UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is admitted to hospital for tests, 10 days after testing positive for coronavirus
In a special broadcast, Queen Elizabeth thanks NHS staff and key workers for their efforts against the coronavirus
The Queen also thanks "those of you who are staying at home, thereby helping to protect the vulnerable"
"We will succeed," Her Majesty tells the UK. "We will be with our friends again; we will be with our families again"
The UK's death toll has risen by 621 to 4,934, figures show
Worldwide cases pass 1.2m, at least 65,000 people have died and 252,000 recovered
Hopeful signs as hard-hit Italy sees its lowest daily death toll in over two weeks
Spain sees another decline in daily deaths, with 674 reported on Sunday, a fall of 135 from Saturday
Singapore sees its highest daily jump in cases; government quarantines large numbers of foreign workers
US Surgeon General warns this will be "the hardest and the saddest week of most Americans' lives".
The US has more than 312,000 confirmed cases, the highest of any country
The Queen promises the nation that better days are ahead - and, echoing the words of the Vera Lynn wartime song, that “we will meet again”.
She says: “We should take comfort that while we may have more still to endure, better days will return: we will be with our friends again; we will be with our families again; we will meet again.”
The challenge of fighting coronavirus is different from other difficulties faced before, says the Queen - because there is a common goal.
“This time we join with all nations across the globe in a common endeavour, using the great advances of science and our instinctive compassion to heal," she says.
"We will succeed - and that success will belong to every one of us.”
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Queen, right, with Princess Margaret
The Queen says that today’s address reminds her of the one she gave as a teenager in 1940 with her sister, Princess Margaret - her very first broadcast.
“We, as children, spoke from here at Windsor to children who had been evacuated from their homes and sent away for their own safety,” she says.
“Today, once again, many will feel a painful sense of separation from their loved ones. But now, as then, we know, deep down, that it is the right thing to do.”
This, the Queen says, has been a time of compassion.
“Across the Commonwealth and around the world, we have seen heart-warming stories of people coming together to help others, be it through delivering food parcels and medicines, checking on neighbours, or converting businesses to help the relief effort,” she says.
She adds that it has become a time of reflection for some as well.
“Though self-isolating may at times be hard, many people of all faiths, and of none, are discovering that it presents an opportunity to slow down, pause and reflect, in prayer or meditation,” she says.
Image source, PA WireThat pride in the UK's identity is demonstrated by the way people have joined forces, the Queen says - including in the now-weekly applause for the NHS and other key workers, on Thursday evenings.
“The moments when the United Kingdom has come together to applaud its care and essential workers will be remembered as an expression of our national spirit; and its symbol will be the rainbows drawn by children,” she says.
The Queen wants everyone to “be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge”, with those in future reflecting that “the Britons of this generation were as strong as any” with self-discipline, good-humoured resolve and “fellow-feeling” still defining the UK as a nation.
“The pride in who we are is not a part of our past, it defines our present and our future,” she says.
Image source, ReutersThere are thanks from the Queen too for “those of you who are staying at home” and by doing so, “helping to protect the vulnerable and sparing many families the pain already felt by those who have lost loved ones”.
It comes after people had to be warned not to go out to enjoy the sunny weather in many parts of the UK this weekend. Health Secretary Matt Hancock saying it was “unbelievable” some were still packing into public parks.
The Queen says: “Together we are tackling this disease, and I want to reassure you that if we remain united and resolute, then we will overcome it.”
Image source, Buckingham PalaceThe Queen continues her message by thanking everyone “on the NHS front line” - as well as care workers and other key workers - “who selflessly continue their day-to-day duties outside the home in support of us all”.
“I am sure the nation will join me in assuring you that what you do is appreciated and every hour of your hard work brings us closer to a return to more normal times,” she says.
The Queen speaks of “a time of disruption in the life of our country” as she addresses the UK in a rare televised speech.
In a message recorded at Windsor Castle, she says it is an “increasingly challenging time” for the nation - bringing grief, financial hardships and “enormous changes”.
Image source, PA MediaWhen the Queen addresses the nation shortly, she is likely to stress the value of self-discipline as the country battles the coronavirus pandemic - something she is expected to describe as "an increasingly challenging time".
In her rare speech, she will add: "I hope in the years to come everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge.
"And those who come after us will say that the Britons of this generation were as strong as any."
New Jersey and Louisiana, two of the hardest-hit US states, have just reported their latest coronavirus tally.
New Jersey, which borders New York, reported more than 3,000 new infections on Sunday, bringing the state-wide total to 37,505. The state has seen 917 coronavirus-related deaths.
The southern state of Louisiana reported a 20% case increase on Sunday, with 3,010 news infections. There are over 13,000 cases in Louisiana and 477 recorded deaths.
France has reported 357 deaths from coronavirus in the past day, down from Saturday's toll of 441.
The country, which has been in lockdown for three weeks, now has a total of 5,889 deaths in hospital from the virus. Some 2,189 people have also died in nursing homes, officials said, taking the total death toll to 8,078.
The country has 90,864 confirmed cases.
Jonny Dymond
BBC royal correspondent
Image source, GettIt was always a question of when, not if, the Queen would speak.
Not because there is any rule to these broadcasts. There have been four, in very different circumstances.
The beginning of the land war in Iraq in 1991; the death of Diana, Princess of Wales; the death of the Queen's mother; and a brief message of thanks after the celebration of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
During her speech, do not expect Queen Elizabeth II to be the National Nanny. Requests for hand washing and remaining at home will be left to the government.
Instead she will project the calm determination that she believes is part of Britain's national character. As she did when she spoke after her mother's death, she is likely to give thanks as well.
And as sovereign of a nation that enjoys its history, a look back to previous challenges is to be expected.
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said his country will treat six Covid-19 patients from France following a request for help.
In a social media post, Babis said they would be looked after at a university hospital in Brno to help alleviate pressure on the French medical system.
"France has turned to us with a request for help in hospitalising its patients," Babis said. "Thanks to sufficient capacity we could satisfy them."
On Saturday, Jerome Salomon, France’s health ministry director, said the death toll in French hospitals and nursing homes since the start of the outbreak was 7,560.
The Czech Republic had recorded 4,543 Covid-19 cases and 67 deaths.
Image source, ReutersThe Queen is to speak to the nation about the coronavirus crisis within the next hour - a rare address that's being broadcast on TV and radio at 20:00 BST.
Other than her annual Christmas Day speech, the Queen has only made four such speeches before in her 68-year reign.
Here are details of the other times she has addressed the nation - at the time of the first Gulf War, after the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales, and of the Queen Mother, and to mark her Diamond Jubilee.
A nurse who contracted coronavirus has died at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, reports the Liverpool Echo newspaper., external
Liz Glanister was a long-serving nurse at the nearby Aintree hospital and died on Friday.
“All our thoughts are with Liz’s family at this time and we offer them our sincere condolences. Liz will be sadly missed by all those who knew and worked with her," Aintree's Chief Nurse Dianne Brown said.
At least five doctors and three nurses and nursing assistants have died from the Covid-19 in the UK.
It comes as the north-west of England reported a rise in infections to a total of 4,826.
Earlier, the Department of Health tweeted , externalthat 47,806 people had tested positive for coronavirus in the UK as of 09:00 BST on Sunday.
The number of deaths currently stands at 4,934.
Meanwhile, Public Health England said 11,085 tests for coronavirus had been carried out on Saturday in England.
Image source, Getty ImagesEarlier, it was reported that John Alagos, a nursing assistant looking after coronavirus patients at Watford General Hospital, had fallen ill and died on Friday.
Here are more details about the 24-year-old from Howard Johnson, the BBC's Philippines Correspondent:
According to friends of John Alagos’s family he was originally from the island of Iloilo in the central Philippines, but moved to the UK as a child and was a British citizen.
His mother Gina Gustilo is also an NHS healthcare worker in the UK.
Ten days ago John Alagos posted a series of pictures on his Facebook profile, external illustrating the importance of Personal Protective Equipment for staying safe while treating Covid-19 patients.
In another Facebook post, Gian Tolentino, a friend of John Alagos, and a member of the Watford Filipino Community Association page, said John was "a kind person; a dedicated healthcare assistant, and good friend and most of all a helpful son that any parents would be lucky to have".
The Philippines is the second-biggest source of non-UK NHS staff after India. According to a parliamentary briefing paper from July 2019, at the time 18,584 Filipinos were working for the NHS.
It's estimated that more than 10% of the Philippines’ population work abroad. Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), as they are known here, are seen as crucial breadwinners, regularly sending back remittances to loved-ones in their homeland.
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland footballer Kyle Walker has apologised after breaking lockdown rules by hosting a party involving sex workers.
The Manchester City player, 29, said his actions were "in direct contrast" to the government's social distancing restrictions.
His club said it was "disappointed" to hear the allegations, adding that the defender would face an internal disciplinary procedure.
Walker, who has won 48 caps for England, was part of the side which reached the 2018 World Cup semi-finals.
In a tweet on Wednesday he urged fans to follow government measures on social distancing.
Image source, Getty ImagesIrish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar rejoined the medical register in March and will work one shift a week, the Irish Times reports.
Mr Varadkar practiced as a doctor for seven years before entering politics.
He will now work for the Irish health service, and it's thought he will be assisting with phone assessments. In Ireland, sick people are assessed initially over the phone for Covid-19 symptoms, rather than in person.
His partner and other members of his family work in the health service.
Ireland has 4,273 cases of the virus, and 120 people have died.