Children across the UK will be off school for an indefinite period of time because of coronavirus. Some are likely to be anxious, so how can parents help them cope?

Professor of clinical child psychology Sam Cartwright-Hatton says it is about routine, getting outdoors if possible and shielding the youngest from coronavirus talk.

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Nurses are self-isolating from their families as part of their work against coronavirus, Helen Whyley from the Royal College of Nursing said.

She described nurses doing "amazing things each day" and former colleagues who had recently retired getting in touch to see if they can help.

Ms Whyley also told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast that officials were working with the government to make sure all staff get protective gear they need to protect them from coronavirus.

BBC Cymru Wales has announced changes to its output “during these unprecedented times”.

It said it would be maintaining news services across radio, television and online.

Changes include a new daily Golden Hour programme with Owen Money broadcasting from home. It will begin on Monday at 10:00 GMT on BBC Radio Wales and is described as “an hour of non-stop feel-good classics”.

Rhodri Talfan Davies, director of BBC Wales said: “These are challenging times in communities right across Wales and our commitment is to be there for everybody.

“We’ll ensure everybody gets the up-to-date information they so urgently need, we’ll offer a helping hand to thousands of listeners across our radio services and we’ll lift spirits too."

School children at a school in Swansea have been painting pictures and writing poems and letters to elderly people who have been cocooned in nursing homes.

An MP has descried "being so angry" at "selfish" people, with no meat, vegetables, milk or bread in his local supermarket.

"People in Italy, Spain and France are in the eye of the storm but there's no panic buying," Rhondda's Chris Bryant told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast.

He also questioned why "draconian powers" to stop gatherings, close premises, detain and isolate people will last for two years.

They have been handed to UK governments to tackle coronavirus.

Mr Bryant called the length "pretty drastic", saying in the past they have been granted for 30 days.

He also described how some of his constituents are struggling.

A pregnant woman who works in a supermarket was told by her employer she would not get paid if she didn't go in, he said, while government advice suggested she shouldn't.

Others have already been laid off, are struggling to get government financial support or are unsure whether to open their cafe or pub.

Schools across the UK will close today but will look after the children of key workers and vulnerable children.

The Welsh Government said it would release a list of what it considers to be key workers later today but the UK government guidance for England includes:

• Frontline health workers such as doctors and nurses
• Some teachers and social workers
• Workers in key public services including those essential to the justice system, religious staff and public service journalists
• Local and national government workers deemed crucial to delivering essential public services
• Workers involved in food production processing, distribution, sale and delivery
• Public safety workers including police, armed forces personnel, firefighters and prison staff
• Essential air, water, road and rail transport workers
• Utilities, communication and financial services staff, including postal workers, and waste disposal workers

Letters are being sent to retired doctors and nurses in England and Wales asking them to return to the NHS to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak.

Senior officials say the ex-employees are needed to boost frontline services.

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If you are self-isolating due to the coronavirus outbreak, odds are your lifestyle has become somewhat more sedentary.

So what else can you do to keep fit and healthy while heeding the new advice about staying at home?

Rae Carpenter, owner of Live Fit from Cardiff, has offered a few tips for short workouts while you are at home and might be unable to leave the house.

Last night Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the UK could "turn the tide" on the coronavirus crisis within 12 weeks.

But pressed on what he meant by the three-month timescale, he said he did not know how long it would go on for.

He said trials on a vaccine were expected to begin within a month.

Speaking in Downing Street, Mr Johnson told reporters: "I believe that a combination of the measures that we're asking the public to take and better testing, scientific progress, will enable us to get on top of it within the next 12 weeks and turn the tide.

"I cannot stand here and tell you that by the end of June that we will be on the downward slope.

"It's possible but I simply can't say that that's for certain."

From Monday, Great Western Railway is reducing services to reflect national advice against non-essential travel, it said.

It will prioritise key routes essential for people, external continuing to deliver vital services.

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There are calls not to take “unnecessary risks” with DIY projects over the coming months.

Doctors fear a surge in injuries as people spend long periods cooped up at home due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Orthopaedic consultant Awen Iorwerth said the capacity of the NHS to cope with trauma patients could be “curtailed dramatically”.

“We won’t have the staff, we won’t have the available theatre time, and we won’t have ventilators to be able to put you to sleep,” she warned.

Shop workers say they have faced abuse and racism as customers clamber for goods during the coronavirus outbreak.

One supermarket worker in Cardiff said work had been "crazy" and it had "affected my mental health".

Shop workers' union Usdaw said retail staff "play an essential role in getting the country through this crisis" and needed support

Good morning on what will be the last day of school for many, perhaps until September, according to Education Minister Kirsty Williams.

Some have already closed as Wales tackles the coronavirus outbreak.

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