on the spread of coronavirus, you can always head to our 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 and maintain social distancing, which is making sure there is two metres around you and anyone else. as laura foster explains. politicians, 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 people s houses, going to restaurants, 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 can t 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 fr
deserted roads and empty parks a top official says the uk could face up to six months of restrictions. over time, probably over the next six months, we will have a three week review, we will see where we re going. we need to keep that lid on and then gradually we will be able to, hopefully, adjust some of the social distancing measures. as italy grapples with the world s highest death toll from coronavirus there s a severe shortage of medical staff in the north. another 838 people die from covid 19 in spain the country s highest daily number of deaths. america s leading infectious diseases expert has warned that up to 200,000 people in the us could die from the coronavirus. dr anthony fauci said millions of people in the country would catch the virus. now on bbc news, the latest information and health advice on coronavirus including what the symptoms are and how to self isolate presented by victoria derbyshire. hello and welcome to this special programme. i m victor
the government considers tougher measures, as some people ignore advice aimed at tackling the coronavirus pandemic. there s 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 don t live with then they are helping to spread the virus. we ll 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 they ll 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 they re furious . and social distanci
now on bbc news, victoria derbyshire has all the latest information and health advice on the coronavirus outbreak, in this special programme. hello and welcome to this special programme. i m victoria derbyshire. over the next half an hour, we re going to try and tell you as much as we can about coronavirus to help you and so that you can share the information with others. and a reminder for the latest on the spread of coronavirus, you can always head to our 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 and maintain social distancing, which is making sure there is two metres around you and anyone else. as laura foster explains. politicians, 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 mor
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