Nick Cross and his partner are among thousands of Britons stuck in Asia, unable to board flights home.

Shortly after their arrival in Cambodia in mid-March, Thailand imposed new restrictions on foreigners, meaning they'd need a medical certificate to be allowed in to the country.

They went to a doctor to get the certificate, and then headed to Phnom Penh to try to connect with their flight home from Bangkok.

But Nick says two of the flights they booked to Bangkok were cancelled. They were then denied boarding on a third because airline officials said their certificates did not show a negative Covid-19 test.

He is now helping organise more than 260 British people trapped in Cambodia, lobbying the UK embassy to find a way out for them.

The embassy is telling them to take whatever commercial options they can. But Nick says they are now short of funds, after booking four flights which were cancelled and getting no refunds yet, worth around £5,000 ($6,150).

Unless he can be sure he won’t lose it on yet another cancelled flight, Nick said he wants to preserve what funds he has left to survive if they get stuck for many weeks. He says there are other British travellers with health conditions who are very low on funds and in urgent need of assistance.

British diplomats in the region say they are exploring every possible option to get stranded UK travellers home, and are lobbying the airlines to lay on extra flights, at a reasonable cost. There are thought to be around 2-3,000 in Thailand, around 70 left in Laos, and a few hundred in the Philippines.

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• The number of deaths in Italy reported on Sunday were the lowest in two weeks, and authorities there are confident that the peak of new cases has passed. So far, 15,887 people have died – the highest national death toll worldwide
• Spain’s government is distributing one million kits around the country to step up testing, with plans to quarantine asymptomatic cases in public spaces like sports halls. Over the weekend Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called for “unwavering solidarity” between EU nations, and to rebuild economies after the crisis through a new Marshall Plan – the name for the post-World War II US aid programme for Europe
• From Monday, Austria has made it compulsory to wear a face mask at the supermarket. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has hinted that this could soon be the case in all public places across the country. You can read Bethany Bell’s report on the new plan here
• And German football club Bayern Munich will restart training on Monday. The Bundesliga is suspended until at least 30 April - officials had previously recommended clubs hold off on training until at least 5 April. A statement urged fans not to come to the training ground

A relaxation of social distancing measures in the UK is not being considered at present, the housing secretary, Robert Jenrick has said.

"At the moment we are reaching the peak of the virus, so this is not the time to ease away or take our foot off the pedal. At this moment all of us should be adhering to the advice," Jenrick said.

"We are looking and learning from international examples but this is not the time to begin deploying an easing off of measures.

"None of us want to keep the measures we have in place for a day longer than is necessary and none us want to make them more restrictive.

"We don't want to see parks close but it will require the small number of people flouting the rules to behave responsibly."

Many in countries under lockdown have been advised not to leave their homes. But why is it so important? We break down the numbers for you, and what the rules are in the UK.

Afghanistan has had its first death of a frontline doctor due to the coronavirus, the health ministry confirmed to the BBC.

The ministry spokesperson said the doctor was working in a private hospital in Kabul and 20 of his colleagues will now be tested for Covid-19.

Pajhwok Afghan News reported the doctors's name as Hanifullah Hanif and said he died on Sunday.

Afghanistan has confirmed 367 cases of coronavirus, with 10 deaths. The province of Herat, which borders Iran, is the worst affected.

Afghanistan is among the poorest countries in the world, ravaged by war and with a weak public health system. The health ministry has warned that millions of people will be infected, with a huge loss of life if the country does not receive international support to fight the pandemic.

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Residents in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, have destroyed a coronavirus testing centre over fears it would pose a contagion risk for the people living nearby.

Videos show the building, which was still under conduction, being demolished by people shouting, "We don't want it".

An official from the health ministry said the site was never meant for the treatment of patients but only for testing.

Judging by official figures, the country has so far not seen a widespread outbreak. Just over 260 infections and three deaths have been confirmed.

Abidjan has already been placed under quarantine and a nationwide overnight curfew is in force. Schools, churches and all non-essential shops have been closed.

The housing secretary, Robert Jenrick has confirmed that foreign secretary, Dominic Raab will chair a coronavirus meeting on Monday morning in the absence of Boris Johnson.

However, Mr. Jenrick told BBC Radio he expects the prime minister to return to Downing Street shortly.

"He will be updated regularly in hospital as he has been while self-isolating. Dominic Raab is the first secretary of state so he will chair the regular morning meeting however, the PM does remain in charge of the government," Jenrick said.

The Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has been providing an update on the health of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who was taken to a London hospital on Sunday evening 10 days after he tested positive for coronavirus.

Speaking on BBC Radio 4, Jenrick said: “The Prime Minister has now had persistent symptoms for 10 days after he tested positive and as a result he went to hospital last night on the advice of his doctor.

"This was not an emergency admission, it was planned admission to have some routine tests. Those tests are under way and he will stay in hospital as long as he needs to. I have heard he is doing well and I look forward to him being back in number 10 as soon as possible.

“He will take the advice of the doctors and nurses in the hospitals that are doing those tests and act accordingly."

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The Institute for Fiscal Studies says "nearly a third of employees aged under 25" are in jobs that "are likely gone for now" during the UK lockdown.

Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, IFS director Paul Johnson pinpointed closures in the leisure, retail and hospitality sectors as particularly damaging for younger people and lower paid workers.

“We are not talking about students or those in part-time jobs. We are talking about people on the early rungs of their careers, either going to be furloughed or out of work," he said.

“A lot of the jobs will presumably come back when hotels, restaurants and shops return but how quickly will depend on if it is the same businesses that return.

“If they are not able to get back into work there may be longer term consequences. Then there are those finishing school or university that are moving into the labour market in probably the most difficult time in living memory.

“Something like seven times as many of the lowest paid workers are affected by the lockdown than those in the highest 10% of income distribution. It is a very sharp differential.”

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The situation in Italy and Spain, where infections and deaths have fallen in recent days, is "giving hope" on what the United States' "future could be", says Deborah Birx, one of President Trump's coronavirus advisers.

On Sunday, New York, the epicentre of the US outbreak, reported a drop in the number of new infections and deaths.

"We're hopeful over the next week that we'll see a stabilisation of cases in these metropolitan areas where the outbreak began several weeks ago," Dr Birx said.

The US has reported 337,274 confirmed infections and 9,619 deaths from Covid-19, by far the highest tally in the world.

On Sunday, Italy reported that 525 people had died in the previous 24 hours - the lowest daily figure since 19 March.

Another 674 people died in Spain - the lowest daily death toll in over a week.

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The New York Times reports that a US Navy captain has tested positive after he was relieved of the command of a virus-stricken aircraft carrier.

Citing two of his classmates from the US Naval Academy, the Times reported Captain Brett Crozier began exhibiting symptoms before he was stripped of his post on the USS Theodore Roosevelt.

The US Navy has declined a request for comment by the BBC.

Captain Crozier was fired last week for allegedly leaking a letter he wrote to the Pentagon. In the letter, he said the Navy was not doing enough to contain the spread of coronavirus on the ship, and called for help in quarantining the majority of his crew.

Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said the Captain Crozier "exercised extremely poor judgement".

"It creates the perception the Navy is not on the job; the government is not on the job. That's just not true," said Mr Modly.

Uninfected members of the ship's more than 4,000 crew are now being quarantined in Guam after spending days restricted to the naval base’s pier.

The UK government has said it has a "huge amount" to do to meet its target of 100,000 coronavirus tests a day across the UK.

How does testing compare across the four nations?

Read more on the different types of testing, here.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on governments to act against “a horrifying global surge in domestic violence” in recent weeks, sparked by lockdowns.

Referring to his recent appeal for a ceasefire in conflicts around the world, Mr Guterres stressed that violence was not always confined to battlefields.

"For many women and girls, the threat looms largest where they should be safest — in their own homes,” he said.

The UN said that, since the outbreak began, calls to domestic abuse helplines had doubled in countries like Lebanon and Malaysia compared with the same period last year. In China that number has tripled.

In Australia, Google has also seen its highest rise in searches for domestic violence help in the last five years.

Mr Guterres said abuse had been exacerbated by economic and social stresses brought on by coronavirus. Help for victims has also been undermined as health care providers, police and local support groups face a strain on resources. Many domestic violence shelters have also been undermined by the crisis while others are full

“Together,” said Mr Guterres, “we can and must prevent violence everywhere, from war zones to people’s homes, as we work to beat covid-19”.

Read more about some of the women who are living under lockdown with men they say are abusing them.

In case you're just joining us, here are some of the latest developments:

• According to the latest figures, 47,806 people around the country have tested positive, and 4,934 have died in hospital after contracting coronavirus.
• Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital for tests, 10 days after testing positive for coronavirus. Downing Street said it was a "precautionary step" taken on the advice of his doctor.
• Scotland's chief medical officer has resigned after making two trips to her second home during the coronavirus lockdown. Dr Catherine Calderwood had initially apologised for her actions and said she planned to continue in the role. But in a statement on Sunday she said that she had quit.
• In a rare speech to the nation, the Queen has said Britain "will succeed" in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic. She thanked people for following government rules to stay at home and praised those "coming together to help others".

South Korea has deported a Taiwanese woman who refused to stay at a quarantine facility, reports news outlet Yonhap. , external

All international arrivals into the country have to go through a two-week period of self-isolation, either at their homes or government-designated facilities. These cost around $81 (£66) a day.

The woman agreed to be quarantined but refused to pay the expenses. She was deported back to Taiwan late on Sunday.

Soutik Biswas
India Correspondent

On 23 March, a 56 year old man living in a vast, labyrinthine slum in the western Indian city of Mumbai went to see a doctor. He was feeling feverish and had a bad cough.

The garment trader lived in Dharavi where more than half a million people are spread over 2.5 grubby sq km, which is less than a square mile. (Imagine a population larger than Manchester living in an area smaller than Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens.)

A few days later, he died - after becoming the first person to be infected from Covid-19 in the slum.

An outbreak of coronavirus in a place where social distancing is an oxymoron could easily turn into a grave public health emergency and overwhelm the city's stretched public health system.

Nobody realises this more than the officials racing to track and contain the infection.

Read the full story here

In Gaza, people are bracing for a serious outbreak as more than 10 cases of infection have been confirmed in the small enclave.

Everything is shut, including vital food aid centres, and people are being asked to stay at home. Watch our video here:

Bangladesh has announced a $8bn (£6.5bn) stimulus package, external to help cushion the blow to its economy. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made the announcement in a televised speech on Sunday, adding that it would support low-cost loans for a variety of businesses. The country has around 70 confirmed cases and nine deaths so far.

Here's more news from the rest of the South Asia region:

• Four men from Sri Lanka have tested positive in India after they attended a weeks-long event organised by a Muslim congregation that's been in the news for setting off Covid-19 clusters across India.
• Pakistan's federal health ministry has told the Supreme Court that infections could reach 50,000 by the end of April , external- a projection based on how the pandemic has progressed across the world. Pakistan's cases jumped beyond 3,000 on Sunday. Experts fear massive under-reporting in South Asia because of low levels of testing.
• Nepal confirmed three new cases over the weekend, taking the total number of infections to nine. The Himalayan country is under lockdown until 7 April.

From drinking cow urine to avoiding ice cream, there's been a lot of talk online about the different ways you can beat or avoid the coronavirus - and not a lot of it is true.

We’re debunking several myths in an ongoing BBC Reality Check series - here’s part 1 and part 2. Here’s our latest video on why lemon juice can’t protect you from getting infected, and how mosquitoes are not passing on the coronavirus.

Frances Mao
Sydney

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Australia's curve appears to be flattening, despite the nation not entering a full lockdown as seen in other nations.

Schools, public transport and many shops still remain open - but social distancing measures have become paramount.

Most cases have been linked to travel, but local infections still make up around 10%, so officials are telling people to keep isolating themselves.

"We're increasingly confident that if people continue to adhere to what we've been asking them to do, we can prevent a situation like we've seen in many other countries ," said chief medical officer Dr Brendan Murphy yesterday.

New South Wales and Victoria - which together account for 65% of infections - last week brought in tough laws curtailing people's rights to go outside. Hundreds have now been fined for activities like taking a driving lesson or eating and lingering outdoors.

Many also can't seem to stay away from the beach - despite warnings.

On Tuesday, the government is set to release its official virus spread predictions. That will no doubt spur more rampant debate on what further measures may need to be taken.

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