Some people may, of course, be tempted to go out tonight and i say to you, please dont. You may think that you are invincible but there is no guarantee that you will get mild symptoms. And you can still be a carrier of the disease and pass it on to others. Well be getting reaction across the country to these severe restrictions on our lives. It comes as scientists warn it could be almost 12 months before social distancing measures are lifted, in order not to overload the nhs. A major London Hospital becomes the first in the uk to temporarily run out of Critical Care capacity for coronavirus patients. And coming up on bbc news, the World Snooker championship is postponed. The players now fear for their earnings after coronavirus continues to cause chaos with the calendar. Good evening. The government has ordered the shutting down of life as we know it, with the closure of all the places we go out to, bars, pubs and leisure centres among them. It came as the chancellor rishi sunak unveiled a package to protect the vulnerable. He said we have never had state intervention in this country like this before. Rishi sunak said the government would pay up to 80 of peoples wages, up to a maximum of £2,500 a month, to those whose jobs are at risk. And across the uk, the Prime Minister demanded the immediate shutting down of the vast majority of social spaces. It came as government advisers issued a sobering warning that social distancing measures would need to be in place for the best part of a year to prevent nhs intensive care units from being overwhelmed. The latest figures show that there have been 3,983 confirmed cases in the uk although experts think the total number is considerably higher. And there have been 177 deaths. With our first report this evening, heres our Political Correspondent alex forsyth. This will become a familiar sight gcioss this will become a familiar sight across the country soon. Restau ra nts, across the country soon. Restaurants, cafe is, pubs, shut as a result of this virus. For businesses, the key question, how to stay afloat with the doors closed and, crucially, what happens to all the workers with nowhere to go . Today, the Prime Minister acknowledged the impact of this decision but claimed there was no choice. We are collectively telling, telling, cafe is, pubs, bars and restau ra nts telling, cafe is, pubs, bars and restaurants to close tonight, as sooner restaurants to close tonight, as sooner stay reasonably can, and not to open tomorrow. Though, to be clear, they can continue to provide ta ke clear, they can continue to provide take out services. From the chancellor, a promise to help thousands inevitably now facing an Enormous Economic struggle. We are setting up a new coronavirus Job Retention scheme. Any employer in the country, small or large, charitable or nonprofit, will be eligible for the scheme. Employers will be able to contact hmrc for a grant to cover most of the wages of people who are not working, but are furloughed and kept on payroll, rather than being laid off. Government grants will cover 80 of the salary of retained workers, up toa the salary of retained workers, up to a total of £2500 a month. How long, if you can, do you see these measures lasting and how do you plan to enforce them . I think everybody can see the imperative of doing what is necessary, of protecting our nhs and saving lives. Some businesses have already shut up shop. This salon in east london didnt want to spread the virus. Despite rate relief, grants and access to loans already on offer, one big worry was still how to pay their staff. We are trying to keep them on the books for now, that was the last conversation that we had with them and we have just said that we will keep in contact with them, you know, while this all unfolds. We dont have loads of money in the bank. We have a little cushion but not much. The government is putting in place significant measures to try and counter the impact of this virus in just days and weeks, policies that would usually take months, if not yea rs, to would usually take months, if not years, to implement and with all of the knowledge that the decisions it ta kes the knowledge that the decisions it takes now will have crucial consequences for all of us, as the way we live our lives profoundly changes. Not doing enough means that workers, unwittingly, put the whole community at risk, because if you feel the need to go out and work because you have no alternative as a means of feeding yourself and your family, then you are going to go out. In scotland, and acknowledgement people will have to make sacrifices but a message that there is little option. Doing everything we can to slow down the spread of this virus now means that we will save lives and we will protect our nhs. We cannotjust carry on as normal. Light, right now, is not normal. London at lunchtime today. It may look very different tomorrow. The government is promising to help all those who will feel the impact of this announcement, as the struggle to manage this virus reaches a whole new stage. Alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. Todays announcement amounts to an unprecedented intervention by the state into the private sector. Our business editor, simonjack, has been looking at the scale of the problem facing the government. One of east londons popular social hotspots on a typical saturday. This is what it will look like this weekend. The government has just ordered the closure of venues like this, but its advice on monday to avoid them has already been catastrophic for the hospitality industry. After the Prime Ministers announcement on monday evening that everyone should avoid bars, restaurants and public spaces, weve decided the next day, tuesday morning, we had to lose 85 of our people. A millionjobs have been lost in hospitality in 36 hours at the beginning of this week following that announcement. Were now focused on trying to save the jobs of the next million. In the last hour, the government promised businesses a rebate worth 80 of their staffs wages. Despite that, businesses are still expected to shed hundreds of thousands ofjobs to cut costs as income dries up. On a normal saturday night, 2,500 people would come through this food hall, but its now shut for the foreseeable future. And although the government has announced hundreds of millions announced hundreds of billions of potential support, its not size that matters, its the speed with which businesses can get that support. For many, its already too late. Like workers at this hotel in scotland who live on site and were told to leave theirjob and their home immediately. I got this letter telling me i have to leave and i get fired. They didnt give me any reasons. I have been working here for two years. In the middle of a pandemic, its notjust a normal loss ofjob, its a pandemic. And what about the millions of self employed people, like theatre director cat robey and her colleagues who are trying to work out what the future holds for them . All of us are self employed and we have no idea what that means in terms of our income, anyjob security, whether we can pay our rent next month, and we have no idea when any shows or any work will start again for any of us. The government has Just Announced the self employed will be able to defer tax payments and get greater access to benefits, which will be increased. Many businesses are also desperate for a guarantee they wont forfeit their lease if they dont pay the rent another new front in a health turned economic emergency which has seen the greatest Government Intervention in private business in living memory. And simonjoins me now. The size of this is staggering. What are businesses saying . It is huge. This will be welcomed, business groups, im being told, are saying this marks the beginning of the economic fightback and it is a massive package, like nothing weve ever seen massive package, like nothing weve ever seen before, but the economic challenges even greater. Ive been in touch with the chap you saw in that video there, he said a million jobs were on the line, a million gonein jobs were on the line, a million gone in hospitality, another million on the line and he said he thought about half of those would be saved. He is not an economic expert, hes not a medic, and right now no one is a particular expert but this marks the biggest intervention weve ever seen the biggest intervention weve ever seen from the state, but i think we need to brace ourselves for the fact that, despite these measures, hundreds of thousands ofjobs will be lost. Simon jack, thank you. Pubs, restaurants, gyms, leisure centres and cinemas across the uk are being told to close in an effort to slow the spread of the virus. 0ur correspondent danny savage is in harrogate, but, first, Helena Wilkinson is in central london. Helena. Well, rito, on a normal friday night here in leicester square, in the heart of london, this area would be packed with londoners and tourists reeta. These are not normal times so, of course, it is deserted here. There are about 20 people in the square. A lot of the bars and people in the square. A lot of the bars a nd restau ra nts people in the square. A lot of the bars and restaurants are already shut here, the cinema behind us being one of them. There are still some venues that are open, still people drinking in some of those venues as well, but the owners of these cafe is in pubs and restau ra nts tonight these cafe is in pubs and restaurants tonight are digesting the news that, from tonight, they are being told by the government that they are going to have to shot for the foreseeable future. The restrictions announced by the government tonight, another sign of the extraordinary impact that this virus is having on all of our lives. Harrogate is an illustration of the disparity over this issue in the la st disparity over this issue in the last few days. Behind me is bettys tea rooms, that restaurant has been closed for a few days. Next door, the ivy restaurant closed yesterday. Go along the main drag here in harrogate and there are at least four bars which are still open and have always been open. That is not to say that drinkers in them are not socially aware. We talked to people sitting outside who said by sitting outside and socially distancing themselves, they thought they were doing the right thing by still going out for a drink. 0n the other hand, we talk to another couple who refused to be built because of their family saw them drinking outside the pub, they would be in trouble, they would get criticism from their own families. People are slowly getting aware that this is closing down around us, part of our lifestyle, pa rt of around us, part of our lifestyle, part of our culture is closing down this evening and we just dont know when it will reopen again. Reeta. Danny savage in harrogate and Helena Wilkinson in central london. The governments scientific advisors have warned that social distancing policies will need to be in place for the best part of a year alternating between strict and less strict measures to help intensive care units cope. Its in marked contrast to the Prime Ministers assessment yesterday that the uk could turn the tide of the disease in 12 weeks. Heres our medical correspondent, fergus walsh. Intensive care units are overwhelmed in italy. There have been more than 600 deaths there in the past 2a hours alone. The only way to avoid that here, say government scientists, is to keep our strict social distancing controls in place for at least six of the next 12 months. That includes school closures, General Social distancing and possible isolation. And household isolation. The scientists are trying to prevent one huge peak of cases of covid i9 which would overwhelm nhs intensive care units. Instead, there would be a series of smaller peaks spread out throughout a year. To achieve this, they would suppress and then release the virus, by turning the social distancing measures on and off like a tap to control the flow of patients into intensive care. They predict a two to three week delay between measures being put into place and their impact being felt in intensive care. The scientists estimate that 2 of those aged under 50 who get infected will need to be admitted to hospital, rising to 44 among the over 80s. Warmer weather reduces flu cases, but the science is unclear whether the coronavirus outbreak will subside in summer. The fatality rate for covid i9 is very age dependent, varying from 0. 01 or one in10,000 among the under 20s, rising to 8 or one in 12 among the over 80s. A vaccine could save millions of lives globally. Scientists at porton down in wiltshire are playing a key role, but its unlikely to be ready for at least a year. Fergus walsh, bbc news. A major London Hospital has become the first in the uk to announce that it had for a time run out of Critical Care capacity to treat coronavirus patients. Northwick Park Hospital declared a Critical Incident for 2h hours and contacted neighbouring hospitals about transferring patients. It comes as more than 65,000 former nurses and doctors in england and wales and scotland are being contacted about returning to work to help deal with coronavirus. Heres our health editor, hugh pym. The Critical Incident was declared at northwick Park Hospital late yesterday. Because all specialist beds for coronavirus care were full, patients were diverted to other local hospitals. That incident alert was stood down this afternoon, but it highlights the strain across the nhs in london, as one doctor at another hospital explained. I guess if things get really bad, then theres the worry that intensive care beds will get completely full and further patients wont be able to be admitted, or well have to make horrible decisions about who gets an intensive care bed and who doesnt, even though, in normal circumstances, we want to give them to everyone, and those can be really harrowing times. Pressure on nhs staff is showing in different ways. Finding empty supermarket shelves at the end of a long and tiring shift was the last straw for dawn. People who are just stripping the shelves of basic foods, you just need to stop it because its people like me that are going to be looking after you when youre at your lowest. Just stop it, please englands chief nursing 0fficer told me how sad she was to hear dawns story. Oh, its heartbreaking when you see nurses across the country working 48 hour shifts, week shifts. Theyre working so hard and they will be working even harder, im absolutely sure. But im asking for all supermarkets to open their doors for those that are working in health and social care, providing this expert care to our patients. This cab firm, in the east midlands, is offering free delivery of food to nhs staff, as well as those who are vulnerable. They say they made 300 deliveries in the last few days. A calls gone out to retired staff to come back to the nhs frontline. Bridget worked for 38 years in the health service, mostly as a senior nurse, and is ready to return. Its a scary prospect because we dont know enough about this disease at the moment and, you know, ithink theres a lot to be learnt, but i think its really important for me to go back in, and i think ijust have to take it as it comes. Its clear that nhs leaders are expecting immense pressure, as case numbers surge. Thats why they want to bring back retired staff. But many doctors and nurses are very concerned about what theyre facing up to right now. And the work of staff was seen at first hand by the duke and duchess of cambridge, visiting an nhs 111 call centre one part of the huge effort being made across the service. Hugh pym, bbc news. As supermarkets struggle to keep shelves full amid panic buying and stockpiling, downing street has repeated its call for people to be considerate when shopping forfood. The health secretary, matt hancock, has appealed to supermarkets to make sure that key workers in particular can get what they need. Our business correspondent, emma simpson, is at a supermarket in south london. Is there any sign that these official messages are being heard . It has been absolutely manic across all our supermarkets this week. With every government announcement, shoppers have been reacting and stocking up on everything and it has put a lot of strain under the system. And of course, with people staying away from pubs, 26 and restau ra nts, staying away from pubs, 26 and restaurants, we will eat a lot more at home instead of going out. One a nalyst at home instead of going out. One analyst reckoned up to 25 of the nations calorific intake will be transferred from food and Beverage Companies to the supermarkets, so we will see a sustained demand for food, but the industry is stepping up. There is a huge amount of work already being done to get more volume through the food supply system. But it does mean that we are going to have to shop a bit differently over the next few months. Retailers are streamlining their ranges. For instance, instead of 20 types of pasta, it mayjust be down to six. It is not running out, it is just there will be less choice, more quantity, to really focus on the core products. Now, the other interesting thing this week is this huge recruitment drive that has been under way to help retailers cope. If you add it all up, the supermarkets are trying to take on more than 25,000 temporary and full time workers, starting immediately. A small army. And the final messages from the industry, if there is enough food in the system, we just have to shop responsibly. There is enough food. Emma, many thanks. Schools across the uk have closed their doors this afternoon, with no clear idea of when theyll reopen. Theyll be shut to all but vulnerable pupils, and the children of key workers. Theres also been more detail on how grades will be calculated for pupils whose exams have been cancelled, as Judith Moritz reports. Its not even easter and this could be the last school drop off of the year. For the children, its bizarre. For their parents facing weeks of home teaching its daunting. Have a great day it can bring tears to your eyes if you think too much, so you kind ofjust roll with the punches and just do what you can, really. Its going to be hard. Youre going to crack on with the jobs that you always wanted to do and never had time with, like gardening, cleaning and all that, but you have to combine this now with schooling. Weve already looked through my five year olds folder and its lots of phonics and im thinking, oh, my god, phonics whats phonics . for children in year 6, its extra emotional. This could be their last day of primary school. What will happen if we dont come back to school before we leave to year 7 . Were not sure whats going to happen but, obviously, here at stjohns, were a community. Some children will now learn at home. Others, whose parents are key workers like nurses or Police Officers will still go to school. Both my parents have to work from home because they work in universities and all the universities are shut down. My dads in the army and my mums in charge of all the trucks that deliver food and that to shops. So, youre going to come to school, do you think . Just over 10 of the children here will be in school from next week. We are providing a Childcare Service to make sure that our children are safe while their parents go about their really, really important and critical work to help the nation. And theyll be doing activities that look a little bit like school but, mainly, itll be things like board games, making sure that theyre doing some of the work that theyre set by their teachers. School playgrounds will be a lot quieter and pupils at home will face restrictions. Though the advice is to allow children to play outside even go to the park for a kickabout the instruction is also to stop them from playing too close to other people and to prevent them from crowding together with lots of friends for long periods. For students in exam years, like these sixth formers in bolton, there was news today that their grades will be awarded based on data including mock exams and teacher assessment. Its not as big of a deal when youre doing your mocks as, like, the real things and i think thatsjust, like, everyone thinks that way. So, i think itsjust the uncertainty of whats going to happen. These year iis should have their Leavers Assembly in july, but their teachers brought it forward. A small chance to celebrate, amongst so much upheaval. Judith moritz, bbc news, greater manchester. Lets get more with our education editor, bra nwen jeffreys. First, what more do we know about how exam grades . Teachers will submit grades to be exa m teachers will submit grades to be exam boards based on things like marked coursework and mock exams, the exam boards then combine that with other data. For example, for a level students, they might look at their gcse results. They hope to produce grades for every pupil by the end ofjuly and if people are not happy with those, they will get a chance to appeal at a later date. And if they are really not happy, they can sit exams when schools reopen. And scotland is doing something very similar with nationals and highers. Big changes on monday. Everything would be close, childminders, schools, nurseries and colleges, and they will only take children into three categories, vulnerable children, children with severe special needs and those on the key workers list. But even so, head teachers will have to decide how many children they can safely ta ke, to decide how many children they can safely take, so there is a chance that as the weeks go on, some pa rents that as the weeks go on, some parents may find that children are not at the top of the list of priorities. 0k, branwen, thank you. Spain marked a grim milestone today. Its the fourth country hardest hit by coronavirus in the world behind china, italy and iran and now the virus has claimed more than 1,000 lives, climbing by 235 deaths in the past day. The latest statistics from the countrys Health Ministry showed 19,980 confirmed cases of coronavirus. Many british nationals are stuck in malaga, in southern spain, from where our europe correspondent Damian Grammaticas reports. Due to exceptional circumstances. 0n the loudspeaker, warnings that hardly seem necessary in a half empty airport. The queue is for the flight to london. Its sold out. People scrambling to get back while they can. The last tickets going dear. Up to about £1,000. Ithought, oh, ill stick with ryanair and try and find my way back down to brighton. So, youre ok, then . Youre getting back . Who knows . In the middle of it all, we found jean and phyllida. Jeans almost 90. Here for the winter sun, shes already had three flights back cancelled. My daughter, yeah. In wales, you know, shes getting upset. Ijust want you home, mum you should have come home before phyllida is 86. Her family have been begging her to come home,. Ive got 20 grandchildren, 16 great, six great great. Im five generations. And theyre all, oh, why dont you come home, you know . Why dont you come home . And there is one thing shes looking forward to. Hopefully, now, i;ll come home to a lovely roast dinner. A big slice of beef, with all the lovely cabbage from the garden. So, today, flights to the uk were still running. But next week, there may be even fewer, leaving tough choices for those still here. We have enough food for maybe another four or five days. Because of her dogs, the only way Alison Thomson can get home is by ferry. She worries about being on a ship with up to 2,000 other people. Would that be safe . And shed have to cross spain to get to it. So, i have been quite anxious this week. We havent left the house since last friday. And getting back to the uk poses real problems for you . Well, its a 12 hour drive. We normally stop in madrid on the way and stay in a hotel, but now weve heard the hotels are closing. For those who do stay, even the beaches are now closed. These are difficult dilemmas thousands are facing. Is it better to leave, before travel restrictions tighten even further, or stay put . Where is the best place to ride out the difficult times approaching . Damian grammaticas, bbc news, malaga. Well, as millions of people stay at home because of the coronavirus, were looking to the internet and to social media for advice. But there are concerns that misleading information is being posted and shared. The government says its working with social Media Companies to clamp down on false claims. Marianna spring reports. Social media right now is a place to keep in touch with family and friends and to get the latest information. But social media sites and whatsapp groups are swarming with misinformation. Everything from conspiracy theories to medical myths. So, how do you spot misleading information about coronavirus online . You might see a social media post, or a message, on your phone from a friend of a friend that, at first glance, looks pretty convincing. But it might not be all that it seems. Facebook user peter, whos 84, compiled information that went viral last month. This advice had been circulating online and, since then, has been copy and pasted across social media. He said. And. There is currently no Scientific Evidence to back up these claims and hes changed his post. Everything i posted i believe genuinely to be the truth and factual. I try to be as factual as i can. And if i am corrected, or if i discover myself that i have said something incorrectly, i apologise and i amend it. Fact checkers are constantly scouring the web for misleading posts. Their advice is, think before you share. Think about how it makes you feel. If its something that you instantly agree with or it makes you have a really strong reaction, its making you really angry or happy or sad, then often, thats a tell tale sign that you should maybe pause and do a little bit more digging. Facebook, as well as the government, say they work to remove harmful content. As the first pandemic of the social media era takes hold, people are looking to Public Health bodies for advice they can really trust. Once again, weve been inundated with questions from you about the coronavirus and, particularly about some of the Research Behind the governments approach in tackling it. 0ur science correspondent, rebecca morelle, answers some of them from the Francis Crick institute one of the Research Centres working hard to better understand the virus. Paula asked, is there proper evidence that survivors of covid 19 are immune . Scientists are trying to work this out. A small study showed that monkeys whod had coronavirus couldnt be infected again. And Infectious Diseases do trigger an immune response, which can offer some protection at least, for a period. Scientists, though, are trying to work out how long that immunity lasts. Shiv wanted to know, how can you predict what will happen when youre not mass testing . All sorts of information is being fed into models thats helping us to predict what this virus will do, but more testing will give us more accurate predictions. It could help us to answer some really Big Questions like, how many people have this virus with mild, or even no, symptoms . And knowing this will help us to better understand its spread. The uk government is about to really ramp up testing. Why does the uk have a higher number of deaths per identified cases than most other advanced countries . Its hard to truly compare Different Countries because everywhere has a slightly different approach. In the uk at the moment, were only testing in hospitals,