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Ministers are preparing for a "war-time" effort to combat the disease. Here's what you need to know.
"Selective" briefings to newspaper journalists "isn't the way to build trust and confidence", ministers warned.
Over-70s to be asked to self-isolate "within weeks", and supermarkets plead with the public to avoid panic buying. Here's the latest.
Matt Hancock says government "don't offer guarantees" when asked if everyone who needs a machine will get one.
Government sources tell HuffPost UK some of the £4bn-worth of crisis planning means the UK is accidentally better prepared for Covid-19.
Bars, restaurants, conference centres and all leisure and sports activities - including cinemas, theatres, swimming pools or football grounds - will be shut down.
Our scientific advisers are playing a crucial role, and in good faith
The UK has entered the second phase of its response to the Covid-19 outbreak.
Donald Trump’s doing it his way. The rest of the world is reacting in another.
The government will need to hire at least one new negotiator every day until June to plug the staffing gap, in a situation branded "farcical and a real risk".