The UK's daily press briefing is expected to begin at around 16:00 BST. Here is a brief summary of what's been happening today:

• The number of people who have died with the virus in the UK has reached 1,228 - an increase of 209 since Saturday. The latest figures, external show there are now 19,522 confirmed cases in the country
• Of those deaths, 190 have come in England, 10 in Wales, a further six in Northern Ireland, and one in Scotland
• The UK lockdown will be in place for a “significant period” and could last longer if people do not stick to the rules, according to Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove
• Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says the Scottish government has always been advised to prepare for the measures to be in place for around 13 weeks
• Health Secretary Matt Hancock says the government, external is now testing 10,000 people a day, and is "on track" to test 25,000 a day by mid-April
• And recruitment for volunteers to help the NHS has been paused, after 750,000 people signed up less than a week after the appeal was announced

The coronavirus outbreak could kill 100,000 to 200,000 Americans, the government’s top infectious diseases expert warned on Sunday.

Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told CNN’s State of the Union that millions would be infected by the virus.

Dr Fauci, a leading member of President Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force, added, however: “I don’t want to be held to that ... It’s such a moving target that you can so easily be wrong and mislead people.”

Here in the UK, police have been given new powers designed to help protect themselves and other frontline workers from coronavirus-related attacks.

Anyone in England and Wales who coughs on key workers as a threat amid the crisis have been warned they will face serious criminal charges.

And although very rare, sadly a number of allegations have been reported in the last few days. They include:

• One man from Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, has been jailed for a year after he was found to have spat at officers while claiming he had coronavirus.
• Another man, aged 43, has been charged with assault after a paramedic was allegedly coughed at in the face in Gloucestershire
• Two people have been arrested after a woman was allegedly deliberately coughed at in the street in Somerset. Her profession is unknown

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We're not sure if this is coronavirus related or not yet, but a plane has crashed at Manila's main airport in the Philippines.

Local media reports say the plane was heading for Japan and was carrying medical personnel and a patient.

Richard Gordon, chairman of the Philippine Red Cross, confirmed his fire and medic teams had been dispatched to the scene.

He said the plane exploded as it was taking off from the runway.

The plane was carrying eight passengers including medical staff, flight crew and a patient along with their companion, he added.

We'll bring you more updates as we get them.

New police powers mean UK officers are able to order people to go home, leave an area or disperse, if their journey is not deemed essential.

It comes after people across the UK were urged to stay at home unless absolutely necessary to slow the spread of coronavirus.

Checkpoints have begun appearing in some areas, such as North Yorkshire, but police have urged the public to be mindful of scams.

Two men posing as police officers pulled over a driver and attempted to fine them £60 for "non-essential travel" in East Yorkshire - where checkpoints were not in place.

Police can issue penalty notices but not on-the-spot fines.

Meanwhile, police in Devon forced one would-be holidaymaker from the Midlands to turn around and head home after deeming his trip non-essential., external

Read more about new police powers here.

The former director general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland has been talking to BBC Radio 4 about what she says is the lack of "preparedness of the world" for a global pandemic.

Mrs Brundtland, who was the first female prime minister of Norway, is co-chair of the WHO and World Bank's Global Preparedness Monitoring Board, who published a report, external in September 2019 warning of a "highly lethal pandemic".

“What we have now is a warned catastrophe," she said.

"We saw big alarming gaps in the preparedness of the world and found compelling evidence of a very real threat."

“It’s not too late but we have to deal with the fact we are already in this now, which means putting emphasis on mobilising funding and (placing) attention on getting the equipment that is needed."

Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio says that his city will run out of critical medical supplies - including ventilators - by next Sunday, 5 April.

"Here in New York City, it feels like a wartime environment," he told CNN.

New York has become the epicentre of the US coronavirus outbreak. Across the state, at least 52,000 people had tested positive as of Saturday - more than one third of the cases across the country.

At least 728 people have died, 672 of them within New York City.

"This is going to be a long crisis," de Blasio said. "We should get more girded for the sheer timeline here."

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In Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak, barricades separating neighbours and shutting shops are still in place.

The Chinese government locked down the city of 11 million people in January in a bid to stop the spread of the virus.

Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, saw more than 50,000 coronavirus cases. At least 3,000 people in Hubei died from the disease.

People were told to remain in their homes with strict rules on those who could leave. The barriers acted as a tool to ensure people adhered to the rules. It is unclear when they will be removed.

One woman who gave her name as Zeng, told Reuters news agency: “When they [barricades] are removed, it will show that we in Wuhan have gained victory over the virus, that we have won.”

The lockdown is expected to remain in place until 8 April. However people are now allowed back into the city. They are not allowed to leave.

In the UK, officials are encouraging social distancing to help protect others and slow the spread of the virus.

They say people should self-isolate at home for at least seven days if they develop a fever of above 37.8C or a persistent cough.

Under these rules, if you live with others, everyone else in the household should isolate for at least 14 days.

But what does this mean in practice?

If you are self-isolating, then you should limit contact with family members or flatmates as much as possible. You should also stay at least two metres (six feet) away from them at all times and sleep alone.

Cleaning surfaces, eating separately and regular hand-washing will also help protect those you live with. You should also avoid sharing towels, toiletries or other household items with someone in isolation and, where possible, avoid sharing a bathroom at all.

You can read more about self-isolation and what it is here. And there is specific advice for families who are isolating here.

Here's a little more detail on the news that 1,228 people have died in the UK since the outbreak began.

The latest figures show there have been a further 209 deaths over the past 24 hours. That's slightly lower than Saturday's rise of 260.

The vast majority of those - 190 - have come in England.

Wales has reported 10 new deaths, there have been a further six in Northern Ireland, and one in Scotland.

The Department of Health and Social care said there were now 19,522 confirmed cases, external in the UK.

Robert Cuffe
BBC head of statistics

Scientists currently believe that each person infected with Covid-19 infects 2.5 people over the course of around five days.

That means 30 days after that first infection, 406 people will have the virus.

But, if we reduce our exposure by half, that first infection would only have led to 15 infections in 30 days - less than 5% of 406.

Look at the graphic below, which may make the maths a little clearer.

And here is our guide on self-distancing, and how to do it. You're probably going to need it.

There have been a further 209 deaths in the UK, taking the number of people who have died with coronavirus in the UK to 1,228, latest figures show.

Simon Browning
BBC News

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UK clothes makers say the government has wasted time in ordering personal protective equipment for NHS staff.

Fashion and textile firms believe they could have started making gowns and masks for front-line workers 10 days ago.

"The government is dragging its heels and it is really, really frustrating," said Kate Hills from Make it British, a trade group.

However, the government says it is working "around the clock" to provide support to the NHS and social care staff.

• Read more here.

Mark Easton
Home editor

Urgent supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) for social care staff are not reaching the front line, council leaders in England say.In a letter to Health Secretary Matt Hancock, two organisations say some masks and gloves supplied to staff in care homes are dirty and damaged, making them unusable.

The letter is signed by the chair of the cross-party Local Government Association, James Jamieson, and Julie Ogley, president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services.

The letter also raised concern that care users with personal assistants were wrongly being told to contact local authorities to get PPE.

The Department of Health and Social Care said it was “working around the clock” to supply social care workers.

Nail bars and builders’ firms are among those being asked if they can supply equipment.

Meanwhile, a major housing and care provider, Mears, told BBC News that its supplies were being diverted to the NHS and it had not received the amount it needed.

The most common signs of Covid-19 are a fever, dry cough and breathing difficulties.

For most people the symptoms will be mild but coronavirus can be serious for some, including the elderly or people with certain pre-existing conditions.

Some of the early symptoms can easily be confused with other winter bugs including colds and flu. But, for now, the UK government is advising anyone with a high temperature or a new, continuous cough to self-isolate at home for at least seven days just in case.

Under current guidance, most people may not need to get tested. If you are in the UK and worried about having the symptoms, use the NHS 111 advice servicehere, external.

You can alsoread more on the BBCabout the symptoms and how to protect yourself.

Sue Nicholson
BBC News

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NHS workers are being tested at two temporary drive-through stations in the UK.

The retailer Boots opened the facilities in the car park of Chessington World of Adventures in Surrey, and at its headquarters in Beeston, Nottinghamshire.

The centres were launched to support the government's bid to test doctors and nurses who have been self-isolating and are unsure whether they have the virus.

The sites are for NHS staff and operate by invitation only, the company said.

The death toll in the Netherlands has risen by 132 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total up to 771.

The total number of cases in the country, which has a population of about 17 million, has also risen by 1,104 to a total of 10,866.

Establishing a death rate is no simple task.

The World Health Organization says about 3.4% of all cases have resulted in deaths, but scientists estimate that the death rate is actually much lower because many cases have mild symptoms and are not reported.

The rate of fatalities also depends on a range of factors including age, sex, pre-existing conditions and the health system you are in.

Click here to find out more about the difficulty in calculating death rates and the groups most at risk.

Officials in the Netherlands have recalled hundreds of thousands of protective masks, which were imported from China and distributed to hospitals, because they don't meet quality standards.

The Dutch Health Ministry told AFP news agency that 1.3 million masks were delivered on 21 March. About 600,000 of the masks had already been distributed to healthcare workers.

"The rest of the shipment was immediately put on hold and has not been distributed," the ministry said in a statement.

The problem was either that the masks didn't close over the face properly, or were fitted with defective filters.

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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's temporary leave from prison in Tehran has been extended by two weeks, says her husband.

The British-Iranian charity worker was released from Evin prison on 17 March because of the coronavirus outbreak in Iran.

Richard Ratcliffe also said his wife's file had been put forward to the Iranian prosecutor general for consideration for clemency.

The 41-year-old was jailed in 2016 on charges of spying, something she has always denied.

Read more.