, i can say directly to you enter the country, over the last 12 days, myself and colleagues in government, and i speak to my french counterpart frequently on a range of issues and i have been involved in many of these discussions, the fact of the matter is, we have been working closely with french government and authorities. border force have also been involved in finalising much of these arrangements. there are limited exemptions which, when it comes to france, involves frontier workers and preserves the critical supply of goods, which is exactly what we have been discussing with our french counterparts. 12 days ago. we have continued to do so, we will continue to engage with our french colleagues, we do that across government and it is the right thing to do. as i stared in my statement

earlier, we will keep this and all measures under review. you have asked about travel, which i can appreciate and understand, the nation wants to get back to living a normal life in the best possible way, hoping looking forward to travel. the foreign office advice is clear — nothing but essential travel. when it comes to air our bridges, i think we should be absolutely open to all ideas. this is not for today but it doesn't mean we should rule this out in the future, and the fact of the matter is, i spoke in my statement, my remarks earlier, about the travel industry, the leisure sector, aviation. we are at the forefront of aviation. we are at the forefront of a really dynamic aviation sector in our country. it is the lifeblood, when you think about it, keeping people and goods moving. i and the

secretary of state for transport will work with sectors and the industry to look at how we can naturally get the sector moving again, but it is important to emphasise that we have to do this in the right way, in a practical and responsible and pragmatic way, but also when the time is right. i think we will now look forward to engaging with them to develop a plan as to how we can do that. i think we should be looking to lead the world. patrick. just to build on that, chris whitty has said, and i agree, this is not a three—month epidemic, this is not a three—month epidemic, this is not a three—month epidemic, this is a long—term thing that we need to deal with that will require some form of social distancing over a longer period until we get some form of treatment or vaccine or other intervention which allows us to manage it in other ways, so this isa to manage it in other ways, so this is a long—term thing. i'm not going to speculate on when decisions will be made by government on schools.

that's for government to decide. but i will say a few words about what the sorts of considerations are that are important. the lower we get the numbers of new infections each week, the greater the chance of being able to do things. the more effective systems like test, trace and contain are, the more room you have to make other changes. the more we can modify environments to be useful to keep appropriate social distancing, the better things are, so there are a number of ways in which decisions can be made based on good scientific principles that allow you to decide when to do things, and they are dependent on those scientific principles and the time at which the data tell you you have the room to do them. those are the sorts of things i think will need to be looked at in order to make these decisions, and it is important to remember that within all of that, the basic hygiene things that we have talked about that we can sometimes forget — hand washing, making sure that we don't forget

about that as a route of transmission — become an important pa rt transmission — become an important part of it. i think those considerations, then it is obviously important that schools have to get back for education for young people at some point, and the question is how you fact those things in to make those decisions at the right time in a period when we will have social distancing for some time. sam, thanks very much. i'm going to move on to liz bates from channel 4. good afternoon. liz, you are mute. good afternoon. liz, you are mute. good afternoon. yes, two questions on the quarantine, if you don't mind. first, if people come into the uk and they don't have somewhere to quarantine for two weeks, what happens to them? where do they go? and secondly, if this is a measure that, as you said, is going to save lives, then why is it starting in june chris maguire will be not

starting to save lives immediately? liz, thank you for your questions. on your last question, as i outlined in the statement quite clearly, we said very clearly now that is the number of infections within the uk dropped, we have to now manage the risk of external transmission, so more people are now travelling. obviously, because other countries are bringing in their own measures in terms of opening up their own countries in society, so this is now about and managing the risk of transmission is being reintroduced from elsewhere, so that is really vital. and that is why we are bringing the measures in now. we wa nt to bringing the measures in now. we want to reduce the risk of importing cases to the uk to prevent and stop a second wave of this dreadful virus. on your question on quarantine, people having somewhere to stay, it's important to reflect and recognise right now, the number of people who travel into the uk is atan of people who travel into the uk is at an all—time low, 99% down compared to this time last year.

lincoln has also said in his statement, this will come in, we are effectively now working to communicate around the world through all the appropriate channels what the processes are of that people will need to do, the steps to com plete will need to do, the steps to complete a form, provide data, and if they want to come to the uk, they need to have that accommodation. it is vital and very clear in terms of the proposal we are outlining. paul, would you like to add to that? the statement itself says that if you are unable to provide your own accommodation, then we will arrange asa accommodation, then we will arrange as a government accommodation for you at your expense. we have a service we can provide in the very limited circumstances where people come in and don't have accommodation. you will be well aware that we already use immigration and other powers, and if people do not have suitable means and are not capable of paying their

own way in the country, if they are a foreign national, they are usually removed. we have these processes in place as well and this is relatively routine. thank you, paul. i am going to move on to gordon rayner from the telegraph. gordon, good afternoon. thank you. the government is trying to build a global britain initiative and attract investment into britain at the moment to take advantage of brexit when we finally leave it fully. is there not a danger that in imposing this quarantine scheme at a time when the rest of the world is doing the opposite, you are telling potential investors that britain is closed for business? and can i ask the scientist to explain to people watching this why we need to put people under house arrest for two weeks effectively rather than saying they are going to be tested for coronavirus, and could people who have tested positive for antibodies be exempted from the scheme because mike gordon, thank you. i'll start

with your first question, which is absolutely a legitimate question. as we leave the eu, our aspiration is to bea we leave the eu, our aspiration is to be a dynamic player in the well, more than open for business but securing awry when it comes to trade and all sorts of investment opportunities going forward. the fa ct of opportunities going forward. the fact of the matter is i think we have to put this into context right now. as i have said, international travel to the uk has declined dramatically, by 99%. there are some very clear exemptions that have been published this afternoon. critical workers, infrastructure workers, key categories are there. these measures will be kept under review and i really do want to emphasise that. we are not shutting down completely. we are not shutting down completely. we are not shutting down completely. we are not closing our borders, and i think that people need to recognise that. what we are seeking to do is to control the spread of the virus, because we do not want a second wave of this virus. before i hand over to patrick, there are some other points

to note as well. this will come in place on the 8th ofjune, and between now and then, we will be working with various industries, and we will continue to work across government, with public health england, the department of health and social care, to look at track and social care, to look at track and trace, testing. by the tiredness comes together, we would love to have, and of course want to have, a plethora of tools that can effectively these measures of quarantine, but also post these measures, help us to look at how we can ina measures, help us to look at how we can in a measured and responsible way open society much longer term, but in the right way, based upon the science, based on driving the r value down of the uk, but first and foremost, we must prevent a second wave of distinct seas, and this is why we are bringing these measures in from the 8th ofjune. -- second wave this disease. the question is generally about testing. the reason

that a negative test is not very predictive is, if you havejust caught the disease, you incubate it for a few days, when you will test negative. you start to test positive may be at around five days, sometimes a bit longer, sometimes sooner, and you may be shedding a lot of virus for a couple of days then and for a few days afterwards, and then you gradually recover and may not shed. so, clearly, it depends on the time at which you caught the infection as to when you should expect a positive test. and that means thatjust testing somebody and saying, you are negative, doesn't tell you whether somebody is just about to get it in a weak‘s time. so, that's the reason for thinking about testing in that way. and your second question about antibody testing, we are much more

positive that people who get infections do mount an antibody response. i think that's quite clear now. the vast majority of people do getan now. the vast majority of people do get an antibody response. and we know that some of those antibody responses at least, and may be all of them, but we don't know for sure, but certainly some, our so—called neutralising antibodies. in other words, you would expect that to have an effect in terms of viral infection and transmission. what we don't know is how long that lasts for, and we don't know how effective thatis for, and we don't know how effective that is in terms of either preventing transmission or in preventing transmission or in preventing infection. so, there is still work to be done to understand, and this isn't just still work to be done to understand, and this isn'tjust in the uk but globally, the significance of a positive antibody test. it is likely that it confers some degree of protection, but we just don't know, and we don't know whether it confirms you are, if you like, immunity against being able to

harbour the virus and transmit it. i think, until we have answers to those questions, and there is work going on that hopefully will give a nswe rs , going on that hopefully will give answers, i think to start talking about immunity passports and assuming that an antibody positivity gives you complete protection is really very premature. thanks, patrick. i will move onto harrison jones from the metro. afternoon. good afternoon. this week, the public have been blamed as huge crowds of people struggle to social distance and beauty spots, notably beaches, but was that not delete my actually inevitable, given that the government could tell people they could travel wherever they liked and sunbathe? and what is your message to local authorities who don't have the infrastructure to support huge crowds? yesterday, you describe those working in the nhs and social ca re those working in the nhs and social care as heroes. many of those heroes we re care as heroes. many of those heroes were born abroad, and we clap them every week, but would a better way of showing our thanks to those

foreign key workers saving lives, including the prime minister's, be making them eligible for british citizenship? thank you. first of all, with regard to your first comment about beauty spots, local authority, public behaviours. look, we are heading into a bank holiday weekend, and the weather was good. this is a beautiful time of the year, as we all know, and we all enjoy being outdoors. the fact of the matter is, the british public have been incredible, absolutely incredible, both in terms of their resilience but also the way in which they have naturally continued to comply with social distancing, with government guidelines, followed the advice, continued on the hygiene advice, continued on the hygiene advice as well. and that has been vital, as we've seen from the graphs that patrick showed earlier, in terms of moving past the peak and now trying to reduce and control the spread of this virus. i think it is vital and important that we continue to do that. it is inevitable that obviously the public will be out and

about a lot more, but of course, our message is clearfor about a lot more, but of course, our message is clear for the about a lot more, but of course, our message is clearfor the public. yes, enjoy being outdoors. we have encouraged people to go out, but we have put a very clear caveat around that. this is all conditional. you can enjoy being out in the sun provided you are following the advice and continue to stop and contain the spread of the infection. the second point about local authorities is, of course, we are seeing this now become a discussion much more about different parts of the country and the localisation of behaviours but also controlling the spread of this disease also make. local authorities have an enormous role to play, and i pay tribute to them in terms of the work they are doing, and they had a great deal of government support in terms of putting on practical measures, also met, to continue to support people in the community and control the spread of the virus. what i would say is obviously we've got to stick with this, 0k? we've all made big sacrifices and do not want to go back to where we started before.

there is still much more work to do. in answer to your question about our nhs heroes, and those who are quite frankly working day and night right now to save lives and continue to do amazing work in the nhs, i've said from day one, the last time i was here on this podium, that we keep all our immigration measures under review. given these impressive times and challenges. i'm also going to say, primarily because i did introduce the immigration and social security bill in the house of commons this week as well, which is all about bringing in a points—based system. our immigration system is incredibly complex, and i think this crisis has demonstrated that and shown the extent of that complexity. you have talked about citizenship and changes we could bring in, and that would need legislation, but as isaid, we that would need legislation, but as i said, we keep things under review. rob mariette from the independent.

in recent days you've made some announcements which have been widely welcomed to include hospital porters and cleaners in the scheme to waive the surcharge. in each case, the government listened and changed its mind. will you now do the same to give automatic these are extensions to care workers and low— paid give automatic these are extensions to care workers and low—paid nhs staff, who are risking their lives at the epicentre of this crisis? why should doctors and nurses get those automatic extensions but not their colleagues? thank you for your question. as i said already, the work we are seeing across the nhs is absolutely incredible. i have also just made the point as well that, you know, this is difficult, in terms of we had seen the complexities around immigration, but right across the immigration system, through these unprecedented times and challenges, we are supporting front line health workers, social ca re front line health workers, social care workers and obviously we are finding ways in which we can support

other care workers as well. across the nhs. our immigration system is incredibly complex and i had said i am looking at various schemes. we keep everything under review. in fa ct, keep everything under review. in fact, this point was made earlier this year with the law commission's own report on immigration rules, where our system is complex. i want to sympathise some of these rules, i do. we are looking at what changes we can bring in, very much in the same way as was announced yesterday around changes to the immigration held surcharge. i'm working across government with colleagues and the department of health to see what we can do in this particular space. thank you, rob. i am can do in this particular space. thank you, rob. iam now can do in this particular space. thank you, rob. i am now going to bring this press conference to a close. but before i do, i want to just pause to remember those who fell victim to something very different, actually. people who failed victims to incredibly despicable acts of terrorism on this day. three years ago on from the

manchester arena tragedy and seven yea rs manchester arena tragedy and seven years after the horrific murder of lee rigby, we remember the innocent victims who were so viciously and so brutally struck down. my thoughts and all our thoughts across the nation are with everyone who lost their loved ones and suffered on this incredibly difficult day. we will always remember them. thank you. that was the home secretary priti patel, bringing today's daily news briefing to a close with a very sombre note of remembrance of victims of a terror attack. let's ta ke victims of a terror attack. let's take a quick look now at some of the key details that she outlined during that briefing. a two week quarantine for anyone arriving in the uk from the 8th ofjune. this won't apply to

people coming from ireland, medical staff tackling covid—19 and agricultural workers. people will be expected to travel to their final uk destination by car where possible and not public transport. on arrival, they shouldn't leave their residence for 14 days and shouldn't have people to visit except to provide essential support. they will also be encouraged download the nhs covid—19 app at the border. priti patel says the measures are being introduced to try and prevent a second wave of infection. that enforcement will be taken against people who don't comply with a £1000 fine. the home secretary also confirmed that a further 351 people are known to have died from the virus in all settings, taking the uk total death toll to 36,393. and she announced a total 140,497 tests were carried out in the uk in the past 24

hours. very shortly i will be bringing in some comment on that political correspondentjessica parker, some comment on that political correspondent jessica parker, but some comment on that political correspondentjessica parker, but in the meantime, some news to bring you about the specialist leisure group which owns the coach company shearings. it has collapsed into administration. the travel trade organisation said more than 64,000 bookings have been cancelled and more than 2500 jobs lost. it added the vast majority were coach package holidays which are financially protected, so it means that customers with these bookings will receive a full refund. now, i think we can go to our political correspondentjessica parker, who is at westminster, who was listening to the press briefing. jessica, a lot of questions of course about the government because my quarantine plans. one or two very interesting ones, one asking these plans are going to be brought in only on the 8th ofjune. if they are

designed to save lives, why not bring them in immediately? yes, and i think the timing has been a key ongoing question as regards these quarantine measures. there have been plenty of questions as to whether the government didn't bring in this kind of self—isolation for anyone entering the uk for 14 days far sooner, as other countries have done. priti patel, the home secretary, arguing they are taking this science led approach that the government talks about and when transmission rates were quite high in the uk it would have had a negligible effect, they have argued. but now they are lower, it is the right time. she stressed the science of suggesting this was a key element of suggesting this was a key element of trying to stop a second peak of the virus. as you say, the measure is set to be introduced on the 8th ofjune. how it will work as anyone arriving in the uk airports or ports, they could face spot checks actually on the border. if they don't comply, uk border force officials, as we were hearing, could ta ke

officials, as we were hearing, could take action as a result of that. you will also have to fill out a digital form, say where you are going to stay, give your address and there will be spot checks, too, potentially at those private addresses and people who are found to not be following that 14 day self—isolation rule could face a £1000 fine. that is the sort of broad outline, with those exemptions we've had for people who are already within the common travel area, ireland, the channel islands are maybe medical professionals coming here to help with coronavirus or road hauliers bringing in vital goods. that is the shape of the plans but i think opposition parties will say they should have happened months ago. the government insisting it is taking the right approach. there will be a three week review ongoing, in terms of these measures, andi ongoing, in terms of these measures, and i think there will be probably quite constant lobbying, particular from people within the tourism sector as we enter this summer, the aviation sector is by wanting these measures to be constantly reviewed because of the fears it will do serious damage to the industry is

already struggling because of the impact of coronavirus. interesting, the home secretary also denying there has been any change of policy when it came to an exemption for france. because of this suggestion there had been of no quarantine measures between the uk and france and then it appeared to change, in terms of the picture there. what she said as the conversations are ongoing with the french authorities. but yes, at the moment, france are not exempt and people from france not exempt and people from france not exempt, so no arrangements there. i think it had raised hopes that perhaps people in the uk might be able to venture to france over the summer. it was interesting, priti patel was asked about the prospect of a summer holiday, whether people could look to a summer holiday. she said the advice thatis summer holiday. she said the advice that is currently being given by the government is not about booking holidays right now. the advice remains the same— not to travel for anything but essential travel. i think the government quite reluctant to just think the government quite reluctant tojust go out think the government quite reluctant to just go out and say some holidays aren't going to happen. 0f to just go out and say some holidays aren't going to happen. of course, it isa

aren't going to happen. of course, it is a changeable picture. what we do know looking at the road map the government has laid out is this possible plan, if the conditions are right, to try and open up parts of the hospitality sector, including accommodation from the 4th ofjuly. asi accommodation from the 4th ofjuly. as i say, that is very much conditional on the science. oliver dowden talking at a press conference talked about how he was a champion of the great british break but i think some ministers don't be wanting to encourage anyone for a holiday abroad anytime soon. jessica parker, thank you. an online book of remembrance for people who have died with the virus has been organised by st paul's cathedral. family, friends and carers of anyone who has died can submita and carers of anyone who has died can submit a name, photograph and a message to pay tribute. wilkinson reports. the names, the faces, the lives of some of the thousands of people who have died with covid—19. mary was 81. herfamily have died with covid—19. mary was 81. her family wants have died with covid—19. mary was 81. herfamily wants people have died with covid—19. mary was 81. her family wants people to remember her spirit, vitality and

love. when you think of war graves, their impact is astonishing. and they are places of beauty. and they carry their message through generations. i hope remember me can do that. from today, thousands of others like oliver can submit the name, a photograph of their loved one and a short message. the dean at st paul's cathedral hopes it will be a comfort to so many. all of us need to know that we matter and are remembered and we wa nt matter and are remembered and we want our loved ones to be remembered, too. one of the sad things about this is the way it so difficult for people to be able to do that. having an online book, where you can put that person alongside others but you can go back to it, you can see them there and you know that a place like st paul's will hold that going forward for

hopefully centuries. the online book is open to people of all faiths or none and is being supported by the prince of wales. this virtual book of remembrance is here to help us remember, notjust to recall our loss and sorrow, but also to be thankful. for centuries, st paul's cathedral has been a place where people have come to remember the impact of national tragedies. they hope eventually they will be able to turn the online remembrance book into a physical memorial here so one day people can come together to remember those who have died. until then, this national memorial will be there virtually for all of us to see. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz schafernaker. there has been a lot of sunshine abound today but also a lot of wind and rain, particularly across

scotla nd and rain, particularly across scotland and northern ireland. gale force winds, some vicious gusts of wind and through the course of the weekend, that is where the worst of the weather will be, in the north—west of the uk. the reason for it is this bidding area of a weather system. a storm, a low pressure side sleeping us. it will eventually be pulling away in the second half of the weekend but as far as saturday is concerned, we're certainly going to be feeling the effects of it. through the course of the night, remaining very windy with rain at times across western scotland. windy northern ireland and the north of england. elsewhere, clear skies northern ireland and the north of england. elsewhere, clearskies with just a few showers and a breeze in the with temperatures of ten degrees. here is the weather map for the weekend. this is saturday and you can see the low pressure is very close to northern scotland. a lot of white lines, the isobars, that means the wind is racing into the centre of that low pressure. strong gusts through saturday, strong for the time of the year, and that rain just continues. a lot of rainfall in

western parts of scotland. to the south, there will be lots of sunshine around, scattered fairweather cloud quickly zooming across the sky carried by the strong gusts of wind. even in the south, winds could exceed 40 miles an hour. this time of the year, it will take twigs and branches of trees. a real blast on the way for many of us. eventually, saturday night into sunday, the low pressure pulls away and scandinavia. the winds died down and scandinavia. the winds died down and high pressure starts to build in from the south. that means the weather is looking absolutely fine for most of the country on sunday. temperatures in fact picking up to 20 degrees in the midlands. you can see through the course of monday and also into tuesday, that high pressure continues to build across the uk. so, monday, a lot of fine weather across the country but across the north west, we are expecting wind and rain, an optically heavy or strong but it will be noticeable in stornoway. in the south, it will feel like summer again with temperatures up to 25

degrees. the indication is as we go through the course of the week, those temperatures will only rise. i wouldn't be surprised if next week temperatures at least in the south and central areas of the uk hit the high 20s.

the scientific advice is released that prompted the controversial decision to reopen some primary schools in england next month. it says the risk of a rise in infections is "very, very small, but isn't zero." some parents aren't convinced. it's safer for my own child and other children if i keep him off. i think they should concentrate on the older children, maybe, who can social distance. we'll look at the scientific advice, and the risk to children, teachers and the wider community. also on the programme... new quarantine rules for travellers to the uk. visitors face fines for not self—isolating. the economic cost of coronavirus, with retail sales plummeting