'People's sacrifices are worth it, they are making a difference.' Michael Gove says there are some signs we may be able to flatten spread of coronavirus, but now is not the time to relax social distancing rules Get the latest on coronavirus here:
The government daily news conference will be starting shortly, lead by UK senior minister Michael GoveThe US now has the third highest number of coronavirus-related deaths, behind Italy and Spain.
The Bonnie Blue Oak pub in Tiptree, Essex, was served a prohibition order after it"put lives at risk" by staying open in breach of government coronavirus restrictions. "In normal times there is real value in members physically coming together, but in a national crisis when 30 million households are being instructed to stay at home and save lives we must show that we too have 'got the message'."16:12A survey of 1,276 people conducted last week found that 64% of UK respondents are not comfortable making future plans until winter 2020/21 or beyond, compared with 48% feeling happy about making plans by autumn.
In a letter to Boris Johnson, the outgoing Labour leader said social care provision should be expanded and personal protective equipment should be issued to workers in care homes and domestic settings. NHS England has said a 19-year-old was among 28 patients included in its latest death count who did not have underlying health conditions.The latest figure in the UK for the number of people that have died after testing positive for COVID-19 is 1,808.Northern Ireland: 28 Sweden has taken a relaxed approach to fighting COVID-19 - but it remains an outlier on the continent over its approach...The UK wide statistics will be released later this afternoon, according to the Department of Health.
As the government comes under pressure over the amount of personal protective equipment available to NHS staff, Downing Street has said millions of items were delivered - some by the army - on Monday. The Netherlands has the fifth highest number of coronavirus-related deaths in Europe, after Italy, Spain, France and the UK.Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced that children eligible for free school meals will benefit from a national voucher scheme allowing them to continue to access meals whilst they stay at home.
Boris Johnson has chaired his cabinet meeting - the first time it's been done exclusively via video-conferencing. The country has seen just 152 cases so far, according to Johns Hopkins University, and it made headlines over the weekend for its president's refusal to enforce strong measures to combat the disease.Elsewhere in Europe, Swiss authorities say the number of coronavirus cases there has risen to 16,176.More on the death of a 12-year-old coronavirus patient in Belgium
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