Addressing NHS and social workers, the health minister says: "We are doing everything we can to support you and protect you. We've got your back."

He says the UK has shipped "millions" of face masks to the NHS and social care services and that he "will stop at nothing to protect people in the NHS".

He adds that the military is being used to help get supplies to frontline staff and more tests are being sent to hospitals..

And he called on people to "do their bit" by staying indoors and keeping more than two metres away from others.

The health secretary has reiterated calls for people to stay home in order to help save lives and protect NHS staff.

He says the government has already asked people not to take "unnecessary journeys".

"I don't regard going to your holiday home as a necessary journey."

He has acknowledged there have been problems providing protective equipment to medical staff, following criticism from some doctors and nurses. He said it was his job to make sure they got what they needed.

Mr Hancock says the UK government is "prepared to do what it takes".

Ahead of a new coronavirus bill being put to MPs, he says he doesn't want to "curtail people's liberties" but will do so in order to help prevent the spread of the virus.

He says the measures so far announced have "had a massive effect on the country" but that "the quicker we can stop the spread the quicker we can get out of this".

He repeated calls for people to reduce social contact.

We reported just minutes ago that sources said Hong Kong would ban all visitors coming to the city - this has now been confirmed.

The city's leader Carrie Lam said in a news conference that all foreigners would be banned for the next 14 days.

The new measures will kick in on Wednesday.

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been speaking to BBC Breakfast about the epidemic in the past few minutes.

He says he is "totally focused on protecting lives" and the government stands ready to take further measures "if they need to".

Until a few weeks ago in the UK, self-isolating yourself and distancing yourself from other people were seen as unusual, even a sign of being unwell. Now, they've become essential measures to stem the spread of the virus.

The two are not quite the same. Social distancing involves cutting down on non-essential travel and interactions, staying home if you're unwell, and not visiting social venues.

Meanwhile self-isolation means you basically have to cut yourself off entirely from the outside world – here’s how you do it.

Hong Kong will ban all tourists and transit travellers to the city, the South China Morning Post has reported, quoting sources.

All bars, pubs and entertainment venues will also be asked to shut, the sources told the news outlet ahead of an expected announcement by the city's leader Carrie Lam later this afternoon.

Hong Kong is already quarantining all people arriving from abroad, and mainland China, for 14 days.

Good morning to those joining us in the UK and around the world.

There have been numerous developments over the weekend and already today in the UK. Here is a quick summary::

• Letters and texts will be sent to 1.5 million people in England who are most at risk of coronavirus to stay at home. If that's you, you can read more about what to expect here
• All new jury trials in England and Wales have been suspended to allow courthouses to put in place measures to aid social distancing
• McDonald's has said it will close all of its restaurants in the UK from 19:00 GMT. Nando's has also announced it has closed its restaurants
• Train operators will be operating a reduced timetable from today
• Teachers unions have followed Boris Johnson in pleading for workers to send their children to school or nursery only if absolutely necessary
• MPs will be asked to pass the Coronavirus Bill later. Some MPs have called for the powers to have a strict time limit
• Under the proposed legislation, external, airports could be shut and people held on public health grounds
• Health Secretary Matt Hancock will be speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme shortly after 08:00
• His appearance comes after he acknowledged problems in getting of personal protective equipment to NHS staff in England
• There were 101 new UK deaths caused by coronavirus announced over the weekend, taking the total number to 281 - including a person aged 18 with an underlying health condition

We'll be bringing you the latest on these and any further developments here and on the BBC News homepage throughout the day.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called US leaders "liars", and has told them to lift sanctions instead of offering aid.

"American leaders are lying" he said in a televised speech. "If they want to help Iran, all they need to do is lift sanctions... then we can deal with the coronavirus outbreak.

"You have blocked Iran's oil exports, you have stopped Iran's banking transactions.. your help offer is the biggest lie in history."

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected the US's offer of assistance yesterday.

More than 1,700 people have died of the virus in Iran, and there are more than 21,000 confirmed cases.

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All jury trials in England and Wales are to be put on hold, in response to the spread of the virus.

In a statement on Monday, the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett, said no new trials would start and that ongoing trials would be paused while arrangements were put in place so they can continue safely.

Last week, it was announced that no new trials expected to last three days or more would go ahead amid the deepening coronavirus crisis.

This dancing zookeeper will bring it - thanks to a new livestream at Melbourne Zoo.

Tech giant Facebook has donated 720,000 masks to US health workers, its CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said.

Mr Zuckerberg said the masks had been bought in case the US wildfires continued, and that it was the company's emergency reserve.

The US has seen a surge in demand for masks as the outbreak continues to grow rapidly across the country.

The UK is just waking up to another week of isolation and social distancing, brought in to try to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

Later today, however, MPs will debate strengthening these measures with emergency legislation giving them additional powers.

Under the proposed new legislation, airports could shut and police would be able to force people with symptoms of the virus to isolate.

The powers would be time-limited for two years, and it's expected that MPs will approve them.

Yesterday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned the government would "very actively" consider tougher anti-virus measures over the following 24 hours.

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Tessa Wong
BBC News, Singapore

I've just received these pictures from a visitor at Changi Airport, one of the busiest airports in the world and a major Asia transport hub. On any given day its transit areas are teeming with passengers, but this is what they look like now:

And here's the departure board at one of its terminals. With many countries shutting its borders to tourists, including Australia and New Zealand where many passengers transit through Singapore to get to, airlines have cancelled or simply cut flights altogether.

Resty Woro Yuniar
BBC News, Jakarta

Indonesia's capital Jakarta - a city of more than 10 million people - began implementing shut down measures on Monday.

The city's governor had on Friday declared a state of emergency, announcing that public entertainment spaces like bars, cinemas and restaurants would be shut on Monday until 2 April.

Public transport operators are also limiting their services - with operating hours cut down in a bid to reduce passenger numbers.

But on Monday, a Twitter user posted this photo showing the reality of the situation.

"It is this crowded in the train at 05:52am," says this caption.

There are 307 confirmed cases in Jakarta alone. Nationally, there are 514 cases across Indonesia.

M Ilyas Khan
BBC News, Islamabad

Authorities in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province have ordered a 15-day lockdown in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Sindh accounts for 352 of the country’s 799 people who have so far tested positive.

Of these, 130 cases are located in Karachi - the country’s largest business and industrial hub with a population of 15 million.

Recent test results have shown that while most coronavirus cases in Sindh originated from cross-border travel to Iran, more than 80 have been found to have been caused by local transmission – that is, among people who had no recent travel history.

All public parks, main markets and public transport have been ordered to shut, though medical and grocery stores will remain open during certain hours while journalists and newspaper hawkers have been allowed free movement to counter what a government official called “the spread of fake news.”

Beginning Tuesday, the province will also shut down its two main airports – at Karachi and Sukkur – for domestic flights. International traffic has already been shut across the country.

These measures are at odds with the federal government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan, which is still reluctant to declare a country-wide lockdown.

Some of the symptoms of the virus are quite similar to the common cold or flu - but there is a difference. Watch as the BBC's Laura Foster breaks it down for you, and what to do if you're in the UK and think you might have the virus.

Chi Chi Izundu
BBC News, Nigeria

Doctors who had gone on strike indefinitely in Nigeria after not being paid for months have called it off "for the sake of humanity".

"Considering the recent coronavirus cases in the country and the commitment shown by stakeholders in the health sector", they would suspend their strike, the Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors said in a statement.

Nigeria confirmed four new cases of coronavirus on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases to 30.

Social distancing in the upper house of Australia's parliament on Monday...

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Sameer Hashmi
BBC World reporter

The United Arab Emirates - home to the world's busiest international airport in Dubai - has announced that it will suspend all passenger and transit flights to and from the country for two weeks, starting from 25 March.

Dubai international airport saw 86.4 million passengers in 2019. It's also home to Emirates - one of the world's biggest airlines. Emirates has now also announced that it will suspend all passenger flights by 25 March.

It comes as all shopping and commercial centres are set to close in the next 48 hours. However stores selling essential goods,including supermarkets and pharmacies, will remain open.

Restaurants will have their service limited to deliveries.

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