The government considers tougher measures, as some people ignore advice aimed at tackling the coronavirus pandemic. Theres anger as pictures emerge showing crowds of people visiting open spaces over the weekend across many parts of the uk. The nhs is doing everythng it can and preparing for the spread of the virus. And if people go within two metres of others who they dont live with then they are helping to spread the virus. Well be assessing the likelihood of tougher Government Action to tackle the pandemic. Also this lunchtime. Even key workers are being told to keep their children at home unless absolutely necessary, as schools across the uk close to most pupils. The government has suspended all rail franchises to prevent firms collapsing as season Ticket Holders are told theyll receive refunds if they choose to stay at home during the outbreak. Packed trains on London Underground despite advice to stay at home. Tube staff say theyre furious. And social distancing, they warn, is impossible. As countries begin to pull out of the Olympic Games pressure mounts on japan and the olympic committed and the Olympic Committee to postpone the event. Are you ready, everyone . The Serious Business of having fun. The Childrens Party organisers using technology to keep youngsters happy. And coming up on bbc news, the National Rugby league in australia has been suspended until the 1st of may due to the coronavirus. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The Health Secretary matt hancock has described people who ignore government advice on social distancing as very selfish. Ministers are considering tougher measures if people continue to gather in large numbers, or fail to observe advice about how to stop the spread of coronavirus. This is london this morning, it looks a lot quieter than over the weekend, when large numbers of people appeared to ignore warnings to stay home. Meanwhile, the Health Secretary has acknowledged there have been challenges with the supply of personal protective equipment to nhs staff in england and says millions of masks have been ordered. All schools in the uk are officially closed today, although the children of key workers are still able to attend. All rail franchise agreements are to be suspended, to prevent Train Companies collapsing, as passenger numbers plummet. Mps are expected to approve new Emergency Powers outlined in the coronavirus bill, which would allow police to detain suspected coronavirus carriers and restrict travel. Ourfirst report this lunchtime is from our health correspondent, lauren moss. Flouting lauren moss. The advise to keep our distance, flouting the advise to keep our distance, despite repeated warnings thousands of people flocked to parks, markets and other outdoor venues for the first weekend of spring. And this was filmed on the London Underground this morning prompting warnings tougher measures to force people to stay away from each other could soon be taken. People should stay put and they should stay at home, and that is how to save lives. It also matters for this reason you are not only protecting yourself and others, you are protecting the nhs. If you are going out and socialising when you dont need to, taking unnecessary journeys, youre putting people in the nhs, you are putting them at risk as well. So stop. If you dont stop, then we will have to take more measures. Emergency legislation is being pushed through the commons this week which will give the government extra powers, if needed. Under the proposals, the police could detain those with coronavirus symptoms and find them if they refuse to be tested. Airports and ports could also be closed. This would be to try to reduce any steep rise in the number of cases and ease pressure on the nhs. Some medics say there is already a lack of protective equipment and the army has been brought in to deliver supplies. We have god face masks and weve also got a prince but that is all, it is a limited supply of ppe, we havent got the shield is available to us. We just have masks, some of which are outdated, we are told they are safe. The advice to eve ryo ne told they are safe. The advice to everyone is to stay at least two metres apart, to avoid all gatherings and nonessential travel, including visiting holiday homes and ca rava n including visiting holiday homes and caravan parks. The over 70s and those with Underlying Health conditions like asthma, diabetes or those pregnant, are advised to limit face to face contact with others. From today, there is extra guidance for1. 5 from today, there is extra guidance for 1. 5 Million People with the most serious conditions, such as respiratory problems, those on dialysis or diagnosed with specific cancers, theyve been told to stay home for three months. This isolation will feel scary and probably going to be affecting their Mental Health. This is a very stressful time for people but it is critical that people are following this advice and it is staying at home, itll save lives. School gate stayed shut except for children of key workers and costa coffee and mcdonalds are the latest food outlets to close. Trains are running reduced services and rail franchise agreements have been suspended meaning the government will cover any meaning the government will cover a ny losses to meaning the government will cover any losses to the operator. Some supermarkets are dedicating an hour to nhs staff to buy their essentials and they received a warm welcome when they arrived this morning. More coronavirus cases are expected, the advice about how to deal with them and limit the spread is coming quickly, to cope with a new disease and a fast changing situation. Our assistant political editor, norman smith, is in westminster. It looks like only a matter of time before tougher restrictions are brought in. I think that is true although number 10 say they want to look at the data this afternoon on the number of people driving into city centres, the number using public transport, the number of people out and about on high street andi people out and about on high street and i can tell you in london there has been a fairly dramatic fall, the number of tube users has fallen by 81 , the number of bus users by 69 . Whether that is enough to avert a lockdown, i doubt because it is almost happening by default. We are seeing local authorities closing parks, play parks, well known high Street Stores shutting down, we are seeing organisations like the National Trust closing their gardens. Nicola sturgeon, scott ands first minister, says she wants all ands first minister, says she wants a ll stores ands first minister, says she wants all stores apart from essential ones, those selling food or medicine, to close down so we are almost getting a lockdown by default. Added to it throughout this crisis weve tended to follow what other European Countries have done, so, the indications are we will go down this road and when you look at the politics, too, that is changing as well. Senior labour figures coming out and saying, look, we now need to talk about more restrictive measures. And i was struck, too, listening to matt hancock, when he was doing his Early Morning interviews, his language echoed that of Siddique Khan in saying to people, look, just stay home, and branding those out and about as selfish. I think now it is a question of timing, when we moved to much more restrictive measures. Norman, thank you very much. Ministers have warned people should only send their children to school if absolutely necessary. All schools in the uk are officially closed but, under new guidance, the children of key workers are still able to attend. Head teachers say there is confusion over who is eligible and all parents should only send their children in if they have no choice. Leigh milner reports. A common sight at schools today across the country, as the government urges parents to keep their children at home if possible. But schools, nurseries and childminders have been asked to provide care for vulnerable children, who either have a social worker or special educational needs. Classrooms are also open to children whose parents are key workers, those who are considered critical in the fight against coronavirus. We are predominantly basing their activities and experiences outdoors, to help us with limiting frequent touch to key areas, table tops. We have den building, we are working hard to keep the children a safe distance apart. Inevitably, that poses problems, because the children, some of them are five years old, so they are finding this tricky to understand. The list of key workers includes front line health workers, such as doctors and nurses, two Police Officers to Police Officers and prison staff. But unions say there is still some confusion about which parents are eligible for key worker status and demand on some schools has been higher than others. Numbers 1 to 20, ok . Despite being on the list, key worker katy agutter has decided to educate her children at home, to ease the pressure on her local school. It is challenging, im going to have to change a few things. Everything isjust taught differently now. So maths was a short lesson, so i can actually prepare properly for tomorrow. Im going to have to do some learning myself this evening. Other than that, weve done quite well. Theres been no arguing and everyones got most of their work done. When it comes to pe lessons, fitness Coachjoe Wicks has got it covered. Hes been Live Streaming free lessons to children today and they are proving popular. So we are doing things like running on the spot, squats, lunges, we are doing climb the rope, we are getting moving, and every single child that took part will walk away from that work out feeling energised, you know, lifting their mood and also just feeling positive and optimistic. And thats what this is about, its about Mental Health and taking care of children. Its not clear how long schools will remain closed. For now, teachers and parents will have to Work Together to educate children and, more importantly, keep them and themselves safe. Leigh milner, bbc news. The government is suspending all railfranchises in england for six months, to ensure services can carry on during the outbreak. Train companies are at risk of collapse, as people stop travelling, with numbers down as much as 70 . The government will now take over the costs of running the lines, as tom burridge reports. Empty platforms, but trains still moving. Crucial if key workers, including nhs staff, across britain, can get to work. But commuter services, normally rammed, now empty. Ticket revenue has plummeted. Train companies have lost money. So the government will suspend all franchise contracts for six months, so trains on reduced timetables can run. I think we alljust have to follow the governments advice. If you dont need to travel, then please dont. We need to keep those spaces in trains for key workers, such as doctors and nurses, who need to get to hospitals. But also, we need to concentrate on those freight arteries as well to ensure that supermarket shelves remain well stocked. The government will now cover the losses. Over six months, it could be billions of pounds. The government will now cover the losses. Staff shortages is the immediate challenge on the railways, and thats why, from today, we are seeing fewer trains. Mind the gap between the train and the platform. But there are concerns in london, where the virus is spreading fastest. That fewer services are now more crowded. That two metre distance in rule not possible here. Londons congestion charge suspended today. Scenes like this suggest many people still heading into work. On the railways, good news if you have an advanced or season ticket you are no longer using. You can now get a refund. Passengers will welcome this package of measures from the government, because it will ensure that the key Services Keep running through the current crisis. It will also help ensure that the transport industry is in a good shape to come out of the crisis. It also gives some clarity, much needed clarity, about refunds and season ticket refunds as well, though we will be looking for more details on this, but the government will have to keep this package of measures under review through the next few days of the crisis. The advice is contact your Train Company to get your money back. Tom burridge, bbc news. The death toll in spain continues to rise dramatically, with a further a62 deaths reported overnight. The countrys emergency measures have been extended for another 15 days, as they try to stop the infections spreading. Live now to madrid, where we can speak to guy hedgecoe. That brings the total number of deaths to 2000 and these emergency measures look set to stay. Thats right. The Prime Minister will take that plan to extend the state of emergency another couple of weeks into the middle of april, he will ta ke into the middle of april, he will take that to parliament for approval ina day take that to parliament for approval in a day or two. In the meantime, his government is very concerned about the number of deaths. The virus has spread right across the country. But there are certain areas of spain which have seen particularly high rates of infection, and relatively high death rates. In the north and the basque country, in particular in the madrid region which has seen well over half of all deaths. At the weekend we saw a massive Conference Centre here in madrid, which has been transformed into a makeshift hospital, the biggest hospital in spain, and the idea is to take on some of the overflow idea is to take on some of the ove rflow fro m idea is to take on some of the overflow from those overloaded hospitals elsewhere. Many of those deaths are attributable to the spread of the virus through retirement homes, in madrid and other parts of spain. Thank you very much. The Health Secretary has told the bbc the nhs has access to 12,000 ventilators up from 5,000 previously. Intensive care wards in parts of london are filling quickly, and, for some patients who fall critically ill, access to one of the machines could be a matter of life or death. Last week, the government appealed to british manufacturers to see if they could make more ventilators. Among those responding to the governments call are a number of High Tech Engineering firms from the world of motor sport, as theo leggett reports. Prodrive made its name building racing and rally cars and that is still the core of its business but now this oxfordshire firm wants to do something very different. It says it can help fight the coronavirus epidemic by building ventilators for the nhs. The coronavirus epidemic by building what we are very good at at prodrive, and the motor sport injury as a whole in the uk, turning around projects very fast. We have got great engineers and great technicians and we can turn our hand outside of building racing cars into almost anything and actually ventilators seems to be something we believe we could help with. The government has been scouring the country to find businesses with the facilities and expertise to build vital medical equipment and fast. Experts believe the nhs simply wont have enough ventilators to meet demand at the height of the epidemic. Health secretary matt hancock has urged manufacturers to help where they can. Prodrive says the people and equipment here are ideally placed to help out. Is a clean room, because it is a positive pressure environment and we have got sticky mats outside of the isolated doors to pick up contaminants. And, around us, we also have our own manufacturing facilities in terms of fabrication, welding, 3d printing, harness assembly, et cetera. As well as our own on site design teams as well. And it isntjust prodrive this part of the West Midlands is full of High Tech Engineering companies, mainly focused on motor sport. Theyre used to acting quickly, designing things, building them on site and they reckon those skills can be really useful in the current crisis. With motorsport events cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak, Companies Like this one have plenty of spare capacity. And they say theyre willing to go full speed ahead to ensure the nhs has the equipment it needs. Theo leggett, bbc news. Tonight, panorama looks at how britain is coping with its biggest crisis since the Second World War and asks if the government has the right strategy to contain the virus. Thats coronavirus the week that changed britain, tonight at 8 30pm on bbc one. The time is 1 18pm. Our top story this lunchtime. Ministers are considering tougher measures to combat the coronavirus, amid fears some people are not following the governments advice to avoid unnecessary contact with other people. And coming up the race to find a vaccine for the diseas. Coming up on bbc news. Will the olympics and paralympics be postponed . Pressure mounts on japan and the organisers to push back the games, following canadas withdrawal. Japans Prime Minister, shinzo abe, has for the first time acknowledged that the Tokyo Olympics and paralympics may have to be postponed. Overnight, australia and canada both said they would not be sending athletes to tokyo if the games went ahead this summer as planned. The head of world athletics, lord coe, has also called for a delay, saying holding the event in 2020 was neither feasible nor desirable. Katie gornall has the latest. For weeks, japan had been carrying on almost as normal. Huge crowds defied fears over coronavirus to see the olympic flame in the country. Japanese officials continued to insist the games will take place as planned but then the international Olympic Committee revealed it had stepped up its Contingency Planning for tokyo 2020 which included a possible postponement and, today, for the first time, japans Prime Minister admitted that their plans might have to change. Translation such a decision by the ioc is in line with my policy of holding the games in a complete form. And if it is difficult to do so, the choice of postponement would be unavoidable. As we think of the athletes safety as the top priority. The pressure onjapan to consider a delay had been growing by the day. Overnight, canada became the first team to officially withdraw from the summer games due to coronavirus. Later saying on twitter it was about more than a performance, a record or a medal and adding. Postpone today, conquer tomorrow. Meanwhile, the head of world athletics, lord coe, wrote to thomas back, calling for a delay in saying that holding the games injuly holding the games injuly was neither feasible nor desirable, a sentiment echoed by one of britains olympic champions. Even if they do decide to push on with the Olympic Games, we could see mass boycotts from nations around the world. Canada is a massive olympic nation and we have seen it before, to a limited extent in 2016 we had the zika virus concerns and that led to a number of athletes, including rory mcilroy from golf pulling out. The ioc need to realise that even if they do push on, we wont be seeing anything like a full games. And the australian Olympic Committee has already told its athletes to prepare for 2021 games. The Australian Olympic team could not be assembled in the changing circumstances both here and abroad. We have to look after not onlyjust our athletes and officials, but also theirfamilies, who our athletes and officials, but also their families, who were feeling concerned. The venues are ready and waiting and that weight looks set to go on. The ioc has given itself a four weeks to decide the fate of the games. A postponement or perhaps a year looks ever more likely. Cancellation is not on the agenda, but organisers say they still hope the olympic flame could be a light at the end of this dark tunnel. Katy gornall, bbc news. There are still no drugs that can cure covid 19, or vaccines to protect against it. But how far are we from developing them . Tim muffett has been to one Research Project where scientists hope their work will hasten the development of a vaccine. In this quarantine unit in east london, a doctor monitors people infected with a respiratory virus. They have got the virus through choice. They are paid volunteers on whom vaccines and drugs are being tested. The plan is for other volunteers here to soon be given a mild strain of coronavirus. We will take Healthy Volunteers and we will inoculate them with a version of the human coronavirus, follow their disease time course and then return them to healthy. It is known as a controlled human infection model. It will deepen Scientific Understanding of the virus. Volunteers will be paid around £3,000 and will have to stay in a room like this for two weeks. So this is the room where our volunteers will be staying. This isnt a big room. How hard do some people find it to stay in a room this size for two weeks . For some people, i would say it is challenging, hence we do really watertight screening process to make sure that they are suitable. It is important to stress that volunteers here will not be infected with covid 19, the disease caused by a specific strain of the coronavirus. They will be given a much weaker strain with milder symptoms, but scientists here believe it will still provide crucial information. It helps fast track the developments of antivirals and vaccines, so it speeds up the effort of understanding if that potential product is going to be valuable or not. A vaccine seems to be the only answer to this global crisis. The search for one has united the worlds scientific community. It is a race against the virus, not against each other, and there is a huge effort to produce new vaccines against this disease. And we are seeing a whole number of different platforms that have been in development over several years suddenly coming to fruition and being tested in clinical trials. At porton down Research Center in wiltshire, centre in wiltshire, vaccine trials on animals are due to start this week. Initial safety trials in humans are expected to begin next month at oxford university. It is a daunting, urgent challenge on which so many lives depend. Tim muffett, bbc news. A judge at the old bailey has adjourned the trial of three teenagers accused of murdering the police officer, andrew harper, after severaljury members went into self isolation. Mrjustice edis said he was discharging the jury because of the risk that further people essential to the case may be forced to withdraw. The defendants deny murdering pc harper, who died after being dragged behind a car while investigating the theft of a quad bike in berkshire last august. A full lockdown has been ordered in new zealand, as part of efforts to contain the virus there. All non essential services, schools and offices will be shut forfour weeks. Over the weekend, the number of coronavirus cases in the country more than doubled. The Prime Minister, jacinda ardern, said the measures were the most restrictive in new zealands history, but would save thousands of lives. Australia has shut down nonessential services, as cases of the virus there pass 1,600. Authorities have denied entry to a cruise ship off the west coast, carrying hundreds of passengers who have complained of respiratory illness. It comes days after another ship docked in sydney, allowing thousands of people to disembark. Dozens of them later tested positive for the infection. The us has reported the third highest number of infections of any country. President trump has announced additional emergency medical help for new york, Washington State and california, but congress has failed so far to agree on measures to support the economy. The Federal Reserve has warned of tremendous hardship, and announced unprecedented steps to support american households and companies with credit. Our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. The worst is yet to come, a blunt warning from the mayor of new york city, which is now the epicentre of the outbreak in the us, with a third of the cases. Medical supplies are running out, respirators, masks and protective gowns are all badly needed in hospitals around the country. If the president doesnt act, people will die who could have lived otherwise, senior citizens, folks who are members of families, and we cant get action from the president of the united states. Mr trump has responded declaring a major disaster in new york and Washington State, providing money to pay for urgently needed facilities. Field hospitals will be set up and a navy ship is being sent to los angeles to provide additional support. Itll have 1,000 beds and will become the citys biggest hospital. With equipment in short supply, the white house has hit out at people who are profiteering from the crisis, selling some items with an inflated price tag. The message to the hoarders, if youve got any large quantities of material that this country needs right now, get them to market or get them to us, we will pay you a fair price. But if you dont do that, were going to come for you and make sure that doesnt happen in this country. As americans start another uncertain week, many with no job to go to, the us congress is struggling to agree on a stimulus package to help individuals and businesses affected by the global pandemic. The Sticking Point between republicans and democrats in the senate appears to be the emphasis given to Corporate America over the needs of the countrys workers. Negotiations are still going on. That is great unhappiness with how they are trying to advance a proposal that would be great for giant corporations and leave everyone else behind. We are not here to create a slush fund for donald trump and his family or a slush fund for the Treasury Department to be able to hand out to their friends. We are here to help workers, we are here to help hospitals. Our goal is to get relief to americans as quickly as possible so that families can get by and Small Businesses can keep workers on the payroll. This will help our economy and you will see our economy skyrocket. Mr trump added that he thought that victory, as he put it, would happen much sooner than originally expected. Peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. Family gatherings and parties across the uk are being cancelled, as people observe the governments warning to avoid all unnecessary contact. For young children, it can be especially upsetting. But those tasked with organising childrens birthdays are not being deterred, and are ready to use technology to keep youngsters happy. David sillito reports. Social distancing, a life indoors. Its not much fun, especially. If you are three. If there is germs crawling around, you cant go outside so we have to stay indoors. Elsa . Are you ready, everyone . Can you knock like this . Do you want to build a snowman . Come on, lets go and play. But one thing hasnt been cancelled. Jessica kingsley is, today, elsa from frozen, and shes found a way to give little harry his Birthday Party online. Harry started asking us in december to have. A frozen party, and weve been looking forward to it, counting down the days since at least the beginning of february, so the fact we managed to have one was just unbelievable. Let it go, let it go i am one with the wind and sky let it go, let it go. For many children who now are in isolation, this is one for many children who are now are in isolation, this is one solution for some frazzled families but there is another issue here work. Wow, hans, you have a lovely voice. Sitting alongside her isjosh, who is today playing prince hans. This is all useful work at a difficult moment. Because all actors are now in the same boat, all artists, musicians, anyone in the arts and media, they cant