Coronavirus: PM says everyone should avoid office, pubs and travelling

The key new government measures are: a) Everyone should avoid gatherings and crowded places, such as pubs, clubs and theatres b) Everyone should work from home if they can c) All 'unnecessary' visits to friends and relatives in care homes should cease d) People should only use the NHS 'where we really need to' - and can reduce the burden on workers by getting advice on the NHS website where possible f) By next weekend, those with the most serious health conditions must be 'largely shielded from social contact for around 12 weeks' g) The UK is now 'three weeks' behind Italy - the worst-hit country in Europe h) If one person in any household has a persistent cough or fever, everyone living there must stay at home for 14 days i) Those people should, if possible, avoid leaving the house 'even to buy food or essentials' - but they may leave the house 'for exercise and, in that case, at a safe distance from others' j) Schools will not be closed for the moment