have you spoken to the foreign office, the british foreign office, the british foreign office, the britishg to. there is a group of people. there are over 400 tourists stuck here, half of which are actually in a cuzco which are actually in a cuzco which is a good 12 hour drive from lima, the capital, or even further remote outlying areas. we have co—ordinated online together and there's been a lot of activity reaching out to mps, to media, to the foreign office, to the embassy. the embassy here is quite small and it seems to have been overwhelmed by this. so the response getting from them has really... it feels quite copy and paste. they haven't been able to give much personalised support. all have said to us so far in terms of flights, they have suggested a couple of commercialflights. have suggested a couple of commercial flights. one of which was advertised yesterday which was advertised yesterday which was advertised yesterday which was going to spain. there we re which was going to spain. there were no places on it but i think it's sort of, it seems quite odd that the british governme

radcliffe despite her developing a strange cold that hasn't improved in more than 5 days the british foreign office has called on the government to allow health officials into the prison immediately . you're a wise new president has been sworn in marking the country's shift to the right after 15 years of leftwing rule conservative luis like iowa poll narrowly won and november's election it was a 2nd attempt to win office those of the top stories stay with us the father the son and the jihad is next a family trade their peaceful lives in europe for a revolution in syria. so. you know. so it's an on. the surface if it's in the football people citizens. that are men and most just head to the ball so this was law green. you know which one would you still see if you can walk into the bridges event will. you go to the brits did they follow that they have this is all said. she said a. little bit but you don't listen suzanne. on that from the delusions hall says. or not been done to treat you. a long haul says i can i met. the commode. most of the men. who set them down still defended you had. just calling

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many governments, including the british foreign office have warned against non—essential travel anywhereirlines are struggling, many have grounded up to 90% of their fleets. research group the centre for aviation says, without a bailout, most of the world's carriers will be bankrupt by may. borders are closing, the eu, australia and new zealand are among the countries to stop foreign arrivals. many cruise ships have ended their tours and flown all their passengers home. sporting events the world over have been cancelled, football's european championships, golf‘s pga championships and the opening races of the formula 1 season are all off. one of the most immediate problems is the number of travellers who found themselves stranded abroad miles away from home. we've been speaking to a number of you caught in that situation. my situation is that i'm stranded, virgin cancelled my flight yesterday, due to leave at 6:25pm from miami. i was told the day before that of the cancellation. the advice we've been given is quite confusing. i mean, i'm obviously not a fluent italian speaker so that's pa

state department has confirmed that it has been in touch with those countries, and indeed the british foreign office it is talking to the authorities here, there's some 140 plus british nationals on that ship. so the end is almost in sight for those people. bear in mind they have been stranded off the california coast for much of the past week. they know where they are going but there is still a bit of uncertainty as to how they will be spending the next few days. 0ur correspondent peter bowes. asian markets have been open for a short while and are taking something of a hammering, mainly due to a huge drop in oil prices. we are seeing oilfutures, drop in oil prices. we are seeing oil futures, the benchmarks, down about 30%, fuelled by a price war being launched by saudi arabia. that is after the pack plus meeting didn't come out with any production cuts. they couldn't agree on friday. we will bring lots more on asia business report coming up. you are watching newsday on the bbc was still to come on the programme: shattered and traumatised. we visit survivors of religious riots in delhi who are livin

department has confirmed that it has been in touch with those countries and it —— indeed the british foreign office some hundred and 40 plus british nationals on that ship. the end is almost in sight for those people will stop bare in mind they have been stranded for much of the past week. they know where they are going but there is still a bit of uncertainty as to how they will be spending the next few days. 0ur correspondence peter bowes. still to come on the programme. shattered and traumatised. we visit people in delhi who are living in mateship relief camps. a new work for the cambodian artists to the lives of sacrifice of workers who seek better fortunes abroad. the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. this the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. in less than 24 hours then the soviet union lost an elderly sick leader and replaced him with a dynamic figure 20 years his junior. we heard these gunshots in the gym. then he came out through a fire exit and started firing at our huts. god, we were all petrified. james earl ray, aged 41, sentenced to 99 years and due for

the latest to do that is poland and so the british foreign office has now said there is no point anyhe same two questions from everybody. how long is this going to last for, and is it going to work to halt the virus? ok, adam, thank you. adam fleming, in brussels. president trump also confirmed he's taken a test for the coronavirus, and expects the results within 48 hours. last weekend, he came into contact with a brazilian official at his florida estate, who later tested positive. 0ur washington correspondent, jane 0'brien, reports. a new sense of urgency in the us, as more than 500 additional cases are confirmed and the death toll rises to 50. testing is being ramped up. and for donald trump, it's become personal. facing criticism after being exposed to an infected person several days ago, he says he's now been tested. i decided i should, based on the press conference yesterday, people were asking, did i take the test? reporter: when will you know the result, mr president? i don't know, whatever it takes, a day or two days, whatever. whatever it is. they sent it to a lab. after a s

the british foreign office is advising against all but essential travel there.apple, has announced it's closing all its retail stores outside china for two weeks, in response to the outbreak. the firm, which has dozens of outlets around the uk, says it's willing to do what ever it takes, to prevent the spread of the virus. in the united kingdom, more than 200 scientists have sent a letter to the government criticising its coronavirus strategy. there are over 11 hundred confirmed cases here, and 21 deaths. but, prime minister boris johnson hasn't closed schools or introduced travel restrictions. big public gatherings are still allowed and there is no advice to work from home. people with mild symptoms won't be tested but instead are being asked to stay at home. sophie hutchinson has more. on your marks, get set, go. a large group of runners out today, keeping fit, but the question is for how much longer? concerns about the coronavirus mean the government may ban mass gatherings. it is understood the measure could be brought in as early as next week in order to fr

cliff the spite her developing a strange cold that hasn't improved in more than 5 days the british foreign office has called on the government to allow health officials into the prison immediately thailand and australia meanwhile have reported their 1st deaths from the virus the number of new cases in china jumped on sunday after a slight dip more than 570 new infections have been recorded but chinese authorities insist they're getting on top of the outbreak katrina you reports now from beijing another patient is discharged from hospital in a province in eastern china. for the 1st time china's government says the number of patients cured of the new coronavirus subparts is the total being treated. 52 point one percent of. cases have been cured this signals a good trend nationally. millions of workers are returning to work to get the world's 2nd biggest economy moving again but a travel lockdown remains in her province the epicenter of the crisis around 37000 there are sick 7000 of them seriously ill at least $25.00 medics have died of the virus. more than 70 countries and territories have imposed

now the british foreign office has called on the government to allow health officials into the prison immediately and richard ratcliffe is calling on the british government. to protect his wife. still that body aches all over a cough temperature the. series of sort of you know gross fatigue that we have to do anything now at the beginning 1st couple days that that felt like a cold but as more and more reports of come of people contracting coronavirus around but also inside the prison people being taken off to hospital reports of one prisoner dying. and the fact that the prison isn't testing refusing to test if you go to the clue that run out of medicines apart from they had some aspirin they'd also run out of cleaning materials so last week there was no disinfectant there was no. sanitizer for their hands there was no nothing apart from washing up liquid to clean so we were getting really quite panicky when the person was refusing to test and also not letting new prisoners come in so no new admissions and and then now it's been said listen if you can prevent a clean bill of health we'

some advice from the foreign office for british people abroad ? rom the foreign office for british people abroad? a stark message, a plea to those around the world saying if you can, come home now. because it seems with travel becoming more difficult and more restrictive, the window for getting people home soon might be closing quite fast. for some time, british people have been urged not to go anywhere around the world but travel and transportation is one of the things most subject to limits as leaders around the globe tried to grapple with this. of course putting that message out is easier than making it happen. some british people are stranded abroad even though the government says they are doing all they can to bring them home. the health secretary has acknowledged there have been "challenges" with the supply of personal protective equipment to nhs staff in england — but added he is determined to rise to them. last week, nhs staff said the lack of protective gear was putting them at risk during the coronavirus outbreak. matt hancock said a mill

cold that hasn't improved in more than 5 days the virus has spread rapidly in iran and the british foreign office has called on the government to allow health officials into the prison. still ahead on the. power. taking. thank you so much the moto g.p. has been cancelled due to coronavirus travel restrictions on people arriving in the country from italy the motor g.p. was due to kick off the new season on march 8th but arrivals from countries badly affected by corona virus must now be quarantined for 2 weeks making it impossible for the races a large number of italian technicians and riders to take part valentino rossi for example the moto 2 motor 3 classes will still go ahead as they are already in cutter for testing. their mark so michael moore cove has one or will the track cycling gold just 2 days after being released from 34 hours isolation morkel for had been on the u.a.e. which was cancelled midway through when 2 team members tested positive for corona virus so to be monitored before he could be cleared to race with teammate loss 107 in sunday's madison in berlin released from isolation ju

their room as you mentioned but have you received much information or any from either the british foreign office or peru's or scientists have you been given any updates at all well the state of emergency has been extended until the 12th of april and there's a definite change of atmosphere here things are going to a lot stricter we've been asked by our hotel not even to go out for groceries now so we are confined to the hotel completely obviously the guys in that hostel are in a very difficult situation there are government rations other embassies have sent extra food and they're ours has not they have enough to eat. i'm i do they are they in that hospital or not so they're getting sort of a bowl of soup and a couple of bread rolls couple of nights ago last night they just got to the dinner so it's not a good situation for them indeed as you say you're inside your own 23 hours a day so how are people treating the threat the defined pointing to get them in prison and how you managing to sort of keep your mental health going with 23 hours in your rooms well i mean obviously it's really really diffi

nothing matters more to foreign office staff than protecting british nationals. n this crisis. let's remember, it isn't easy. the malaga team took 28,000 calls in one day. as foreign office staff, we are spat at and abused when trying to help british nationals to come home, and they are working in tough situations, so i caution any member to suggest that there is an easy solution to this. there are thousands of planes and pilots that are underemployed or indeed even laid off. isn't there a real role for government to actually mobilise the aviation industry, the airports, and indeed, in cooperation with those other governments, to actually get the airlift working to bring our people home? hear, hear! i thank the honourable gentlemen, i think he is absolutely right, the transport secretary has already engaged in those discussions with individual airlines. of course, there isjust a practical legal question of "can those "airlines get into the relevant countries and jurisdictions? " and that's why i'll be raising it at g7 level tomorrow. dominic raab. politicians in s

government, according to the foreign office, have confirmed that all hotels in spain will close from tuesday 24th of march. foreign office saying, we therefore advise british their return home, as soon as possible, before that date. so, british holidaymakers in spain should return to the uk by 24th march, spanish government ordering that hotels must close next week, and in the light of those measures, foreign office advising british people to make their travel plans to get home from spain as soon as possible. that is the latest in about hotels being closed down in spain from tuesday 24th march. the nhs is braced for months of unprecedented demand as the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise. all non—urgent operations in england and scotland have been cancelled. meanwhile, final year medical students at the university of liverpool will be allowed to volunteer in hospitals tackling the outbreak. our reporter amara sophia elahi went to meet some of the students who'll be on the frontline, before they've even sat their exams. hi, my name is priya. hi, my name's percy. hi, my name's hamish. hi, my name's chloe and i'm a final year medical student from t

british embassy, asap. it is a week since the foreign office advised british tourists abroad to head home.re of a huge operation to help as many people as possible to do just that. across oceans and continents, british tourists are desperate to be repatriated. there are said to be 30,000 people trying to leave australia alone. today, the government announced new measures to help. where commercial flights are no longer running, the government will provide the necessary financial support for special chartered flights to bring uk nationals home. 0nce flights to bring uk nationals home. once a special charter flights have been arranged, we will promote them to the government travel advice and the british embassy or high commission in the relevant country. from retired passengers on cruise trips, to young backpackers, there are hundreds of thousands of british people stuck abroad right now. the task of bringing them home has no precedent. caroline hawley, bbc news. some high—profile uk businesses have had to call in the administrators, and blamed the coronavirus outbreak. the italian restaurant

flights flying back from lima to london, bringing british nationals back to the uk, back to their friends and families. it is now a week since the foreign officeare still stuck in india, australia, new zealand and in almost every corner of the globe. the foreign office minister today estimated there are a million people abroad, many now scrambling to get back. this doctor is in cape town. her husband is a trauma surgeon. they are keen to return in the fight against coronavirus. it is very frustrating, particularly around a time of... obviously, we saw the situation deteriorating and tried to get out. by the time we tried to get out, the flights were booked. we are not receiving updates on what is being done. we do appreciate it can take time to arrange these things but we are in the dark and not being told anything. and imagine how it feels on this cruise ship, where four people have already died of coronavirus. healthy passengers were transferred over the weekend to another cruise liner. they‘re hoping to make it to florida, where the british people on board will have to attempt to find flights. as desperation grows among those stranded far f

the situation in the hostel and obviously get all the british nationals out safe and get us all home. polite it is a week since the foreign offices abroad to head home, and it is the command centre of a huge operation to help people come back. across oceans operation to help people come back. aci’oss oceans and operation to help people come back. across oceans and continents, british tourists are desperate to be repatriated, and there has been criticism of the foreign office for not doing enough. but the foreign secretary says he has spoken to dozens secretary says he has spoken to d oze ns of secretary says he has spoken to dozens of his counterparts to urge them to keep their airspace open and allow uk citizens out. commercial operations are still available, don't wait, don't run the risk of getting stranded. the airlines are standing by to help you, please book your tickets as soon as possible. where commercial flights are no longer running, the government will provide the necessary financial support for special charter flights to bring uk nationals back home. from retired passengers on cruise ships to young backpackers, ther

the uk foreign office has advised all british nationals travelling abroad to return to the united kingdomle they can. but with huge numbers of flights cancelled, and many countries on lockdown, it can be difficult to get home. more than 600 uk nationals are stuck in peru, after it closed its borders and stopped all flights. the country is also under lockdown. rachel billsberry—grass is in lima in peru, and trying to get back home with her daughter. rachel, thank you forjoining us. rachel, thank you forjoining us. tell us about your situation. peru went into lockdown a week ago on monday, giving just over 2a hours notice of total lockdown of all airspace and roads, we rushed to the airport along with many other people and desperately tried to get a flight home. we did have a flight home booked for two days later. that was cancelled. we didn't manage to get a flight and since then we have been urging the foreign office to try to help us get home. luckily, for some of us here, there is one flight tomorrow which is taking, i think, about 200 people back. u nfortu nately we a re think, about 2

and hundreds of thousands of british citizens travelling abroad are urged by the foreign office to come home before more air routes are closed. and in sport, european rugby chiefs insist they're committed to completing the campaigns this season, after the semis and final of the champions cup and challenge cup are postponed. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the government has sought to clarify the tough new restrictions introduced last night to curb the spread of coronavirus. the prime minister declared a national emergency and ordered everyone to stay home and follow strict rules. you can only leave your home for very limited purposes, such as shopping for basic necessities like food and medicine. you can go outside for one form of exercise each day, either alone or with members of your household. you can leave home for any medical need or to care for a vulnerable person. and finally you can travel to and from work, but only where absolutely necessary and if you cannot work from home. the measures will be enforced by the police. borisjohnson gave the orders as the numb

it is now a week since the foreign office advised all british tourists abroad to head home.y on commercialflights. have somehow made it back, mostly on commercial flights. many people are still stuck in india, australia and new zealand and almost every corner of the globe. the foreign office minister estimated there are a million people abroad met many scrabbling to get back. this doctor is in cape town. her husband is a trauma surgeon. they are keen to return in the fight against coronavirus. it is very frustrating, particularly around the time of... obviously, we saw the situation deteriorating and try to get out. by the time we tried to get out, the flights were booked. we are not receiving updates on what is being done. we do appreciate it can take time to arrange these things but we are in the dark and not being told anything. imagine how it feels on this cruise ship at their four people have already died of coronavirus. passengers are hoping to make it to florida on another cruise liner where british people on board will have to attempt to find flights. as desperation

foreign office told gu ests situation. and the foreign office told guests here that all british guests, told guests here that all british guests here that all british guests, 232 were staying here, they we re guests, 232 were staying here, they were all the risk. that is when these conversations began about getting them home. initially, after that shut down, there was some anxiety about the kind of quarantine measures that were not enforced inside the hotel. but, gradually, as the days have gone on, things have become more relaxed and we've seen guests leaving here each day. it appears on the ground they are different protocols for different countries. we've seen people from different nationalities already make their way home. but, different nationalities already make theirway home. but, of different nationalities already make their way home. but, of course, this is why today, for the remaining british guests here who are having the second covid—i9 test, it is a crucial day, they are waiting to see if they can get on a flight. the owner, in tenerife, thank you very much. —— fiona in tenerife. governments around the world h

guidance issued by the foreign office yesterday advising british tourists to return to the uk where commerciale. they are either banned entirely, trying to transit via countries where there are no layovers permitted, or priced at tens of thousands of pounds, and via airports expected to close imminently. what help exactly is my right honourable friend's global network offering? he knows the situation s dire but he knew that last week, he knows the situation is dire but he knew that last week, when he stated in this house, "we will look and liaise with the airline operators, to make sure that, where there are gaps, we can always provide as much support as possible to vulnerable or stranded constituents." mr speaker, there are gaps. we are trying to respond to what i hope she would understand, given her own experience, is an incredibly fluid situation. some of these restrictions are being imposed with no notice or limited notice and that is very difficult then, of course, for our constituents, but what we are doing is making sure we provide as much advice, as much support in real time as we can.

all hotels will close in spain by next tuesday and the foreign office has urged british holidaymakers the virus may now be infecting vulnerable people in care homes. 0ur europe correspondent damian grammaticas is in madrid and sent this report. inside this madrid care home are 120 frail residents — and, also, now, the virus. in just a week, it has taken a terrible toll here. every day, a hearse is called each time another resident has succumbed. from his home across the street, miguel campos says he has watched the vans come and go. 17 of them now. translation: from my window, i have seen them, they put the body bags inside and go directly to the crematorium. they are trying to avoid any risk of contamination. so the care home has been sealed off — relatives, too, not allowed inside, even as their parents or grandparents have been dying. what's happening now in spain is the scenario many fear, covid—19 spreading among the most vulnerable. today, we watched as carlos fuentes tried to get in to see his mother. the last he'd heard, she has no symptoms. this is her, jesusa, 89 years old,

closed and star flown home days ago dole shot to our travellers god was issued by the foreign office yesterday advising british tourists to return to the u.k. where commercial flights are available but then not available hotels are shutting flights are cancelled borders are closed and there are no reach home many are hours away from the larger pool in countries operating curfews those in australia or new zealand are looking for response in of course i welcome the comments he's made about working with singapore and allies but to them it looks like my version of those friends words of last week were empty she said the embassies have been closed actually it's a very small number of posts that had to be closed but what we have found and it's not a choice that syria has made it is a direct result of restrictions that have been placed by the governments in those countries is that they've had to work remotely and indeed a large chunk of the consular staff work from home we are trying to respond to what i hope she will understand given her own experience is an incredibly fluid situation some of these restrictions are

this evening, the foreign office has warned british residents against all non—essential travels to theeath toll has risen by nearly 100 in the past 2a hours. there are more than 9,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus. 0ur correspondent mark lowen has the latest from bologna. the virus is outpacing attempts to control it. bologna was today out of the red zone. no longer. italy, all of it, is now under the most severe restrictions since the second world war. public transport will still run, but the prime minister has told people to stay at home, except for urgent need. translation: the right decision is to stay home. 0urfuture is in our hands. we must be responsible. there will be no more red zones, no more zones one and two. the entire italy will be under protection. we will avoid movements across the entire country. applying for false permits to move around will be a criminal offence. schools and universities are closed until early april. all sports matches are cancelled. italy is now a laboratory for how to stop this virus and ease the pressure on doctors like eleanor. translation: it's

many governments, including the british foreign office, had warned against non—essential travel anywheregn arrivals. many cruise ships have ended their tours and sent all their passengers home. sporting events the world over have been cancelled, football's european championships, golf‘s pga championships in the opening races of the formula 1 season are all off. what are the most immediate problems is the number of travellers who found themselves stranded abroad, miles from home. we have been speaking to a number of you caught in that situation. my situation is i'm stranded. virgin cancelled my flight yesterday. due to leave at 6:25pm from miami. and i was told the day before that of the cancellation. the advice we've been given has been quite confusing. i mean, i'm obviously not a fluent italian speaker, so that's partly my fault. but in general, the advice has changed every few days and varies by region quite a lot. now it's not possible to travel to the neighbouring islands or into the city, unless you have a reason to do so. we also have curfew in place here between 10pm and 5am. we j

all hotels will close in spain by next tuesday and the foreign office has urged british holiday—makerss in madrid this evening. sophie, i am talking to you from the very heart of madrid. the city has about half of all spain's cases and this is the point, the axis, at which the city's two biggest avenues cross and, lo, you can practically walk down there now. here, they are starting to requisition hotels. the first one here in madrid will be taken over tomorrow by the government to use for hospital patients so they can recover. what is really concerning the authorities, their nightmare scenario, is that the virus has found its way into care homes here, where some of the most at—risk populations can be found, as we saw when we visited one of the worst hit homes here in madrid today. inside this madrid care home are 120 frail residents — and, also, now, the virus. in just a week, it has taken a terrible toll here. every day, a hearse is called each time another resident has succumbed. from his home across the street, miguel campos says he has watched the vans come and go. 17 of them now.

the foreign office has urged british holiday—makers to contact their airline ortour holiday—makers toin because all hotels have been ordered to close by next tuesday. as our europe correspondent reports from madrid, the virus has begun spreading now through old peoples homes. inside this madrid care home, a 120 frail residents, and also now the virus. injust a frail residents, and also now the virus. in just a week, frail residents, and also now the virus. injust a week, it has frail residents, and also now the virus. in just a week, it has taken a terrible toll here. every day, hearses called a terrible toll here. every day, hea rses called every a terrible toll here. every day, hearses called every time a resident succumbs. from his home across the street, this man says he has watched the vans come and go, 17 of them now. translation: from my windowl have seen them, they put the body bags inside and go directly to the crematorium. they are trying to avoid any risk of contamination. study care home has been sealed off, relatives not allowed inside, even as their parents or grandparen

the foreign office has been urging british people to come home from trips abroad while there are stillternational airlines are suspending flights and many airports are closing. graeme abbott arrived into heathrow after a two—week holiday in sri lanka. hejoins us now from his home in east london. what was the holiday like? all sorts of restrictions were being bought in in sri lanka while you were there. you're right. it was kind of like, you know, leaving home and we didn't realise the extent of what was happening at home and abroad. basically the restrictions were tighter and tighter as the time progressed. how well looked after we re progressed. how well looked after were you , progressed. how well looked after were you, though? how much information where you given? we were pretty lucky i think because we spoke to some long—term residents who had been living there and if the sri lanka government had laid out terms then they would follow through with them. the lockdown on the friday of the 21st at 5pm, that was enforced by the police and army troops, immediately. they did what they sai

the foreign office has announced that some british embassy staff are being withdrawn from the countrye, where there have been 130 confirmed cases, the louvre in paris closed for the day — because staff were worried that the museum's thousands of visitors posed a coronavirus risk. spain has 45 cases — five of them on the island of tenerife. some british holidaymakers quarantined in a hotel there are flying back to the uk this evening, after testing negative for the virus. and in south korea, where there are more than 3,700 confirmed cases — the largest outbreak outside of china — the leader of a religious sect is under investigation for failing to co—operate with efforts to contain the virus. 0ur seoul correspondent laura bicker reports. the army has been deployed to deal with south korea's latest threat. they're battling this virus with disinfectant, but as more cases are confirmed, it appears this is a war they're not winning. a lot of public anger has been aimed at this secretive religious sect. the infection has spread rapidly among the followers of shincheonji church ofjesus. and

are going to stop flights to spain because of the advice from the foreign office and they simply will have rescue flights to bring british lot of countries are putting forward restrictions, aren't they, on travel, which is having the impact. absolutely, and i think the people who want to go on holiday and get home it is a very worrying time because they are unsure whether the flights will operate at all and for the airline industry, this is an enormous hit because many travel firms are finding it difficult generally, without all of these coronavirus problems, struggling to get by and you have the airline industry saying we need help, otherwise there will not be a service when things get sorted out. simon, thank you indeed. let's get some of the day's other news. central and eastern africa, rwanda, kenya, ethiopia and sudan, are among the countries to have confirmed their first cases. and morocco has suspended air and sea links with france and spain and banned any public gatherings of more than 50 people. in israel, restaurants, shopping centres, gyms and hotels will be shut down from sunday morning in an effort to slow t

campbell talking therefrom cambodia and unable to get back to the uk, which is what the foreign office is urging any britishme back as soon as they possibly can. in the last few minutes, the first minister nicola sturgeon has been speaking in edinburgh. thank you, presiding officer and thank you for the opportunity to give an update on our response to the covert 19 pandemic first of all ican the covert 19 pandemic first of all i can confirm that as of nine o'clock this morning there have been 584 confirmed cases, that is an increase of 85 from yesterday. let me be clear that these numbers will be an underestimate. it is with sadness that i can report there have been a further two deaths of patients who had tested positive for covid—19, taking the total number of deaths in scotland to 16. i want to extend my condolences to all those who have lost loved ones and thank oui’ who have lost loved ones and thank our nhs staff who are caring for our people. the cabinet secretary for health will provide a more detailed briefing in a few minutes. i want to begin with an update on key points. as everyone knows, last n

and hundreds of thousands of british citizens travelling abroad are urged by the foreign office to comeefore more air routes are closed. good afternoon. the government has sought to clarify the tough new restrictions introduced last night, to curb the spread of coronavirus. the prime minister declared a "national emergency" and ordered everyone to stay home, and follow strict rules. you can only leave your home for very limited purposes, such as shopping for basic neccessities like food and medicine. you can go outside for one form of exercise each day, either alone or with members of your household. you can leave home for any medical need or to care for a vulnerable person. and finally, you can travel to and from work, but only where absolutely necessary, and if you cannot work from home. and in the past few minutes — downing street say you could be fined £30 for breaching the measures — but that could rise significantly. borisjohnson gave the orders as the number of people in the uk who have died from the virus reached 335 — and the number of cases rose above 6,500. here's lauren moss