Has all the latest information and Health Advice on the coronavirus outbreak, in this special programme. Hello and welcome to this special programme. Im accuracy. Overthe next half an hour, we going to try and tell you as much as we can about coronavirus to help you and so you can share the information with others. And a reminder, for the latest on the spread of coronavirus, you can noise had to the website for more information on how it is affecting people in your community and your country. First, we all know the main advice to stop the virus from spreading, wash your hands, regularly for around 20 seconds. Avoid touching yourface regularly for around 20 seconds. Avoid touching your face and maintain social distancing, which is making sure there is two metres around you and everyone else. As laura foster explains. Politicians, scientists and even celebrities all wa nt scientists and even celebrities all want us to practise social distancing. It means no coming into contact with people unless you need to, so no more visitors at your house, visiting other peoples houses, going to restaurant, parties, pubs, parties, clubs, sporting events you get the idea. If you can work from home, the government says you should and your employer should help you do this. If you absolutely cant work from home, then avoid busy travel times. You can go out for a walk and buy essentials but you need to stay at least two metres from everyone else. Imagine youre a big room. You will be the correct distance away if you cant touch anyone with it. In other people who need to practise social distancing the most of the over 70s, anyone with an Underlying Health condition and pregnant women. But really, everyone should do it to stop the virus spreading and reduce the pressure on Health Services. Because if you limit the contact you have with others, youre reducing your chances of catching the virus and passing on to someone else. So, is social distancing was be hearing a lot about people he asked to quarantine. Social distancing and quarantining are not the same thing. There is laura again. A problem with coronavirus is you can have it and not know about it. It means you can go about your day, as youve always done, feel completely fine but actually in fact around two to three people within a week. What happens thenis people within a week. What happens then is those people youve infected going to infect a number two to three people each and those people will infect others and that is how the virus spreads. But look at what happens when people stay at home and practice social distancing. For instance, if this person didnt go around to differents house, if this person work from home, if person didnt go to the corner shop. If this person didnt visit their mum. This reduces the number of cases from 406, tojust 15. As this reduces the number of cases from 406, to just 15. As the this reduces the number of cases from 406, tojust 15. As the number of cases goes down, so does the pressure on dos does doctors and nurses and health surface. This will make the difference between People Living and people dying. You can go out to exercise once a day or get food or medicine but only with people you live with. In short, stay at home as much as possible. It will save lives. So, washing our hands and keeping clear of other people. Both are vital to stop the spread of the virus. But what about other things you are constantly in touch with . Literally, like your phone. With the growing concern around coronavirus, i thought i would be better safe than sorry and smother my phone with antiviral gel. But it turns out that summer hand shells and sanitisers can actually damage the oliofobic layer of your phone screen that is supposed to keep fingerprints. Check this out, if i put my phone next to mine that has the layer intact. You can see that this looks like ive been eating pizza off it, its covered in fingerprints and oil. This one does have some fingerprints on it but not nearly as many. If i wiped down this phone with a microfibre cloth, the figure its come off really easy and ifi figure its come off really easy and if i try this one, some of the oil comes off but you can see that it is still very summary. As a final test, i put my fingerprints on there and you can see this one is absolutely gross and this one it not nearly as dirty. So how can you clean your phone without damaging it . This way, i met with microbiologist who told me how. Well, washing your hands is vital, if you can worry about washing germs on your phone, you can clea n washing germs on your phone, you can clean effectively with soap and water. Im a microbiologist at mercy couege water. Im a microbiologist at Mercy College london im going to show you how to clean your phone. Unplug your phone, turn it off and remove the case. All the major phone makers wa nt case. All the major phone makers want against using chemicals, hands gels and abrasive wipes on your device as this can damage the screens protective coating. Dampen a microfibre cloth with water household soap. Gently rub the services of the phone with the damp cloth. Take care not to get moisture in any of the openings because even water resistant phones lose their protection over time. Finally, water resistant phones lose their protection overtime. Finally, dry your phone with a clean microfibre cloth. Even just using soap and water can effectively remove bacteria and viruses from your phone and we can test that by using this little device and these swabs. The device gives a reading of relative light units or rlus which they measure of bacteria on your phone. I have a number, the more bacteria. We tested all of these photos and their cases before and after cleaning soapy water and they were all significantly clean afterwards. In his articles surface, we want to get a figure of 50 or less and all of the phones and cases have readings lower than that. If you have an iphone, apple says you can safely clea n iphone, apple says you can safely clean it with 70 isopropyl alcohol wipes, the ones you can get from computer shops or online. This also devices you can use to sterilise your phone using ultraviolet upc radiation. These shouldnt harm your device but some phones or cases could be discoloured over time. This all of these measures, as soon as soon all of these measures, as soon as soon as you all of these measures, as soon as soon as you touch your phone, jim is going to come back so make sure you keep washing your hands regularly and thoroughly. That is how to get it of the coronavirus from your phone. But what about other services where the virus may lurk . Here is jim reed. There are two ways to catch coronavirus. The first is for particles in the air. Someone braves out for coughs and the virus is spread in a droplet or aerosol. A single cough can produce 3000 droplets. You breathe it in and become infected. This is why governments in the world are telling us to stay two metres away from each other to stop the spread. A second way is through something scientists call fomite transmission. Those virus particles land ona transmission. Those virus particles land on a hard surface or a spread when an infectious person touches that. Because a person who has the virus is shedding the virus from their nose and throat and coughing it out into the air, that means that anything they touch is going to be covered in the virus. If you come along way dont touch the same surface, you could pick up from that surface, you could pick up from that surface a collection of the virus particles if there are enough of them there. If you transfer them to your nose or mouth or eyes, you could get infected yourself. My back is still early days but a team in the yard states as a rerun tests on the yard states as a rerun tests on the virus. They found that the virus that causes covid i9 can remain active on some services. On copper, the results show traces for up to four hours. 0n cardboard, up to 24 hours. 0n plastic, and stainless steel, for up to three days. To mitigate the risk, wash your hands frequently, use alcohol gel which deactivates the virus very efficiently if it has more than 70 alcohol in it. Do what ive seen many of my friends doing, which is over wrapping the sleeve around their hand to open a door handle or use your elbow. Studies show that the amount of virus on a surface declines sharply over time so doctors say it is important to be extra careful with the services that are touched frequently by others. As forfood packaging, deliveries, other stuff that comes through the letterbox, we think the virus can live on cardboard for 24 hours and on plastic for up to three days. But scientists say, treat those results with caution. We dont know yet how much of the virus is needed to infect somebody or how easily it is transferred back to your hand. youre transferred back to your hand. you re really transferred back to your hand. youre really worried about the fact that the shelf stacker in the supermarket might have had some virus on their skin. You could, if you really wanted to, whether down with a hand rub the same way you wash your hands. That is probably not necessary. The risk from these sorts of services, given the virus would have to be there for an extended period of time, its probably very low. In all these cases though, the most effective thing you can do is wash your hands with soap, cheap soap, fancy so, and if so, for 20 seconds. If the particles are on your hands, that it should be enough to kill the virus and make the chain of transmission. So again, the remainder, to wash your hands. That is the advice from top scientists at the world health 0rganization to gps working to save lives in hospitals. But alongside the good advice, have come some dangerous myths about the virus. Here is chris morris from the bbcs reality check team. We know what the experts say, above all, wash your hands frequently to try to limit the coronavirus spread. But theres also been a variety of myths circulating on social media and elsewhere which amounts to fake Health Advice. Here area amounts to fake Health Advice. Here are a few things to ignore. There is no question that garlic is a healthy food, the same goes for other fruit and vegetables. But the World Health Organization says there is no evidence that eating garlic or anything else, has protected people from covid i9. Again, Drinking Water and staying hydrated is good for you but that doesnt mean it can stop coronavirus. You get a virus like this when you breathe in. There is no biological mechanism to suggest that you can flush it out of your system by constantly Drinking Water. The idea that avoiding ice cream or other cold foods could prevent the virus taking hold is totally untrue. And trying to heat your body to make it inhospitable for the virus just wont work. We know that the flu virus doesnt survive well outside the body during the summers heat. But we dont yet know enough how much the heat might impact the coronavirus. The use of colloidal silver, tiny particles of the metal suspended in the liquid has been suggested. But the clear advice from Health Authorities is that it doesnt treat infections in the body or boost immunity. In fact, it could cause serious side effects like kidney damage, seizures, or even turning your skin blue. Again, the best advice in all circumstances keep washing your hands. With Health Services under strain, thousands are turning to their pharmacist for help. With a huge surge in demand. People are being asked not to stockpile medicine. Some stores are now restricting the number of patients allowed inside and are limiting the number of products each person can buy. Dominic hughes has this. Is actually a bit of a soon army of customers. They are wanting almost anything. Where actually shot on that now arent we . The local pharmacist shop is now a key part of the fight against coronavirus and theyre having to adapt to the new world we all now live in. Over here, weve constructed a two metre high perspex screen which gives us some protection from individuals coming into the pharmacy. With gp surgeries and hospitals already facing huge pressures , and hospitals already facing huge pressures, more people are turning to pharmacies like this one in north manchester. Just keeping up with patient demand is a real challenge, let alone at managing fluctuating prices. Last week, as soon as there was even an indication that there was even an indication that there was going to be shortages in the ingredients is from factories in china, almost any i0 or that you typically use in a pharmacy, almost any product related to that started to rise in price. It is tremendously difficult to be this business in a situation. But in some ways, at least rebel to run the business. Its sometimes easy to forget the Community Pharmacies like this one form the frontline of the Health Services stop they are at the moment, facing unprecedented levels of demand and that increased demand comes with risks. Pharmacist neil danby had to self isolate after falling ill, although in the end, his test was negative. I have patients who come in and have to speak to me so we are having consultations, and this person had viral symptoms, respiratory problems. I have got no follow up on that so way couldnt tell you if they tested positive, and about a week after that ive started to feel ill myself. Keeping the supply of medicines flowing to those who need them will be vital in the coming months. The message is that stocks are secure, so months. The message is that stocks are secure, so dont panic. We have seen are secure, so dont panic. We have seen what has happened in supermarkets, we dont want to be the next wave of that so we are really urging everybody, stick to the supplies you have, we will make sure you get them in due course, but please, please, think of others as well. The pressure could be eased by recruiting final year students and recently retired pharmacist, but even with extra staff, the months ahead will be a real test. In britain, the Prime Minister announced further stringent measures to try to stop the spread of the virus. Effectively banning most people from leaving their homes u nless people from leaving their homes unless for essential reasons. It follows similar measures across the world, forcing tens of millions of us world, forcing tens of millions of us to work from home. But while thats ok for some, for the self employed and freelancers, the effects can be devastating on their businesses. Tim moffat went to a barbershop in south london. Hairdressing at a distance of two metres is impossible, but for this woman who was self employed, everything is her only income. Woman who was self employed, everything is her only incomem woman who was self employed, everything is her only income. It is not possible, there is no way you can give this distance, it is not possible. It isjust one on one as you can see. So in this salon in south london, she has continued to cut here. Now, she has to stop. There are normally i2 self employed headdresses in this salon. The owner had been struggling on with two. The decision to shut has now been made for him. He welcomes it. And i think that you should make the close, instead of what few places and you to decide if you are going to close or stay open. Are worried are you for the self employed people who cut here in this place . I am really worried. We cant really see an end to it because literally no one knows what is happening, no one knows when we are returning or where we are going. For everyone, the advice is the same, stay two metres apart if possible, but for so many self employed people and small businesses, the reality of that means no income. 0ne businesses, the reality of that means no income. One mile away, this salon had already decided to close ahead of the ministers announcement that all nonessential shops must shut. It is really tough because you dont want to let clients go because otherwise the business will struggle, but at the same time it is very risky because you are with people so close and you are meant to be standing two metres apart. You get clients coming in and they dont know whether they should be here or not. How do you feel another decision has been made . Im coming into work risking it and its hard for me to turn clients away when its myjob another we are closing its myjob another we are closing it will be a lot easier. People are more concerned that we are going to have really long hair and bad route, but we had to make the decision today, and we will close. I can only speak for my employees, my employees will get paid but for people that are self employed, it is really worrying times. It is not all about the money and business, it is how to give respect to the people having this situation. Down the high streets, this barbershop opened 11 yea rs streets, this barbershop opened 11 years ago. Some who were care our employees and others work themselves and rent a chair. The owner cameron wa nts to and rent a chair. The owner cameron wants to help them all. Safety is more important than anything else. Some of them need the money for surviving, you dont want to let them down. I told them, if they need more money, i them down. I told them, if they need more money, lam going them down. I told them, if they need more money, i am going to help them. That has not happened to only one person, it has happened to everyone. We need to help each other. L sentiment echoed in homes and high streets everywhere. Coronavirus has been affecting the way of life for tens of millions around the world and perhaps one group who would have felt it a little more than usual this week whether thousands of athletes training for the tokyo 0lympics. They have now been postponed to 2021. But while most sport may have come to a halt because of the virus pandemic, many teams are trying to remain at in their community. This Football Club in england probably have more challenges than any other because they are bottom of the league but they are bottom of the league but they are bottom of the league but they are trying to lead the way in switching their resources, asjoe wilson reports. Professional football north hertfordshire. What else to do but adapt. And so the captain and central defender becomes food deliverer. The football has stopped by the community which surrounds the club is still there, waiting. There are people around the world that have got more people they can rely on but there are people in the community that dont have anyone to rely on and it is good for the clu b to to rely on and it is good for the club to all come together and help the cause. Just a friendly voice at this time can be crucial. Ive had a few people call up so far saying, im really sorry that we are taking up im really sorry that we are taking up yourtime, and im really sorry that we are taking up your time, and thought of saying no, that is not a problem, that is exactly what we are here to do is just talk to you. Lots of football clu bs a re just talk to you. Lots of Football Clubs are helping in various ways at the moment, but here, the perspective is unique. With football suspended and stevenage at the bottom, last place league, too. A couple of weeks ago we might have even referred to that as a crisis stopping now we really know what a crisis is. A lead position is out of the window, we not about that. We arejust the window, we not about that. We are just worried about the fact that when we kick a football here next, players, supporters and volunteers are ina players, supporters and volunteers are in a healthy position to come back and support us. Without money from matches, the future is, to say the least, a challenge. But clubs like stevenage are nothing without their communities. The supporters mutual and right now that may be measured in sandwiches. After all, the opponent is the same for everyone. And, its notjust on the sporting world where people are adapting to a new, hopefully temporary way of life. Arts venues have also had to shut their doors, but an orchestra in the netherlands found a way to give a very unique performance while staying at home. Musicians from the rotterdam solomonic orchestra used webcams and technology to perform beethovens ninth symphony from their homes. Covid i9 is obviously forcing family gatherings and parties across the world to be cancelled and for Young Children it can be especially upsetting, but those tasked with organising childrens upsetting, but those tasked with organising child rens birthdays upsetting, but those tasked with organising childrens birthdays are not being deterred and are ready to use technology to keep youngsters happy. Social distancing. A life endorsed. It is not much fun, especially if you are three. Endorsed. It is not much fun, especially if you are threem there germs crawling around you cant go outside so we have to stay indoors. Are you ready . Everyone, can you knock like this . Ash do you wa nt can you knock like this . Ash do you want to build a snowman . But one thing has not been cancelled. Jessica kingsleys ulcer from frozen and she has found a way to give little harry had a party online. Are restarted asking us in december to have a frozen party and we have been counting down the days since at least the beginning of february so the fact that we managed to have one was just unbelievable. The fact that we managed to have one wasjust unbelievable. Let it go, let it go. Forjessica, this experiment with a Virtual Birthday party seemed to be working. Do you wa nt party seemed to be working. Do you want to build a snowman . So, how did that feel . Really weird but really lovely, because it meant that i could still give the children magic and that is what it is about, because it is their special day and this crazy pandemic shouldnt take it away from them. I could still see all their eyes on me and enjoying it, and that was amazing. Finally, with millions of us under shutdown measures in countries around the world, startling pictures have emerged of empty cities and deserted streets. Here are just some of the images from across the globe. That for now. Please keep up to date with the latest on the bbc news website. Im victoria derbyshire, do contact me on twitter with your stories anytime, and thank you for watching. Hello there. For the next few days, it looks like england and wales certainly are going to stay dry with plenty of sunshine after chilly mornings, but this weather front lying across scotland and Northern Ireland is going continue to bring quite a bit of cloud around, like what we saw on wednesday, and it really wont be moving far and also thursday and friday look pretty similar, rather grey skies for scotland and Northern Ireland through today. Some spots of rain on it. To the north of it, to the far north west, it is brighter with some sunshine, perhaps one or two showers, and to the south of it for most of england and wales, again after a cold start it is another sunny day, those temperatures reaching 13, 14 degrees. A little bit cooler along southern and eastern coasts, maybe not quite as warm as what we have had over the last few days. As we head through thursday night, it stays cloudy across much of scotland and Northern Ireland, with a few spots of rain at times. Elsewhere, clear skies. Its going to be another cold night with some frost around, less cold under those cloudy skies further north. Friday is a repeat performance again, rather cloudy skies, scotland and Northern Ireland, perhaps brighter for the north west, for the Northern Isles and the western isles, one or two showers around, and for much of england and wales its another dry and sunny day after that cold start. Temperatures perhaps coming down a touch, highs of ii or 12 degrees. Into the weekend, that band of cloud across scotland and Northern Ireland sinks southwards with the cold front here and we open the floodgates to a much colder northerly for saturday and sunday and it is really going to feel noticeably cold, particularly when you factor in the wind, and yes there will be even a few wintry showers. So, this is the picture for saturday variable cloud, some sunshine too, wind blowing in wintry showers, northern and eastern scotland, perhaps Eastern England and it will feel quite raw in exposure to that wind. Temperatures ranging from 6 11 degrees across the south. Sunday, similar story. It will feel even colder on sunday. Again, variable cloud, some sunshine and chance of a few wintry showers across northern and eastern coasts and those temperatures struggling to even get into double figures. These are the values that will be showing on the thermometer. Add on the strength of the wind and theres going to be significant chill factor. A few places feeling like theyre not getting much above freezing. So there will be a noticeable chill to the air this weekend. As we head into next week, it looks like we hold on to the cold air. Could see something a little bit less cold for a time before more cold air move down from the north, and you can see that slight recovery of temperatures into double figures for many. The chance of it turning colder again towards the end of the week, particularly in the north. This is bbc news welcome if youre watching here in the uk, on pbs in america or around the globe. Im simon pusey. Our top stories a two trillion dollar injection for the American EconomyCongress Agrees a huge economic rescue package. A final vote is expected soon. Spains death toll overtakes china and a madrid ice rink is turned into an emergency mortuary. 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