Sites. The tokyo 0lympics difficulty of social distancing on sites. The Tokyo Olympics and paralympic south postponed for a year after mounting international pressure. Pharmacies appeal to people not to stockpile medicines as they report a big increase in customers. And hundreds of thousands of british citizens travelling abroad are urged by the foreign 0ffice abroad are urged by the Foreign Office to come home before 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 to 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. An
Spring like out there for many of us at the moment. If you are planning to get out for exercise just want to sit in the garden, it looks dry for most this afternoon, with sunshine. I say for most there is an exception to the north west. You can see the stripe of cloud, a slow moving weather front bringing rain for parts of Northern Ireland and scotla nd parts of Northern Ireland and scotland but specially in the far north west. It is pretty windy here and will remain so through the rest of the afternoon but for the eastern side of Northern Ireland, scotland there will be the potential for low cloud around the western coast, but for Northern Ireland and scotland, low cloud and outbreaks of patchy rain. The far north and north west of scotland, should turn brighter as the day wears on. A little bit colder here, but further south, 16 or 17 degrees. The slow moving band of cloud is associated with this wriggle frontal system, nothing much to push it on, so system, nothing much to push it o
Work continues to turn the excel Conference Centre in east london into a 4,000 bed hospital. We are facing the greatest Health Emergency that we have seen ever in my career and indeed the history of the nhs. The us now has more confirmed cases than anywhere else though President Trump says the country will be back to work pretty quickly. Here, police have already issued some fines to people not following the rules about social distancing. And, how to keep yourself occupied in lockdown boxerJoseph Parker tries out his hugh grant love actually impression. Good afternoon. Its been announced that the Prime Minister has tested positive for coronavirus. Boris johnson says he has mild symptoms and will self isolate in downing street but will still lead the government response to the crisis. Matt hancock is also working from home after he too tested positive. The Prime Ministers diagnosis comes as there is growing concern that nhs hospitals may be overwhelmed by coronavirus patients as early a