The charity says it is "inevitable" staff will come into contact with people with coronavirus.

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Police across the UK now have wide-ranging powers to help fight the coronavirus pandemic.

But what are they? And what punishments can they enforce?

You can find out more here.

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A D-Day veteran awarded France's highest military honour has died after contracting coronavirus.

Harold Pearsall, of Tamworth, Staffordshire, died on Sunday aged 97.

The widower, who had two sons, was isolated at Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and could not have visitors, according to his friend Peter Lloyd.

Mr Pearsall took part in the Allied assault on Caen in 1944 and received the Légion d'Honneur in 2015.

He told the BBC's World War Two memories project in 2005 his unit had suffered heavy losses after they were ambushed by phosphorous bombs and grenades.

Governments are advising people to socially distance to reduce the pressure on health services and stop the spread of Covid-19.

But what does it mean? And why is it so important?

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Callum Wood smashed car windows at Middlesbrough's James Cook University Hospital.

Police said it was "appalling" he had targeted NHS staff cars "at a time of national crisis".

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A 94-year-old dubbed "supergran" is going home after fighting off coronavirus and pneumonia.

Joy had tested positive for the virus and spent 10 days at James Paget University Hospital, in Gorleston, Norfolk.

However as her symptoms faded, the retired nurse wanted to free up the bed for others and will now spend the next two weeks days self-isolating at home.

"She's feeling energetic, very chirpy on the phone, she sounds like her usual self," said grandson Toby Basil.

"We've always called her supergran because she's so resilient."

Someone has gone to great lengths - and heights - to spread their message of gratitude to the NHS.

This effort, at the top of the Midsomer Norton coal spoil heap in Somerset, can be seen from miles around.

Aldi, Morrisons and Waitrose are easing restrictions on some products which were imposed in the wake of stockpiling earlier this month.

All the major supermarkets restricted customers to buying fixed amounts of individual items to keep shelves full.

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However, they will only be allowed to purchase four of some - including hand wash and soap, toilet roll, certain canned goods and alcohol - and two of antibacterial hand gel, UHT milk and baby formula.

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People are being warned not to flush anything other than toilet paper down the pan after a water firm received "higher than normal calls" on the subject.

Wessex Water said its customers had been phoning to ask if kitchen roll and wipes could be flushed away after they were unable to purchase toilet roll.

The firm's director of sewerage, George Taylor, said: “Our simple message is if you are using these items, please put them in the bin, rather than flushing them.

"They are designed to stay intact, unlike toilet paper which can break down in the sewers."

The company, which covers Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire, said flushing anything other than paper could lead to sewer blockages and cause it to back-up into homes.

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Rugby league fans have waited all winter for their game to return, but as with many sports, it has been suspended just seven rounds into the Super League season amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Historian, Dr Victoria Dawson, has set up a project hoping to document its shutdown from the perspective of fans, players, coaches and anyone associated with the game.

You can find out more about how to contribute to the project, A Life without League, here., external

Farzana Chaudry "knitted like the clappers" to fill her windows with carefully-crafted key workers.

The figures - which include a surgeon, a greengrocer and a cleaner - have been "spreading joy" to her neighbours in Watford.

The windowsill scene is complete with miniature placards urging passersby to "protect the NHS" and "stay at home".

"I thought it would be good for people to stop and think for a bit," Mrs Chaudry said.

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Are sex and social distancing mutually exclusive?

What if you've kissed someone and they're now showing coronavirus symptoms?

Newsbeat put these questions - and others - to Dr Alex George, an A&E doctor and former Love Island contestant, and sex journalist Alix Fox - presenter of BBC Radio 1's Unexpected Fluids show.

Here's what they said.

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The Office for National Statistics has published data on coronavirus deaths registered up to 20 March in England and Wales.

This means it lags about 10 days behind the latest data from hospitals and the Department of Health but it gives us an age breakdown of those who died with the virus.

The figures were compiled from death certificates that mentioned Covid-19.

The chart shows the breakdown by age for the latest week the ONS has reported.

People living on the coast are being warned that seagulls may be more aggressive than usual due to a drop in food sources amid the coronavirus lockdown.

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With people told to stay at home during the virus outbreak the number of visitors to the seaside has dropped dramatically.

As a result, East Riding of Yorkshire Council has warned gulls may be behaving more aggressively than usual.

The authority said: "Coastal residents are being advised that, due to a lack of food sources, seagulls may be more hungry than normal and may behave aggressively.

"Residents are asked not to eat on the seafront areas, to encourage the birds to fend for themselves away from towns."

A teenager attacked a care home worker before spitting on her face and telling her "you have got corona".

Two youths on bikes approached the woman in Canford Heath, Poole, on Friday.

Dorset Police said one teenager hit the woman on the head, knocked her to the ground and kicked her multiple times, before spitting on her.

The BBC’s Laura Foster explains how you can recognise the symptoms of coronavirus.

A man has been arrested for allegedly making five 999 calls in 24 hours to police about the NHS and coronavirus.

Northumbria Police said the 60-year-old man from Sunderland "did not listen to advice about misusing the system".

Ch Supt Neil Hutchinson said most people have only used 999 in a "genuine emergency".

But some have "bombarded" the force with nuisance calls.

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A GP who was told her services were no longer required at the town's hospital after she criticised its coronavirus response has been allowed to return to work.

Dr Catherine Beanland had raised concerns about Ludlow Community Hospital's readiness to deal with Covid-19 and started wearing her own protective equipment, because she wasn't happy with the equipment supplied.

She said the Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust complained and asked her to leave a ward, because her protective clothing was making others anxious.

A joint statement by the trust and Portcullis Surgery, where Dr Beanland works, said they recognised "the effective use" of PPE was "of paramount importance" to patient and staff safety.

Dr Beanland and another doctor "have now been reassured and confirm that they are confident in the way the trust is implementing these guidelines at Ludlow Hospital" and will return to work.

A total of one-and-a-half million people in England have been identified as being "extremely medically vulnerable".

The government has contacted 900,000 of those and plans to distribute free food parcels every week to more than 50,000 who have no family or friends to help them.

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A food distribution company will deliver the packs to people's doorsteps, although in some cases local authorities, charities or emergency services may help out.

The government is working in partnership with the food industry, local government, and voluntary groups and could potentially deliver hundreds of thousands every week.