Commuters using the tube squeeze into the tightly packed carriages once they have decided to travel. Read the latest on the coronaviruslockdownUK here:
Live updates by Alix Culbertson, news reporterPMQs begins - and today's it's going to be pretty special for a couple of reasons.
It will include information on how the government is responding to the outbreak, the symptoms of the coronavirus and how members of the public should self-isolate."It explains what we are doing as a country and what we need to do to slow down the spread and keep people safe. Talking about a report from Oxford University that suggested half of the UK population may already be infected - he said SAGE has ruled out details from that report and it would not make a difference in the government's response.As 500 British Transport Police officers were deployed to patrol the train network, its chief constable said using public transport at the moment is"the difference between life and death".
"This is about saving lives and people need to take heed of the instruction and not to travel unless it's absolutely essential."The row over packed Tube trains in London continues today as people keep using them. But Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, who reduced the number of trains last week - by 50% on some lines - says that cannot safely be done because of staff being sick and self-isolating.
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