bbcuk--2020-05-10--Coronavirus: Boris Johnson to launch threat level alert system

An alert system to rank the threat level of coronavirus in England is set to be launched by the government .
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to unveil the system , which will use a scale of one to five , as part of an address broadcast to the nation at 19:00 BST .
Mr Johnson will also explain any changes to the UK 's lockdown measures .
It comes after he introduced a new slogan telling the public to `` stay alert , control the virus , save lives '' .
Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ broaden '' the message .
However , the devolved governments in Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland have said the `` stay at home '' advice will remain in place .
Mr Johnson is not expected to provide exact dates for when the strict curbs on daily life - which have been in place for seven weeks - might change .
• What to watch for in the PM 's coronavirus speech The threat level system will apply to England only but the government is working with the devolved administrations as they develop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ system - with alerts ranging from green ( level one ) to red ( level five ) - will be similar to the one used to keep the public informed about the terror threat level .
Mr Johnson is expected to say England is currently at stage four but moving towards stage three .
Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick told the BBC 's Andrew Marr Show it was the right time to `` update and broaden '' the message to the public from `` stay at home '' to `` stay alert '' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ by staying home as much as possible , but stay alert when you do go out by maintaining social distancing , washing your hands , respecting others in the workplace and the other settings that you 'll go to , '' he said .
But shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth said the government must clarify what the new slogan means .
`` When you 're dealing with a public health crisis of this nature you need absolute clarity from government about what the advice is .
There is no room for nuance , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ problem with the new message is that many people will be puzzled by it , '' he added .
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The alert tool - to be administered by a new `` joint biosecurity centre '' - will reflect the virus threat in different parts of the country , meaning the threat level in one city could differ quite widely from another .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in England .
A meeting of the government 's Cobra emergency committee involving the cabinet , devolved nations and the mayor of London will be held before Mr Johnson 's televised address on Sunday evening , with the plans to be put before Parliament on Monday .
Mr Jenrick said the UK government 's `` strong preference '' was for the devolved nations `` to move as one '' .
The UK government 's new slogan is part of moving into the next phase of the response to coronavirus .
Staying at home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strategy , but ministers want to `` broaden the message '' .
Some are worried the new campaign is ambiguous and muddies the water .
In Wales and Scotland , the devolved governments have made clear they will keep the original slogan - `` stay at home , protect the NHS , save lives '' .
So from tomorrow , messaging will be different in different parts of the UK .
And I understand there are real concerns in the Scottish government about how people will react - with fears it will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their advice to stay at home unless essential .
The communities secretary also told Marr a contact tracing app being trialled on the Isle of Wight had been downloaded by about 50,000 people .
Asked about reports a second app was being developed , Mr Jenrick said : `` We are learning lessons from the other apps that exist elsewhere in the world and if we need to change our app , we will do .
That 's the point of piloting this before we take it national . ''
'Best protection is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ national clinical director for the Scottish government , told BBC Breakfast he `` ca n't explain '' what the prime minister 's revised message of `` stay alert '' means .
Prof Leitch reiterated what First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said earlier this week - that the key message for Scotland `` remains 'stay at home ' '' - and added : `` I think the messaging is really important ... .
the best protection for this virus is your front door .
There is n't any question about that . ''
On Saturday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government would proceed with `` extreme caution '' when lifting lockdown measures .
Mr Ashworth said while the lockdown remains important , it is `` fundamentally a blunt tool '' with `` huge societal problems '' building the longer it continues .
Meanwhile , a model of protective goggles is being withdrawn from hospitals and care providers because they do not meet standards for coronavirus settings , the government has said .
A Department of Health and Social Care spokeswoman told the BBC it had issued an alert advising against the use of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ settings related to Covid-19 .
The goggles were bought in 2009 and are now being removed from the supply chain , the spokeswoman added .
`` The safety of health , care and all frontline staff is our top priority ... we are arranging replacement stock for trusts who need immediate supply , '' she said .
Some 15 million goggles have been recalled , according to the Sunday Telegraph .
• The Department of Health has confirmed 50,000 coronavirus test samples were sent to the US earlier this week after problems in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government failed to hit the 100,000 daily testing target for the seventh day running • More than 70 public figures - including Baroness Doreen Lawrence and author Malorie Blackman - are calling for a full independent public inquiry into deaths from Covid-19 among people from ethnic minority backgrounds • The Prince of Wales has hailed the `` dedication , resilience and hard work '' of Britain 's postal workers during the pandemic .
Charles left a letter addressed to `` Everyone at Royal Mail '' outside his home in Birkhall , Aberdeenshire • @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should be based on safety , not their size or business type , a retail chief has told the BBC • Religious leaders have warned that social distancing will be impossible in some places of worship if government ministers allow them to reopen - with one leader saying churches might not return to normal services before the end of the year • Another 346 UK coronavirus deaths were recorded on Saturday , taking the total to 31,587 How have you been affected by the pandemic ?
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It is understood the system - with alerts ranging from green (level one) to red (level five) - will be adjusted according to data and will be similar to the one used to keep the public informed about the terror threat level.


bbcuk--2020-05-10--Coronavirus: 'Stay alert' advice defended by communities secretary

Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick has defended the government 's change in messaging from `` stay at home '' to `` stay alert '' ahead of Prime Minister Boris Johnson 's lockdown speech later .
The PM has unveiled a new slogan for England , telling the public to `` stay alert , control the virus , save lives '' .
Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth warned that people would be `` puzzled '' by the change .
Mr Jenrick said it was the right time to `` update and broaden '' the message .
The `` stay at home '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Wales and Northern Ireland .
Appearing on the BBC 's Andrew Marr Show , Mr Jenrick said : `` Stay alert will mean stay alert by staying home as much as possible , but stay alert when you do go out by maintaining social distancing , washing your hands , respecting others in the workplace and the other settings that you 'll go to . ''
• What to watch out for in the PM 's lockdown speech • Thousands of UK coronavirus swabs tested in US Mr Johnson shared the new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the guidance issued to the public .
Earlier in the show , Mr Ashworth said the government must clarify what the new slogan means .
`` When you 're dealing with a public health crisis of this nature you need absolute clarity from government about what the advice is .
There is no room for nuance , '' he said .
`` The problem with the new message is that many people will be puzzled by it , '' he added .
Mr Jenrick said the updated message was a `` cautious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remains high and the public are `` understandably anxious '' .
He dismissed Mr Ashworth 's concerns about nuance being unacceptable , saying : `` The public are capable of understanding a broader message as we move into the next phase of the virus . ''
The Liberal Democrats ' acting leader Sir Ed Davey said changing the slogan `` makes the police 's job near-impossible and may cause considerable alarm '' as he urged the government to publish the evidence that has informed the new strategy .
The UK government 's new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ next phase of the response to coronavirus .
Staying at home where possible will remain part of the strategy , but ministers want to `` broaden the message '' .
Some are worried the new campaign is ambiguous and muddies the water .
In Wales and Scotland , the devolved governments who control health have made clear they will keep the original slogan - stay at home , protect the NHS , save lives .
So from tomorrow , messaging will be different in different parts of the UK .
And I understand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government about how people will react - and fears it will be harder to get them to follow their advice to stay at home unless essential .
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The prime minister will provide an update on coronavirus lockdown measures at 19:00 BST .
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she will continue to use the `` stay at home '' message in Scotland .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been called `` wishy-washy '' by a body representing police officers in London .
It comes after a police force in east London shared an image of a crowded park in Hackney on Saturday , where hundreds of people , they said , were eating and drinking alcohol .
Ken Marsh , from the Metropolitan Police Federation ( MPF ) , told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme that authorities `` needed to be firmer right from the beginning '' and that if authorities had been more stringent from the outset `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' .
How can I follow the PM 's speech ?
Boris Johnson 's national address will be broadcast across BBC News at 19:00 BST .
• Watch on BBC One , BBC Scotland or BBC News Channel • Listen on Radio 4 or Radio 5 Live .
Some of our local radio stations will also air analysis and reaction • Read our online coverage on the BBC News website or on the app ( download for Apple devices here , and for Android products here ) In his address later , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of an alert system for tracking coronavirus in England and set out measures for how lockdown might be eased .
The lockdown has already been extended for another three weeks in Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland to 28 May .
The threat level system will apply to England only but the government is working with the devolved administrations as they develop their own .
It is understood the system - with alerts ranging from green ( level one ) to red ( level five ) - will be similar to the one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the terror threat level .
Mr Johnson is expected to say England is currently at stage four but moving towards stage three .

So from tomorrow, messaging will be different in different parts of the UK. And I understand there are real concerns in the Scottish government about how people will react - and fears it will be harder to get them to follow their advice to stay at home unless essential.


bbcuk--2020-05-10--Coronavirus: UK sent 50,000 Covid-19 samples to US for testing

The government has admitted sending about 50,000 coronavirus tests to the US last week for processing after `` operational issues '' in UK labs .
The Department of Health said sending swabs abroad are among the contingencies to deal with `` teething problems '' .
The samples were airlifted to the US in chartered flights from Stansted Airport , the Sunday Telegraph said .
Results will be validated in the UK and sent to patients as soon as possible .
A spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Social Care ( DHSC ) said expanding Britain 's virus testing network @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new '' lab network to process tests , adding `` contingencies '' - such as sending swabs abroad - were in place for when `` problems arise '' .
Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick defended the kits being sent to the US , telling the BBC 's Andrew Marr Show that the move `` shows our determination to get the job done '' .
• Why did the UK need 100,000 tests a day ?
Meanwhile , the government has sent an urgent alert to hospitals recalling 15.8m protective goggles due to safety concerns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protectors , purchased in 2009 during the swine flue pandemic , were in CE marked boxes - meaning they should have met European Union safety requirements - the goggles have since been retested and do not provide proper splash protection .
Commenting on the recall , which was first reported in the Sunday Telegraph , a DHSC spokeswoman said the safety of frontline staff was `` our top priority '' .
She added that hospital trusts should have enough goggles to `` immediately stop '' using the `` Tiger Eye '' protectors .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in quarantine , she added .
The revelations come as the government failed to hit the 100,000 daily tests target set by Health Secretary Matt Hancock for the seventh day in a row .
There were 96,878 tests delivered in the 24 hours up to 09:00 BST on Friday , down from 97,029 the day before .
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said his `` ambition '' was to hit 200,000 tests `` by the end of this month - and then go even higher '' .
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But health leaders said they expected `` fluctuations '' in the figures , and that testing was still much higher than it was at the start of the outbreak .
Speaking at the Downing Street coronavirus briefing , deputy chief medical officer Prof Jonathan Van-Tam said he expected `` fluctuation '' in the day-to-day figures .
He said : `` We are now really at a high plateau , in the region of 100,000 tests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think we can read too much into day-to-day variations , but the macro picture is this is now at a much , much higher level than it ever was at the beginning of this crisis . ''
BBC health reporter Rachel Schraer said the UK did not start with the resources to do mass testing , unlike some other countries .
But it also took several weeks to expand from an initial eight public health laboratories to a wider network of private and university labs .
Unlike the UK , countries like Germany @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made the test available to a larger number of labs .
Prof Van-Tam also told the briefing that the test-and-trace strategy of finding people with the virus and tracking people they have been in contact with was `` part of the solution '' needed to ease the lockdown .
When asked if the rate of new infections had to be down to hundreds a day for the strategy to be effective - when it is currently in the thousands - Prof Van-Tam said it was entirely appropriate for it to be part of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus .
Stressing it was not the total solution , he said it would give more room for steps to ease social distancing .

"I don't think we can read too much into day-to-day variations, but the macro picture is this is now at a much, much higher level than it ever was at the beginning of this crisis."


bbcuk--2020-05-10--Coronavirus: Shops should reopen based on safety - retail chief

Decisions on which shops reopen after lockdown should be based on safety , not their size or business type , the British Retail Consortium has said .
Chief executive Helen Dickinson told the BBC she expects a `` gradual lifting '' of the restrictions with schools and transport reopening early on .
Ms Dickinson said it would be harder for retail staff to return to work while schools remain closed .
Boris Johnson will address the nation about the restrictions later on Sunday .
The prime minister is not expected to provide dates for when the coronavirus restrictions - first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
• Garden centres in England to reopen next week But a senior government source has told the BBC that garden centres in England will be allowed to reopen from Wednesday provided they comply with social distancing .
Mr Johnson is expected to confirm this on Sunday , when he is also set to unveil a new Covid-19 alert system in England to track the virus .
Meanwhile , Ms Dickinson believes the government 's guidance will reflect her organisation 's own advice on the practical measures that can be taken to promote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would include staggering shift times , managing the number of people in store , and the use of plastic screens at payment points .
She said it is `` incumbent '' on retailers to ensure they can operate safely otherwise `` they should n't open '' , adding that supermarkets have `` shown us the way '' over the past couple of months .
Safety measures , she added , would `` give us confidence as shoppers , members of the public , that we can go out to shop '' .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ different industries , with schools and transport addressed early on would help those retail staff with children .
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In a letter to the Observer , the head of the shop workers ' union , Usdaw , and three other major union leaders , said they will not recommend their members return to work unless the government guarantees `` the right policies and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safe '' .
`` The trade union movement wants to be able to recommend the government 's back-to-work plans , '' the letter said .
`` But for us to do that we need to ensure that ministers have listened and that we stay safe and save lives at work too . ''
Workers could also face issues getting to work .
On Saturday , Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said even with public transport reverting to a full service , social distancing measures would leave effective capacity for only one in 10 passengers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He urged people returning to work to walk or cycle , and announced pop-up bike lanes , wider pavements , safer junctions , and cycle and bus-only corridors will be created in England within weeks as part of a £250m emergency fund .
Ms Dickinson also urged the government to ensure we avoid `` a cliff edge of support falling way as soon as restrictions lifted '' .
She called for `` some form of tapering down '' of the government 's job retention scheme , which is set to run until the @ @ @ @

In a letter to the Observer, the head of the shop workers' union, Usdaw, and three other major union leaders, said they will not recommend their members return to work unless the government guarantees "the right policies and practices are in place to make workplaces safe".


bbcuk--2020-05-10--Coronavirus: Churches may not be back to normal by end of year

Social distancing will be impossible in some places of worship if government ministers allow them to reopen , religious leaders have warned .
The Anglican Bishop of London , the Rt Rev Sarah Mullally , said churches might not return to normal services before the end of the year .
Mosques , churches and temples in the UK have been closed for almost two months .
The prime minister is due to make a statement about the lockdown restrictions later .
It is not clear if the government will change its guidance for places of worship .
But senior religious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ communities will have to endure long-term changes to their worship in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus .
Ibrahim Mogra , a senior imam in Leicester , warned the prime minister not to ease restrictions on places of worship before the end of Ramadan , the Islamic holy month .
`` I am not convinced that we can maintain social distance , '' he said .
`` Within a mosque set up the first thing is the removal of footwear .
And then it 's the ritual washing , and then going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he said .
`` We are talking about a five times regular daily attendance compared to other places of worship , '' he said .
`` So we are talking about really large numbers of people . ''
The Muslim Council of Britain , the UK 's largest Muslim umbrella organisation , is consulting its members before issuing guidance this weekend for mosques that are considering reopening .
`` The majority of the mosques that we have consulted are of the view that they do not wish to open during Ramadan , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not want to be the ones who cause harm to others . ''
The Rt Rev Sarah Mullally , the Bishop of London , is leading the Church of England 's planning for reopening its buildings .
She said there would have to be significant changes to key aspects of Christian worship `` for some time '' to come .
`` I do n't envisage , even up to the end of the year , we will be back to our normal services .
`` We 'll have some churches doing things differently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will depend on the part of the country you are in .
Being in Devon is very different to being in the centre of London .
So we need to approach this based on our local circumstances , '' she said .
`` There are some very challenging questions that we 'll have to face , not least about singing and about the receiving of Holy Communion .
So the future will look different .
`` But we want to continue to support people in their spiritual journey with their faith , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we open our church buildings , we will still have to ensure physical distancing .
We 'll have to make sure people can wash their hands on the way in and on the way out .
We are likely not to be able to use hymn books or service sheets or sing . ''
Many religious communities have seen a spike in numbers as services and prayers are forced online during the pandemic .
A survey by ComRes last week found that almost one in four British adults have watched or listened to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Academics from British Religion in Numbers estimate that typically just 6 % of adults regularly attend a religious service .
Bishop Sarah Mullally said the findings showed that while religious buildings are closed `` the Church continues to be open '' .
She added : `` Now there is going to be a challenge for us in the future , about asking ourselves why do more people access online than may be coming to our buildings ?
How do we enable them to enter into our community , to be part of our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mogra said the Islamic festival of Eid , which ends the month long fast in Ramadan , would not feel the same .
`` As an imam when I finish with the Eid prayers , hundreds upon hundreds queue up to hug me , '' he said .
`` There are friends I know who wait all year long to greet me and to hug me on that special day of Eid , '' he added .
`` So we will dearly miss all this .
But we must understand that we have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protect ourselves .
Our celebrations may be dampened .
But if we remain disciplined as we have so far , I think the next year we can make up for it and have a really big party . ''

"So we will dearly miss all this. But we must understand that we have a duty to protect others and to protect ourselves. Our celebrations may be dampened. But if we remain disciplined as we have so far, I think the next year we can make up for it and have a really big party."


bbcuk--2020-05-10--Migrant crossings: Another boat intercepted amid lockdown spike

Another boat carrying migrants has been intercepted by the Border Force off the Kent coast following a spike in the number of incidents in recent days .
More than 227 people have now crossed the English Channel since Friday , with a further 44 migrants prevented from crossing by French officials .
It is thought there were about 17 people on board the latest boat .
Minister for immigration compliance Chris Philp said the recent increase in crossings was `` totally unacceptable '' .
He said it was `` sickening that smugglers are willing to put people 's lives at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Philp said the government was `` stepping up action to stop the crossings , going after the criminals perpetrating these heinous crimes and prosecuting them for their criminal activity '' .
Eight boats carrying 145 people were stopped on Friday , the Home Office confirmed - a record for a single day .
A further 82 were intercepted on Saturday .
Those picked up by Border Force officials said they were Iranian , Iraqi , Kuwaiti , Syrian and Afghan nationals .
Friday 's total included 51 people packed on board a single @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Of 82 people detained on Saturday , 70 were aboard inflatable boats , while 12 men were found at Dungeness on the Kent coast .
Home Secretary Priti Patel has acknowledged that a recent increase in the number of migrant boats making the dangerous crossing is linked to the Covid-19 lockdown .
She has spoken to her French counterpart , Interior Minister Christophe Castaner , who reaffirmed the commitment to carry out more returns at sea to stop the illegal crossings .
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Mr Philp said the government was "stepping up action to stop the crossings, going after the criminals perpetrating these heinous crimes and prosecuting them for their criminal activity".


bbcuk--2020-05-10--Police record more than 100 coronavirus-related attacks

Police in Scotland have recorded more than 100 coronavirus-related attacks and threats aimed at officers .
They included being spat at or deliberately coughed on .
The force described these incidents as `` outrageous and disgraceful '' and said they would result in automatic arrest .
But the Police Federation , which represents 98 % of all officers , called for anyone accused of such attacks automatically to be held in custody before appearing in court .
In the first three weeks following the lock-down , ( 24 March-18 April ) police recorded more than 100 crimes where officers or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ occasions where front-line officers and personnel from the custody suites have been subjected to abusive behaviour including threats of deliberate transmission .
Deputy Chief Constable Fiona Taylor said police officers and staff were playing a vital role to help make the changes and sacrifices needed to protect the NHS and save lives .
She said : `` Those doing the right thing will agree these sorts of attacks on our officers and staff are outrageous and disgraceful .
`` Abuse and assault is not simply part of the job for police officers and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` The Chief Constable has made it clear that this completely unacceptable .
The Lord Advocate has also confirmed that offenders will be dealt with robustly by Scotland 's prosecution service .
`` Threatening a member of Police Scotland personnel , or any other emergency service worker , while they are carrying out their duties to keep the public safe will result in immediate arrest . ''
She said where such cases had gone to court , sheriffs had been very supportive , and some offenders had been remanded in custody .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the rank of chief inspector , said offenders could be charged with common assault or culpable and reckless behaviour , but its general secretary , Calum Steele , called for prosecutors to do more .
He said : `` It is astonishing even after all this time that there has been no direction from the Crown Office that anyone accused of such offences should be held in custody before they appear in court . ''
The Crown Office said guidelines agreed by the Lord Advocate and the chief constable had been published @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A spokesperson said : `` Liberation is a decision for the police based upon the circumstances of the individual incident .
`` The police can detain any person to protect the public from risk of harm , and spitting at someone and saying you have the virus would meet a reasonable description of putting someone at risk of harm . ''
He said there was a statutory obligation not to detain someone unnecessarily .
Chief Constable Iain Livingstone has thanked Scotland 's communities for the high levels of co-operation shown during `` this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are engaging with the public , explaining the physical distancing requirements , encouraging people to comply with the law , and using enforcement only where necessary .

He said: "It is astonishing even after all this time that there has been no direction from the Crown Office that anyone accused of such offences should be held in custody before they appear in court."


bbcuk--2020-05-10--Coronavirus: TikTok challenge lifting zookeepers' spirits

Zookeepers are finding a new way to keep their spirits up amid the coronavirus lockdown measures .
While visitors are told to stay away from zoos , staff are continuing to muck out and feed the animals they care for .
However , there is now a new item on their to-do list - dancing .
And it 's no funky chicken .
The contest to show off their moves is part of a trending TikTok challenge that involves dancing to Blinding Lights , by The Weeknd .
Folly Farm in Tenby , Pembrokeshire , is among those competing after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ video on the social media app .
`` It 's quieter without the public , but morale is high , '' said Catrin Thomas , who looks after the penguins .
`` We sort of winged it with the dance .
It was a really good positive thing to do , especially for people who live alone and ca n't visit their family to get involved . ''
• How are UK zoos managing during lockdown ?
`` The zoo community is quite close , so we 've had a good response from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from being just a bit of fun , the challenge has become a way for staff to raise spirits amid the lockdown , employees said .
Many of the UK 's zoos have been forced to fundraise because they normally rely on entry ticket sales to pay and feed their animals .
`` We 're a family run business and the owners are working really hard to keep up the morale of our staff so are behind anything like this that raises a smile amongst the zoo community and our fans , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Staff at Dudley Zoo , in the West Midlands , accepted Folly Farm 's nomination to show off their footwork .
`` It was really nice making the video , obviously sticking to social distancing rules , but it was good for the workers to be outside together having a bit of fun , '' said keeper Jodie Dryden .
Longleat Safari Park is among other zoos and wildlife parks to have accepted the challenge , which has now reached as far as Cleland Wildlife Park in Adelaide , Australia .
In a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and challenging three further zoos to try and beat them , Longleat said : `` But did you know our keepers could do THIS ... ! ''

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bbcuk--2020-05-10--Boris Johnson's lockdown speech: What to watch out for

Boris Johnson will address the nation from Downing Street on Sunday evening , setting out the next steps in England 's coronavirus response .
While No 10 is giving little away , many of us are looking for updates on when children will return to school , how the government plans to get the economy moving , and how we can stay safe when travelling and working .
The PM is expected to announce the launch of an alert system for tracking coronavirus in England , and to set out a `` roadmap , a menu of options '' - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ might begin to ease the current lockdown .
Mr Johnson has already unveiled a new slogan , telling the public to `` stay alert , control the virus , save lives '' .
It 's worth pointing out the lockdown has already been extended for another three weeks in Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland to 28 May .
That 's one of the reasons it 's seen as being unlikely Mr Johnson will announce immediate alterations to restrictions in England .
But it 's not long until we find out .
There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , from 19:00 BST , on BBC One , BBC News Channel with sign language interpreter , BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 5 Live , and you can find a live stream plus real-time analysis on the BBC News website .
So with all that in mind , what should we be looking out for in Mr Johnson 's speech ?
1 .
An update on the five tests The PM has said a series of tests must be satisfied before lockdown measures are adjusted .
We 're likely to hear more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ receive an update on progress towards meeting them .
What is a `` manageable level '' of new cases ?
Is the death rate falling in a `` sustained and consistent '' way ?
We 've a longer explanation of the five tests here .
This is a technical term for how fast the virus is spreading in the UK .
If the `` R '' number is one , that means one person with the virus passes it to one other person .
Experts have said `` R '' is currently at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and keeping it there is the aim .
Mr Johnson could explain which adjustments risk increasing `` R '' above one , and which do n't .
• Analysis : How do we get out of lockdown ?
• What will be the 'new normal ' ?
• Will over-70s have to stay in lockdown ?
One of the only things we do know ahead of the speech is that garden centres in England will be allowed to reopen with distancing measures in place from next week , according to a senior government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has said garden centres in Wales will be able to reopen next week .
Mr Drakeford said on Saturday this is `` very much in line '' with Mr Johnson 's plans - so expect to hear something similar from the PM .
Another decision in Wales could signal what 's to come in Mr Johnson 's speech - Mark Drakeford announced that people in Wales would be able to leave home to exercise as much as they want from Monday .
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said a change to exercise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consider in the immediate term .
Guidance on the UK government 's website limits outdoor exercise to once a day , alone or with members of your household .
5. Who might go back to work first Mr Johnson has said Sunday 's speech will give more detail on how to `` get our economy moving '' .
There 's no solid information on this , but Mr Johnson may talk about helping employers observe social distancing guidelines .
We might hear a bit about how certain industries , like construction , for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And then there 's the furlough scheme - will the government keep paying workers ' wages ?
There have been lots of different thoughts aired about how schools might return to normal .
Mark Drakeford said on Saturday that schools in Wales would not be re-opening to the majority of pupils in June .
Will Mr Johnson say something similar ?
Either way , any changes involving schools will be `` extremely cautious '' and `` painstaking '' , according to England 's deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam .
There 's some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Saturday suggested all people arriving into the UK will need to quarantine for 14 days at a registered address .
Will Mr Johnson confirm this and give us more details ?
There are also questions about how commuters may be able to travel safely once lockdown is eased .
Speaking on Saturday , Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said there was a chance for a `` once in a generation change '' to the way we travel as he unveiled a package of measures to encourage cycling and walking .
Mr Johnson said on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ useful '' for helping the country come out of lockdown .
The government 's science advisers have given evidence on face coverings to ministers - and they 're recommended in Scotland for certain situations - will the PM say whether the public in England should use them ?
Will we be able to meet up with small groups of family and friends ?
That 's the question many of us want answered .
But the changes to restrictions that Mr Johnson might confirm on Sunday are unlikely to offer an immediate solution .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ with beer gardens might be allowed to open - but would it be possible to make that work ?
And what about sport ?
The PM may give us an update on the Premier League 's so-called `` Project Restart '' to recommence football matches behind closed doors for audiences at home .
We may get also some ideas about how the government plans to get mosques , churches and temples back up and running .
Just a quick note on devolution .
While he 's the UK prime minister , any measures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sunday will only apply to England .
Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland have the power to make their own decisions on lockdown regulations - and while leaders have said they want to broadly move together as one in the coming months - they may do so at different speeds .
How can I follow the PM 's speech ?
Boris Johnson 's national address will be broadcast across BBC News at 19:00 BST .
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If the "R" number is one, that means one person with the virus passes it to one other person. Experts have said "R" is currently at or below one in the UK - and keeping it there is the aim.


bbcuk--2020-05-10--Coronavirus: Rainbow portraits thank the NHS

When the country began social distancing and then lockdown , photographer Tom Skipp was due to visit his mother , who lives in a care home about four hours ' drive from him , for Mother 's Day .
No longer able to travel , instead of making the trip on that Sunday , he photographed the many rainbows that had sprung up in and around Bristol .
`` In the following week , news of the situation in care homes became darker and darker , '' Skipp says .
`` The rainbows stand for something so hopeful and positive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will not be lost on my mum , after she spent 40 years in their service .
`` I wanted to recognise and credit the creators of the rainbows and spread the hope they 'd given me to more people .
`` As I worked on the project , many of the kids told me that they were making Lego that day , exactly what I used to do with my mum . ''
Here are a selection of pictures from the project , which Skipp has dedicated to his mother , Kate @

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Skipp says: "This is Indy, with his rainbow. He drew it with the help of a step-ladder. He is really happy to be spending time with his mum... when he has to be indoors. He is also a very cool young man who made me my own rainbow, which I am displaying in my window."


bbcuk--2020-05-10--Coronavirus doctor's diary: The strange case of the choir that coughed in January

Dr John Wright of Bradford Royal Infirmary is intrigued by a group of amateur singers who experienced a viral illness with familiar symptoms long before the first recorded case in the UK .
One of the unexpected benefits of Covid-19 is that , finally , everyone knows what an epidemiologist does .
I no longer get mixed up with a dermatologist and asked to look at people 's skin rashes .
An epidemiologist is a medical detective , and like all detectives , the three key clues we are looking for are always : person , place and time .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the blue from a Bradford resident saying that she and her friends may have been infected with Covid-19 in January - nearly two months before the first confirmed case of transmission in the UK - I looked for these clues and decided to investigate further .
Jane Hall is a member of two choirs - the Voices of Yorkshire choir and the All Together Now Community Choir - and she says that Covid-like symptoms affected members of both , starting in early January .
Among the first singers to get ill was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from a business trip to Wuhan on 17 or 18 December and developed a hacking cough .
`` My friend from the choir became ill mid-January .
Then my best friend , Christine , became ill , and then I became ill in the first weekend of February , '' Jane said .
She went on to describe her symptoms .
`` I had a throat that felt like I had swallowed broken glass , a high temperature , headaches ...
I was totally fatigued - I slept for two whole days which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a high temperature and a dry unproductive cough . ''
With the passing of time , a new symptom emerged .
`` It was like breathing through treacle - I was really struggling to breathe and it felt like there was a lot of gunk I was trying to breathe through . ''
Prof John Wright , a medical doctor and epidemiologist , is head of the Bradford Institute for Health Research , and a veteran of cholera , HIV and Ebola epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa .
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And later Jane noticed yet another symptom - an impaired sense of smell .
Already on the mend , she visited her friend , Simon , a member of the All Together Now Community choir , who was also ailing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` And the milk curdled when I put milk in the tea .
And I said , 'Oh , is n't the milk off ? '
And he said , 'Oh well , I had some this morning and it did the same but I could n't taste any different . '
So I smelled the milk , and I could n't smell anything .
And I could n't understand how come I could n't smell it - the milk was off . ''
Jane was describing some of the classical symptoms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most occasions when people contact me to say they had an illness like this last year , I reassure them that it was probably a different viral infection .
But Jane 's story , with the link to Wuhan in mid-December , is very interesting .
Chris Kemp , who runs the All Together Now Community Choirs , was also among the first to get ill , with a cough and a feeling of exhaustion .
He says he first felt poorly on 27 December , and did n't feel properly better until @ @ @ @ @ @ @ choir , Suzanne Smith , points out that its `` Christmas '' party takes place in January , and that people could have infected one another with the mystery illness there .
She herself came down with it later in the month .
But at that point , awareness of Covid-19 was low .
`` We did n't really know about Covid , '' she says .
`` I work in a doctor 's surgery but this was before it was widely talked about .
I think it could have been what we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Simon Rochester , who drank the tea Jane made with sour milk on 8 February , says choir members had noticed how many of them were coming down with a similar illness , but did n't make a connection with the coronavirus .
`` If it was something we 'd heard of it was in the news , like 'China had this problem and blah , blah , blah , ' '' he says .
`` So we did n't really recognise that there was any possibility that we would have anything .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the choir are very friendly .
They socialise as well as sing , and there is plenty of hugging .
Simon Rochester describes it as `` an ideal breeding ground '' for infection .
And it 's likely they passed their virus to some outside the choir as well .
Juanita Kearns runs the Bulls Head pub in Baildon , just north of central Bradford , the destination for Altogether Now choir members after their weekly practice session in a church hall nearby .
Towards the end of January she collapsed , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to bed , sweating profusely .
Her doctor called an ambulance .
`` My doctor asked if I 'd been to China , the ambulance people asked if I 'd been to China and the hospital asked me the same .
I said no , and explained again about being a pub landlady .
They said I appeared to have a lung condition and sent me home , '' she says .
`` I think they need to test us all , so many of us have been so ill .
It 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The entire choir are always in here , we are all friendly together .
I 'm only 53 , no underlying health conditions and never ill .
This was really strange and I 'm convinced we all had it . ''
These experiences are fascinating .
We have to be cautious about assuming that this is Covid-19 - there will have been lots of other seasonal viral illnesses circulating - but what interests me in this case is the pattern of transmission , the timeframe and what 's been described about the initial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Wuhan .
In all epidemics , when you start tracking back , you find that there were cases much earlier than expected .
The nature of epidemics is they do start very , very slowly - one or two people , gradually increasing - and before it hits people 's radar it 's been lurking just below it for some time .
So I 'm sure there will be cases where people have travelled to Wuhan , who have been exposed to the virus before it was officially announced by the Chinese @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and had symptoms ( or have been infected but asymptomatic ) .
The test for Covid-19 we have at present only tells us whether someone is infected at the time the test is carried out .
We have n't yet , in the NHS , got a reliable test that reveals whether someone had it in the past , but we hope to have one in the next few weeks .
When we do , it will be very interesting to see whether Juanita and Jane and her choral friends had a normal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first in the UK to experience the Covid-19 pandemic .
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"I think they need to test us all, so many of us have been so ill. It's like nothing I've ever known. The entire choir are always in here, we are all friendly together. I'm only 53, no underlying health conditions and never ill. This was really strange and I'm convinced we all had it."


bbcuk--2020-05-10--Coronavirus: How might lockdown end and what will be the 'new normal'?

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to announce on Sunday his plans to restart the economy and ease lockdown restrictions .
But what could everyday life be like ?
When can I go shopping again ?
High Street fashion chains and others closed during lockdown are waiting to hear how they might reopen .
Changing rooms could be closed and customers encouraged to shop alone , the British Retail Consortium suggests .
Next says it will prioritise reopening larger , out-of-town outlets , where social distancing is easier .
Some DIY stores , meanwhile , have already reopened - but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have shorter trading hours .
And B & Q has banned under-16s .
Garden centres in England are expected to be able to open from Wednesday , while those in Wales will open from Monday .
It is not yet known when they will reopen in Scotland and Northern Ireland .
But several retailers will be missing from the High Street altogether , the chairman of key-cutting company Timpson has warned .
UK retail sales fell a record 5.1 % in March , the steepest fall since the Office for National Statistics started @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is likely to be a bounceback - and bargains as managers try to shift stock .
But with more people working from home and going out less , it may not be as big as retailers need .
Will I be able to see my friends and family ?
Not being able to meet up with family and friends is one of the toughest aspects of staying home .
When a grandmother asked a Downing Street briefing if being able to hug her grandchildren would be among the first changes , Health Secretary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home the emotional impact '' of lockdown and he hoped she could do it `` as soon as possible '' .
The Scottish government , meanwhile , has set out options that would allow people to leave home more often , while staying within their local area and only mixing with their own household group .
It is also looking at whether a small group of friends or relatives could meet in `` a group or 'bubble ' '' .
But the UK 's chief medical adviser , Chris Whitty , has warned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risk to some vulnerable groups for some time .
What will change at my place of work ?
Hot-desking could become a thing of the past , according to draft government proposals to bring UK businesses out of lockdown .
Companies will also need to look at staggering shifts , rethink how equipment is shared and plan safe walking routes for staff - in offices , on factory floors and at building sites .
The issue of how businesses can secure personal protective equipment without competing with the NHS has raised concerns .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to protect staff .
What will it be like on public transport ?
Even though there 's likely to be fewer people using trains , trams and buses , keeping passengers apart will be difficult .
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says businesses could be asked to stagger employees ' working hours , to stop rush-hour crowds .
But one rail boss has warned social distancing of any kind would be `` extraordinarily difficult '' to manage , while another has said it could reduce the capacity of trains by between 70 % and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ London ( TfL ) report says for 2m ( 6ft ) social distancing to be maintained only 50,000 passengers could board every 15 minutes , whereas before lockdown , peak hours would see 325,000 every 15 minutes .
The Scottish government , meanwhile , has recommended people wear face coverings on public transport .
Eurostar passengers are also required to cover their faces .
The government has said pop-up bike lanes , wider pavements , safer junctions , and cycle and bus-only corridors will be created in England as part of a £250m @ @ @ @ @ @ @ universities return ?
Children in England , Scotland and Wales may be able to make a `` phased return '' to schools , with only certain year groups attending .
Reports suggest primary schools and pupils in Years 10 and 12 - who take key exams in 2021 - would be prioritised .
The Welsh education minister has said that schools in Wales will definitely not be returning on 1 June .
Scotland 's First Minister , Nicola Sturgeon , meanwhile , has unveiled a paper suggesting pupils could attend school part-time , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at-home learning '' .
Across the UK , measures to keep pupils and teachers safe could include : • groups of pupils attending on different days Meanwhile , there is uncertainty over whether students will be able to go to university in person in September or whether they will be taught partially or completely online .
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The lockdown has seen swimming pools , tennis courts , gyms and many other venues closed .
When pools reopen , it is likely fewer swimmers will be let in and for less time .
Breaks might be needed so pools can be disinfected , according to the Pool Management Group .
The Lawn Tennis Association says it is talking to the government about how matches can resume but it is `` too early to speculate '' .
And England Golf says it is working to find @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tee off .
Meanwhile , there is no word on when gyms will reopen or how they might enforce social-distancing and hygiene rules .
And the chances of being able to play team sports in the coming weeks look slim .
Currently , groups of more than two people who do not live together are banned and you can exercise in public only alone or with members of your household .
There has been some relaxation of rules around exercising , with people in Wales able to do so more than once a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go to the pub or visit the cinema ?
Pubs , restaurants , cinemas and theatres could be among the last places to reopen .
Draft government guidance seen by BBC News says bar areas , seated areas in restaurants and cafes must remain closed even as the economy is opened up - and venues should serve takeaways only .
Last month , Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin said his chain had `` for planning purposes '' been assuming pubs may reopen in late June .
But deputy chief medical officer for England , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people outside your household in a small environment such as a pub would not be a good idea .
Meanwhile , Vue Cinemas boss Tim Richards is hopeful screens can reopen in mid-July , using social distancing measures .
But theatre producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh fears many theatres will not be able to stage musicals until next year .
Can I have a UK or foreign summer holiday ?
Social distancing is a big challenge for the airports and airlines .
Heathrow boss John Holland-Kaye says it is `` physically impossible '' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary says this would be `` idiotic '' .
Air passengers may have to : • arrive up to four hours before departure , for health screening UK airlines say they have been told by the government that people arriving in the UK from any country other than the Republic of Ireland from the end of this month will have to self-isolate for 14 days .
Trade body Airlines UK says this would `` effectively kill air travel '' .
Meanwhile , the government has said people should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ until social-distancing rules are relaxed .
And Visit Britain predicts domestic UK tourism will see losses of more than £22bn in 2020 .

If you test positive for Covid you are no longer legally required to self-isolate, but you are advised to stay at home and avoid contact with others for at least five full days.


bbcuk--2020-05-10--Coronavirus: Postcard stories from the edge of a pandemic

Every day , writer Jan Carson makes a pilgrimage to a certain red post box in Belfast and sends a stranger a story on a postcard .
It is more than six weeks since lockdown began and this writer lives alone .
`` I 've had zero human contact but I 'm feeling pretty connected , '' she says .
Her cards are never a `` Wish you were here '' .
They are postcard stories from the edge of a pandemic .
`` What my cards say is `` I am still here .
I am thinking of you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them to people who are self-isolating or living alone .
People from across the world know she writes postcards and ask for her help .
A woman in New Zealand asked her to write a card to her father who is in a nursing home in Northern Ireland .
Across the miles , she keeps the love flowing .
But the stories do not stand alone .
Jan has gathered an eager army of children , not only from across Ireland , but from Switzerland , France , Tanzania and China , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and add an extra sprinkling of magic .
`` There are 100 children drawing and 100 adults receiving the postcards - that makes 200 connections , '' she points out .
She has a special closeness to older people and has worked in community arts with them .
`` I was quite close to my nana and I feel older people get overlooked , '' she says .
Such friendships are bitter sweet - you build bridges and laugh and cry together and then they are gone , she says .
Her love @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get up to 300 words at a squeeze on a card if you 're very lucky - began in 2015 .
At that stage , she had written two books and was feeling exhausted .
A bad case of writer 's block gave her the idea of starting off the new year with a daily postcard story to get her writing again .
By 8 January , she realised it was like pushing an `` unwieldy elephant up a hill for 365 days '' .
It was , she later admitted , `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could n't disappoint the people she 'd promised her stories to so she ploughed on .
By the end of the year , she 'd recovered her writing mojo .
With the pandemic , her love of story telling in miniature is on full throttle .
'It keeps me sane' She writes funny tales of mountain goats taking over Llandudno and dreamy tales of a child staring up at the stars .
At first , Jan 's niece , Izzy , who is nine years old volunteered to do the illustrations but as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a call on Facebook and was overwhelmed at the response from children .
`` It took me a whole day just answering the emails , '' she says .
In a world where she is looking at four walls , the writer feels her daily card is a true `` pick me up '' , not just for the stranger on the far side of a closed door , but for her , too .
`` It keeps me sane '' she says .
And she 's not the only one to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the start of lockdown in the Republic of Ireland , An Post - the Irish postal service - distributed two free postcards to 18 million households across the country so that people could stay in touch .
`` Send love to someone special , '' An Post told the people of Ireland - and they did .
The messages , poems and jokes flooded in .
Irish broadcaster RTÉ invited people to share those messages in a series of recordings broadcast on its radio news programme , Morning Ireland .
Sean , 12 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reads out a cheeky message from his younger cousin , Jack , in Clontibret .
`` PS , '' writes Jack , `` I 'm not writing in joined up because you would n't be able to read it . ''
Seanna says the card sent to Elizabeth cocooning in Kerry was `` better than gold to gran '' .
She adds : `` It literally gave her wings '' .
And Niamh from Skerries has a simple message for her mother : `` Hang in there , you 're doing great .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ words and the love-at-a-social-distance sent out in postcards across globe .
`` You 're not alone .
I 'm still here .
I 'm thinking of you . ''

In a world where she is looking at four walls, the writer feels her daily card is a true "pick me up", not just for the stranger on the far side of a closed door, but for her, too.


bbcuk--2020-05-10--Coronavirus: The sex toy manufacturer making NHS gear

`` Our 3D printer is usually making prototypes of sex toys , not things that could be helping the NHS on the frontline , '' says William Garland .
William and his co-founder Andrew Crichton set up CMG Leisure in 2013 .
The firm typically produces up to 1,500 of its Doxy wand vibrators each week , sold on well-known websites such as Ann Summers or Lovehoney .
It 's now also turning out 100 `` ear savers '' for key workers every day .
The plastic product loops around the back of the head to relieve pressure on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long periods of time .
`` When the scale of the pandemic became clear , we asked ourselves : what could we do to help with the product we 've got ? ''
says William .
`` But we did n't want to be flippant about it or cause offence by sending out the Doxy wands we usually sell as a gift .
`` Then one of our team saw a call-out on social media for extra ear savers , which even included a design which we could do with our 3D printer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ear savers to NHS departments across the country , including the neonatal intensive care and accident and emergency units at its nearest Derriford Hospital in Plymouth , as well as several care homes .
The Cornwall-based firm is one of many quirky companies that has decided to step in to provide medical gear during the coronavirus pandemic .
Personal protective equipment ( PPE ) such as masks , gloves and gowns helps stop the spread of Covid-19 and saves lives .
But NHS workers are concerned about supplies , and many have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The government recently said that it had supplied more than a billion items of PPE since the coronavirus outbreak began .
However , delivering gowns in particular has proven difficult .
The Fashion School , a small business which offers workshops and design courses , is now on a mission to produce 750 surgical gowns a day .
Its director , Caroline Gration , would usually be putting on a class on Alexander McQueen or arranging a fashion `` takeover '' at department store Selfridges for her students .
But since the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brompton Hospital , everything has changed .
`` If someone told us three months ago we would drop everything to organise mass production of a garment in a synthetic material , and get applauded for it , I would n't have believed it , '' says Caroline .
It now has two sanitised workspaces , one at the Royal Brompton , and another at the Royal Free Hospital where Caroline 's daughter is a doctor .
A team of volunteer machinists and cutters work seven days a week , from fashion designers and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Many come from the fashion industry and may have lost their jobs , while others have been self-isolating on their own for weeks without anyone to talk to , '' Caroline says .
Strict protocols are followed where the absorbent surgical gowns are made from operating theatre drapes .
PPE worn during the highest-risk situations are typically single use , unless they can be decontaminated .
With sustainability a big focus for Caroline 's small firm , she hopes that it might one day be able to use medically-certified fabric which can be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are also recommended for those working with suspected or confirmed Covid-19 patients , in addition to gloves , aprons and eye protection .
The British and Swiss luxury watchmaker Larsson & Jennings initially committed to donating 20,000 disposable masks during the pandemic .
It now allows customers to either donate cash or buy masks in bulk from its website at cost , having seen huge demand .
The firm then ships them directly to frontline workers as requested .
That could increase even further , with Labour urging the government to stockpile masks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ changes .
Co-founder Andrew Jennings told the BBC that its dust-free watch assembly lines in China are an ideal environment for producing PPE .
Larsson & Jennings has now donated more than 30,000 masks in total .
`` We have seen many heartbreaking stories of those affected by the lack of PPE , so I 'm just pleased that we are in the fortunate position that we can help out , '' Andrew says .
These are just some of the smaller companies stepping up to provide critical PPE to NHS workers during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , for example , has also swapped commemorative coins for protective visors , while carmaker Aston Martin is contributing surgical gowns too .
Each one has faced different challenges while pivoting from its usual focus to making medical equipment .
Drawing on the expertise of its staff has been crucial .
As Caroline says : `` It 's a real team effort , and there is lots of laughter and positivity in every room .
`` There is still music playing , and socially-distanced dancing ! ''
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bbcuk--2020-05-10--'Can I get a mortgage if I'm only on 80% pay?'

`` I have to laugh about this whole situation because if I did n't I 'd cry instead . ''
Sophie Hockin , 29 , was due to exchange on her first home on 6 April before the world changed and the deal fell through .
`` The seller had financial concerns because of coronavirus and so pulled out '' .
Sophie 's now on the look-out for a new home but is worried she wo n't be able to get the same mortgage as before the pandemic , because her salary 's been cut .
`` I still need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of my rented accommodation in February , and am now house-sitting for a friend - only because he 's stuck in lockdown at his parents ' house though .
`` But since lockdown , my salary was cut to 80 % of what it should be , so I just do n't know what 's going to happen .
`` My employer says 'salary reductions will be reversed when deemed safe to return to a normal routine which is hoped to be in approximately three months ' .
`` But we just do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - whenever are we going to 'get back to normal ? '
'' Sophie added ; `` I do n't want to go back to renting .
It 's nearly impossible to save and I 'd also have to get tied into at least a six-month or probably more likely a 12-month contract , which I really do n't want to do . ''
Sophie is not alone .
At least six million people have been 'furloughed ' by their employer on the government 's Job Retention Scheme ( JRS ) , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cut to 80 % of their salary - up to £2,500 per month - which the government is paying .
But many others , who are still working , have also seen employers cut their wages , all of which could affect a person 's ability not only to get a mortgage , but also how much they could borrow .
UK Finance , the trade association for the banking industry , told Radio 4 's Money Box : `` It will be a matter for each individual lender to determine exactly what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rules lenders must lend responsibly and consider the affordability of the mortgage in the long term .
`` It would not be in the customer 's interest to lend [ them ] more than they can reasonably afford .
That is why a detailed income and expenditure assessment is undertaken before a mortgage is granted . ''
For anyone wanting an answer about their own specific circumstances , the only way to find out is by contacting any potential mortgage lender , talk them through their finances and see what the lender says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to have made the most of the offer to take a three-month mortgage holiday from lenders .
Mortgage providers are also offering home-buyers who had exchanged contracts - but have not been able to complete the deal and move in - the option of extending their mortgage offer by up to three months , to allow the deal to take place after restrictions are eased .
That does n't help in Sophie 's case , as her previous mortgage offer was tied to the property she wanted to buy , which is no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , founder and director of independent mortgage brokers , London Money , says most lenders are even more risk-averse than normal at the moment .
`` I would suggest if Sophie has had a 20 % pay cut , lenders will be working off of her new lower figure and not her previous pre-crisis income .
`` If her employer is guaranteeing a return to full salary within a short period of time , it may be that some lenders can take a commercial view , but then a lot will depend on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loan size , affordability , loan to value , credit score etc .
They will also insist on written confirmation of when she may be returning to her full income .
`` Lenders are also paying much closer attention to the sectors that mortgage borrowers are working in .
If they believe the at-risk industries such as tourism , aviation , hospitality etc are likely to take longer to return to any sense of normality , then they may well decide the risk is too high and ratchet back the lending or just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You can hear more on BBC Radio 4 's Money Box programme by listening here .

Martin Stewart, founder and director of independent mortgage brokers, London Money, says most lenders are even more risk-averse than normal at the moment. "I would suggest if Sophie has had a 20% pay cut, lenders will be working off of her new lower figure and not her previous pre-crisis income. "If her employer is guaranteeing a return to full salary within a short period of time, it may be that some lenders can take a commercial view, but then a lot will depend on the other factors affecting the case - loan size, affordability, loan to value, credit score etc. They will also insist on written confirmation of when she may be returning to her full income. "Lenders are also paying much closer attention to the sectors that mortgage borrowers are working in. If they believe the at-risk industries such as tourism, aviation, hospitality etc are likely to take longer to return to any sense of normality, then they may well decide the risk is too high and ratchet back the lending or just simply not lend at all."


bbcuk--2020-05-10--Coronavirus: Robert Jenrick defends 'stay alert' message change

'UK can start to think about next phase ' says Raab The Foreign Secretary says the prime minister will outline @ @ @ @ @ can responsibly take over the following weeks . ''

Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick has said that it is the right time to "update and broaden" the message to the public from "stay at home" to "stay alert" in the fight against coronavirus.


bbcuk--2020-05-10--The Papers: Rock 'n' roll hero dies and 'lockdown decision day'

The Sun on Sunday argues that Boris Johnson `` needs to do some straight talking '' , when he addresses the nation about the coronavirus on Sunday evening .
It believes that - as he announces the relaxation of some lockdown restrictions - the prime minister must `` convince frightened Britons that we can safely overcome the pandemic 's brutal economic impact '' .
There 's not much time left , the Sun says , `` before the economy slides into meltdown '' .
Meanwhile , the Sunday Telegraph focuses on the new government coronavirus slogan , due to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It believes the message - `` stay alert , control the virus , save lives '' - is as much to do with persuading people that it is safe to return to work , as it is about stopping the infection spreading .
The Telegraph suggests the change in emphasis is even reflected in the colour scheme used for the new logo - a `` slightly softer , paramedic-style yellow and green '' , compared with the yellow and red of its predecessor .
But - in a letter to the Observer - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's biggest trade unions issue a warning to the government .
The heads of Unison , Unite , the GMB and Usdaw say their more than three million members will not return to their jobs - until ministers can guarantee that adequate safety policies are in place .
These include requiring employers to assess the risks and come up with measures to deal with them .
The Telegraph 's cartoonist , Matt , pokes fun at the idea of people having to observe a two-metre separation from others , as they go back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seen on the deck of his ship , forcing someone to walk the plank .
`` It 's nothing personal , '' he is saying , `` but we must observe social distancing in the workplace . ''
`` Medics warn of fatal flaw in trace and track app '' is the Sunday Mirror 's front-page headline .
It quotes a doctor who it says was `` consulted on the app '' .
Doctor Nick Summerton says it relies on only two out of 12 possible symptoms of Covid-19 - a cough and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it will not diagnose all those who have the illness .
The Department of Health says its response has been led by best scientific advice , and the app has been developed with expert guidance .
The Mail on Sunday claims there 's been a `` furious bust-up '' between Health Secretary Matt Hancock and Boris Johnson .
It 's spoken to an unnamed source , who says that when the prime minister questioned Mr Hancock about his department 's handling of the crisis , he replied : `` That 's not fair @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But a colleague of the health secretary tells the paper : `` We 've been working incredibly well with the PM and the whole No 10 team , and have had nothing but total support from them . ''
There are fears in the Sunday People that more than a thousand care homes in the UK could go out of business , as a result of the pandemic .
It tells how homes are under huge pressure , partly because they are having to pay agency staff to replace sick workers - and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protective equipment .
The Sunday Times suggests the Queen is to be absent from public life `` for months '' .
It says that because of the coronavirus , she is expected to observe what it describes as `` the longest absence from royal duties in her 68-year reign '' .
The Times reports the Queen will remain at Windsor Castle indefinitely - and Buckingham Palace will be closed to the public throughout the summer `` for what is thought to be the first time in 27 years '' .
Several of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - who has died at the age of 87 .
The Sunday Mirror describes him as a `` legend '' - who changed the face of popular music , after rapidly rising to fame in the 1950s .
It goes on to say that `` his trademark screams , outrageous dance moves and stage costumes set him apart from others of the era '' .
The Sunday Express calls Little Richard `` the founding father of rock '' - who broke the boundaries with his androgynous stage persona and flamboyant style .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the improvised opening to one of his biggest hits , Tutti Frutti : `` a-wop-bop-a-loo-bop , a lop-bam ... GONE . ''

The Mail on Sunday claims there's been a "furious bust-up" between Health Secretary Matt Hancock and Boris Johnson. It's spoken to an unnamed source, who says that when the prime minister questioned Mr Hancock about his department's handling of the crisis, he replied: "That's not fair - give me a break". But a colleague of the health secretary tells the paper: "We've been working incredibly well with the PM and the whole No 10 team, and have had nothing but total support from them."


bbcuk--2020-05-10--Coronavirus: 'Stay alert' slogan rejected by Wales' health minister

Politicians in Wales , Scotland and Northern Ireland have not agreed to the UK government 's new coronavirus message , Wales ' health minister has said .
On Sunday , Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to unveil a new slogan , telling the public to `` stay alert , control the virus , save lives '' .
But Vaughan Gething said there had not been a `` four-nations agreement '' on it .
The UK government is responsible for the lockdown in England .
First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon tweeted the Sunday papers were the `` first '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In an interview on BBC One 's Politics Wales , First Minister Mark Drakeford stressed people should stay home except for the `` limited '' reasons given .
On Friday he announced `` modest '' changes to the lockdown in Wales , including allowing people to exercise more and to go to garden centres .
Outside of England , the stay-at-home regulations are controlled by the devolved governments of Wales , Scotland and Northern Ireland .
So far the regulations and the `` Stay Home '' message have been broadly similar across @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wales requiring two-metre social distancing in workplaces , and different fines .
But reports in newspapers suggesting lockdown could be significantly eased caused tensions with politicians in Wales and Scotland , who want a cautious UK-wide approach to any easing .
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On Sunday morning the UK government 's Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said it was the right time to `` update @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public from `` stay at home '' to `` stay alert '' .
`` Stay alert will mean stay alert by staying home as much as possible , but stay alert when you do go out by maintaining social distancing , washing your hands , respecting others in the workplace and the other settings that you 'll go to , '' he said .
Mr Gething , Wales ' health minister , emphasised it was an England-only message .
`` I 've seen the media briefings and changed message for England , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been a four-nations agreement or discussion on this . ''
The Welsh Government 's message had not changed , he said .
Asked about the new message on Politics Wales on Sunday , Mr Drakeford said : `` Well I think it 's very important for people to be alert .
`` People are going to be outside of the home more than they have been in Wales because we are reopening garden centres , allowing people to exercise more than once a day .
`` But people need to be alert , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all the right things .
`` If you 're not doing one of the limited things on the list that takes you outside the home in Wales you should stay at home .
`` That is still the way to keep yourself and others safe . ''
Asked about whether he would set a roadmap , as expected in England , for exiting lockdown , he said he still believed `` that the best answer is that we move in the same direction across the whole United Kingdom '' .
But he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of exact measures will be different '' .
Plaid Cymru has said the stay-at-home message should be `` loud and clear '' .
Leader Adam Price said : `` Messages need to be simple and clear .
Stay home is , stay alert is n't . ''

Asked where it needed to be before further lockdown restrictions would be eased, Mr Drakeford said: "If we can hold that headroom [between R being 0.8 and 1] and increase it a bit further then there may be more things we can do.


bbcuk--2020-05-10--Boris Johnson speech: PM unveils 'conditional plan' to reopen society

Boris Johnson has unveiled a `` conditional plan '' to reopen society , allowing people in England to spend more time outdoors from Wednesday .
The PM also said people who could not work from home should return to the workplace - but avoid public transport .
He said a new Covid Alert System with five levels would govern how quickly lockdown restrictions could be eased .
He hoped the next step `` at the earliest by 1 June '' would be for some primary pupils to return to school in England .
In an address to the nation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ involve reopening shops - but he cautioned this would only happen if supported by science .
The next step could see some hospitality businesses and other public places reopen - `` if the numbers support it '' - but not earlier than 1 July .
He said these steps formed part of a `` first sketch of a roadmap for reopening society '' .
The PM added : `` This is not the time simply to end the lockdown this week .
Instead we are taking the first careful steps to modify our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that fines for the `` small minority who break '' lockdown rules will increase .
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A government official told the BBC the new guidance will say you can meet one person from outside your own household in a park , if you stay two metres apart .
People will also be allowed to drive to parks and beaches in England as long as they observe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the official .
However , there will be no change in the advice for those who are shielding and have been asked to stay at home for at least 12 weeks .
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BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg said that , while the coronavirus has started to come under control , the PM 's cautious announcement was `` certainly not some kind of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Clarifying the conditions in which schools and shops would reopen , Mr Johnson said : `` Throughout this period of the next two months we will be driven not by mere hope or economic necessity .
`` We are going to be driven by the science , the data and public health .
`` And I must stress again all of this is conditional , it all depends on a series of big ifs . ''
The PM explained how the `` R '' number - the reproduction rate of the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lockdown could be eased further .
Experts have said that keeping R below 1 - meaning one person with the virus passes it on to one other person - is the priority .
`` It depends on all of us - the entire country - to follow the advice , to observe social distancing , and to keep that R down , '' he said .
The PM said those who could not work from home would now be encouraged to return to work - but they should avoid using public transport to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mentioned construction and manufacturing as examples of the sorts of industries where restarting would now be explicitly encouraged .
Workplaces would receive guidance on how to become `` Covid secure '' , he added .
He said in addition to being able to leave home as many times as they wish for exercise or to sunbathe in parks , people in England would also be able to drive to other destinations .
The PM also said he was `` serving notice '' that it would soon be the time to impose a quarantine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ air .
In a joint statement later , Mr Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed quarantine measures would not apply between France and the UK `` at this stage '' .
'Trying to pull off the impossible' The prime minister is effectively trying to pull off the impossible .
He wants to try to restart normal life , while keeping the virus at bay with limited means to do so .
With no vaccine , the government is reliant on containing any local outbreaks .
But the problem is that even with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in place over the past month , there are big holes in the UK 's ability to suppress the virus .
It takes too long to get test results back - several days in some cases - and those most in need of regular testing , such as care home staff for example , are still reporting they can not always access tests .
Our ability to trace the close contacts of infected people remains unknown - the piloting of the system , which involves the use of an app and army of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Isle of Wight .
It means we are effectively fighting this `` invisible killer '' with one hand behind our back .
We are not alone in struggling , similar problems are being encountered by other countries .
But we are still some way behind the best prepared and equipped , such as Germany and South Korea .
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said Mr Johnson 's speech lacked `` clarity and consensus '' and raised `` as many questions as it answers '' .
He told BBC News that millions of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were effectively being told to go to work with just 12 hours ' notice - and not to use public transport .
`` That 's why I say the statement raises as many questions as it answers , '' he said .
Acting Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey said he did not understand why the government had changed its messaging at this stage .
`` It risks what people have fought so hard for , '' he said .
Mr Johnson said in his speech he had consulted `` across the political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the UK '' and that his plan was a `` a general consensus on what we could do '' .
But Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said after the speech she felt the PM should have stressed `` more strongly '' that most of the changes he referred to in his speech applied to England only .
The PM earlier unveiled the new message of `` stay alert , control the virus , save lives '' in England - but Ms Sturgeon said it would not apply in Scotland at the moment .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` consider its plan for a phased , strategic approach to recovery '' at a meeting on Monday .
Wales ' health minister Vaughan Gething also said there had not been a `` four-nations agreement '' on the new `` stay alert '' message and that the advice to `` stay at home '' in Wales was unchanged .
Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland have powers over their own lockdown restrictions , with England 's measures set by the government at Westminster .
While leaders have expressed a wish to move forward @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at different speeds .
Previous guidance published by the government said people could leave home once a day to exercise in England .
A further 269 people have died in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus , taking the total number of deaths recorded to 31,855 .
The number of deaths recorded tends to be lower over the weekend because of reporting delays .
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But the problem is that even with the extra testing that has been put in place over the past month, there are big holes in the UK's ability to suppress the virus. It takes too long to get test results back - several days in some cases - and those most in need of regular testing, such as care home staff for example, are still reporting they cannot always access tests.


bbcuk--2020-05-10--Primary schools could begin reopening from 1 June

Primary schools in England could reopen to some year groups from 1 June `` at the earliest '' , says Boris Johnson .
The prime minister said a phased return to school would begin with pupils in Reception , Year 1 and Year 6 , if infection rates and the government 's other tests at the time allow it .
For most pupils , schools have been closed since 20 March .
But the National Education Union said the reopening plan was `` nothing short of reckless '' .
`` At the earliest by June 1 , after half term @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a position to begin the phased reopening of shops and to get primary pupils back into schools , in stages , '' said Mr Johnson , in an address to the nation .
Secondary schools are likely to stay closed until September .
But the prime minister said there was an `` ambition '' that secondary pupils facing exams next year - such as Years 10 and 12 - would get some time in school before the summer holidays .
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`` If we ca n't do it by those dates , and if the alert level wo n't allow it , we will simply wait and go on until we have got it right , '' said Mr Johnson .
`` If there are problems we will not hesitate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said the prime minister .
Mr Johnson set out how schools in England would begin to reopen , beyond the children of key workers and vulnerable children who are currently attending .
The oldest and some of the youngest in primary school would go back first - Year 6 who would soon be moving to secondary school and the Reception class and Year 1 .
Head teachers have warned that social distancing would mean schools would not have the capacity to teach all year groups at the same time .
Geoff Barton , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ union , said it was important the reopening date was not `` set in stone '' , because it was not yet clear how the proposed numbers of pupils could be `` safely managed '' .
Paul Whiteman , leader of the National Association of Head Teachers , said the government 's announcement had not passed the `` confidence test '' with parents and teachers .
`` It will all be in vain if many parents still decide to keep their children at home , '' he warned .
Mary Bousted , co-leader @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the prime minister 's plan , saying infection rates were too high for it to be safe .
A snap poll of the teachers ' union members , carried out after the prime minister 's announcement , found 92 % `` would not feel safe with the proposed wider opening of schools '' .
Parents on the BBC 's Facebook page questioned how practical it would be to apply social distancing with young children .
`` Reception and Year 1 will totally understand social distancing , right ? ''
posted Rachel Marshall .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ no way of keeping 4-5 year olds two metres apart from their friends . ''
Bringing back Year 6 pupils `` makes sense '' , posted Rachel Burrows .
`` They could do social distancing . ''
But she did not think that would work with Reception and Year 1 .
In countries which have already begun to reopen schools , such as Denmark , teachers have reported that social distancing can be hard to enforce - and instead have focused on keeping children in small , separate groups and using lots of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ First Minister Mark Drakeford has already ruled out following the same timetable as England .
`` We 're not going to be reopening schools in Wales in the next three weeks , or indeed in June , '' he said .
In Scotland , the government has warned that fully reopening primary schools ran the risk of `` overwhelming '' the NHS .
In Northern Ireland , Education Minister Peter Weir has spoken of a possible phased return of schools in September .
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"If we can't do it by those dates, and if the alert level won't allow it, we will simply wait and go on until we have got it right," said Mr Johnson.


bbcuk--2020-05-10--Coronavirus in Scotland: Stay at home message remains as exercise rules ease

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has stressed the `` stay at home '' message remains in place in Scotland after Boris Johnson announced his `` conditional plan '' to reopen society .
During his statement , the prime minister urged people to `` stay alert , control the virus and save lives '' .
But Ms Sturgeon said there should be a `` simpler '' message and that people in Scotland should still stay at home .
The once-a-day exercise limit will be removed in Scotland from Monday .
But Ms Sturgeon said people must still stay close to home and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ picnics , sunbathing or barbeques .
During his address on Sunday evening , Mr Johnson said people in England who could not work from home should return to the workplace - but avoid public transport .
The first minister stressed that the advice to businesses in Scotland had not changed .
`` I am not , at this stage , asking anybody who is not working to go back to work , although we have said we are looking , with priority , at the construction sector , the retail sector and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Scotland .
She said different parts of the UK were at different stages of the infection curve , and that the `` all-important R number '' was thought to be higher north of the border .
Ms Sturgeon also said the prime minister should have stressed `` more strongly '' that most of the changes he referred to in his speech applied to England .
`` When he talks about things like border control , he is talking for the whole UK , but really all of us have a duty right now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , having watched the prime minister , I think there is still some room for some simpler messages , '' she said .
Ms Sturgeon said the Scottish government was being `` deliberately cautious '' and was taking `` baby steps '' .
And she added : `` If you change the message from stay at home to something vaguer then you do n't give clear messages to the public . ''
We are now getting two quite different messages as a result of the announcement by the prime minister and the response @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether to go back to work in construction or manufacturing are being encouraged to do so south of the border .
However , you 're being pretty strongly discouraged if it 's not essential work north of the border .
That 's going to lead to employers having different expectations of their staff depending on where that employer is based .
Employers are looking for answers about how much money will be available and for how long .
The furlough system has been absolutely essential to avoiding redundancies soaring .
In Scotland , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stayed on the payroll rather than becoming redundant .
So what 's going to happen to that once the money stops as it is currently scheduled to do at the end of June ?
The first minister had earlier said that she had first learned about the UK government 's new slogan in the Sunday papers and admitted : `` I do not know what 'Stay Alert ' means . ''
Ms Sturgeon accepted the need for other parts of the UK to move at different speeds , based on scientific evidence and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possible cooperation .
But she added : `` We should not be reading of each other 's plans for the first time in newspapers and decisions that are taken for one nation only , for good evidence based reasons , should not be presented as if they apply UK-wide .
`` Clarity of message is paramount if we expect all of you to know what we are asking of you and as leaders we have a duty to deliver that clarity to those that we are accountable to , not to confuse it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asked the UK government not to deploy their 'stay alert ' advertising campaign in Scotland . ''
Ms Sturgeon added that the message in Scotland is not `` stay at home if you can '' but rather `` stay at home full stop '' .
She was speaking after latest figures show the number of deaths has increased by 10 to 1,587 , while the number of positive cases is now 13,486 .
The first minister said the new guidelines governing exercise in Scotland were not a `` licence to meet up in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She also emphasised the ongoing need for people to maintain social distancing and not mix with other households .
Guidelines concerning the range of outdoor activities , reopening garden centres and the resumption of some outdoor work will also be considered in the coming days .
The Scottish government will also be speaking to councils about the prospect of re-opening waste and recycling centres .
The first minister said an update on these developments will be issued next weekend .

"When he talks about things like border control, he is talking for the whole UK, but really all of us have a duty right now to be as clear as possible and, having watched the prime minister, I think there is still some room for some simpler messages," she said.


bbcuk--2020-05-10--Coronavirus: French passengers exempt from UK quarantine plans

French passengers will be exempt from quarantine measures that will come into force in the UK amid the pandemic .
Boris Johnson said on Sunday they would be imposed on people arriving by air into the UK , to prevent Covid-19 being brought in from overseas .
Mr Johnson said he was `` serving notice '' that quarantine measures were coming .
Following his speech , No 10 confirmed a reciprocal deal with the government in Paris meant restrictions would not apply to passengers from France .
The prime minister said : `` I am serving notice that it will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ significantly lower - to impose quarantine on people coming into this country by air . ''
UK airlines previously said they had been told that any quarantine period would last for 14 days , and that people might be expected to provide an address when they arrive at the border .
Government sources had already indicated that people arriving from the Republic of Ireland would not have to self-isolate when the quarantine measures take effect .
Despite speaking to the aviation minister on Sunday , airline and airport bosses told the BBC that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ basic details such as when the quarantine measures would come into force , when they would end and whether they would be continuously reviewed .
Airlines are calling for additional government support after the prime minister confirmed a quarantine period will come into force .
Airlines UK chief executive Tim Alderslade said : `` We all , including government , need to adapt to the new normal , but closing off air travel in this way is not the way to achieve this .
`` Ministers are effectively telling people they can no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ airlines will respond to that by grounding their operations . ''
He added : `` That is why they require urgent additional government support to get through this growing crisis . ''
The government faces a two-pronged attack over its travel quarantine , even though the detail on the policy is still sparse .
The pandemic is already causing acute damage to the UK 's aviation sector , and airline and airport bosses believe the quarantine will make things a whole lot worse .
They did not receive the reassurances they wanted during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Sunday .
Opposition MPs are also wading in with the question : `` If now , why not before ? ''
It 's estimated that about 100,000 people have arrived in the UK since 23 March , when the lockdown was brought in .
Many people coming home in recent weeks have been left confused over whether they were supposed to self-isolate .
Government advice that people arriving from China and Italy who did n't have symptoms should stay at home for two weeks , was withdrawn on 13 March .
Air @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the global coronavirus pandemic , prompting steep jobs cuts by the industry .
Ryanair has said it planned to axe 3,000 workers and ask remaining staff to take a pay cut .
BA previously said it would cut 12,000 of its workforce and warned that it may not reopen at Gatwick Airport once the pandemic passes .
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However, they told the BBC that they were still in the dark over basic details such as when they would come into force, when they would end and whether they would be continuously reviewed.