More than 10% of care homes in the UK have had a confirmed coronavirus case, it has been confirmed.
And separate coronavirus outbreaks were detected at 92 care homes in the UK in just the last 24 hours.
Roughly 13.5% of all care homes in the UK are confirmed to have at least one case of Covid-19, Chief Medical Officer Chris Witty said at this afternoon's Downing Street press conference on the pandemic.
It comes as the total number of coronavirus deaths in Wales rose to 384.
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has 45 new cases, bringing the total number to 463 in North Wales.
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Facial protection 'will be the norm'
A senior World Health Organisation (WHO) figure has said that facial protection is going to become the norm in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
Dr David Nabarro, the WHO’s Covid-19 envoy, said that people would need to become accustomed to a “new reality”.
He told the BBC: “Some form of facial protection, I’m sure, is going to become the norm, not least to give people reassurance.
“But, I would say, don’t imagine that you can do what you like when you are wearing a mask.”
Dr Nabarro added that people’s lifestyles would need to change.
He said: “Because this virus isn’t going to go away, and we don’t know whether people who have had the virus stay immune afterwards and will not get it again.
“And, we don’t know when we will have a vaccine.
“So, what we are saying is ‘get societies defended’.
“Yes, we will have to wear masks.
“Yes, there will have to be more physical distancing.
“Yes, we must protect the vulnerable.
“But, most importantly, we must all learn how to interrupt transmission.
“It’s a revolution.
“Like happened when it was discovered that dirty water bore cholera in 1850.
“Or, like perhaps 25 years ago we all learned about HIV/Aids and its relationship with sex.
“We changed, and we adapted and we learned how to live with these new realities.
“We have also got to live with the new reality of life with Covid.”
North Wales Police break up yet another Easter party - the third in a weekend
Police have had to break up yet another party in Wrexham which contravened coronavirus lockdown rules.
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Almost 100 care homes record outbreak in 24 hours
Coronavirus outbreaks have been recorded at 92 care homes in the UK in just 24 hours, the chief medical officer has said.
It comes after industry bosses warned daily death tolls are “airbrushing out” hundreds of older people who have died in the care system.
Speaking at the daily press briefing on Monday, chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty said around 13.5% of care homes in the UK have registered an outbreak.
He said: “In the last 24 hours there have been 92 care homes where an outbreak has been detected.
“If an outbreak is suspected, public health authorities will go in to do testing to assess if an outbreak has taken place.”
He said he would like Covid-19 testing to be increased in care homes.
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Emma Hodnett who is the manager of the Boots store in Prestatyn has been going the extra mile, despite the fact that her working life has “changed beyond recognition.”
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Heatmap shows homes in Wales and North West with Covid-19 symptoms
Almost one in five households in Wales are suffering with coronavirus symptoms, research shows.
Experts have been collecting information from the public regarding if they have Covid-19 symptoms if they are adhering to lockdown rules in order to analyse the progress of the coronavirus pandemic.
Cases in France
There were 574 more deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total near to 15,000, French health authorities said.
However, number of patients in intensive care fell for a fifth day in a row,
Pictures show deserted North Wales as people heed bank holiday lockdown warnings
Striking images have shown just how well the public has risen to the challenge of social distancing measures in North Wales.
The country is coming to the end of its third week where people have been ordered to stay at home for all but essential reasons while the coronavirus crisis continues.
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Dominic Raab says UK is 'starting to win' the battle against Covid
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the Government was united in its ‘national mission’ to defeat Covid-19.
Mr Raab also paid tribute during a press briefing to members of the public who followed Government advice.
Patrols continue
The North Wales estate where residents play self-isolation bingo in the street
Residents on this North Wales housing estate can be found most mornings since the lockdown enjoying a coffee outside their homes and calling out pleasantries to each other.
There has always been a strong community spirit on a street on Rhyl’s Bruton Park Estate, called Maes Menlli.
Inside the plane ‘cocoon’ where Airbus A380s have been parked up by British Airways
Drone footage has been released of the giant British Airways A380s which have been transported to an airport in France.
The airline is moving its jumbo jets to the Chateauroux Centre Marcel Dassault Airport in order to prevent its planes from rusting while they are inactive during the Covid-19 crisis.
Coronavirus death toll in New York
New York’s death toll from coronavirus has topped 10,000, with hospitals still seeing 2,000 new patients a day, Governor Andrew Cuomo has said.
The state tallied 671 new deaths on Sunday - the first time in a week the daily toll dipped below 700.
The governor noted people are still dying at a “horrific level of pain and grief and sorrow”.
“This virus is very good at what it does - it is a killer,” Mr Cuomo said during a state Capitol news briefing.
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Press conference finishes
The press conference is now over.
Acting sooner
Asked whether the government should have acted sooner, Sir Patrick said the aim all along was to get the numbers down and make sure the numbers are kept below capacity.
He said so far that is where we are, with “heroic” efforts from NHS.
We need to wait and see on direct comparisons, he said. It is still a new disease, and has not been allowed to be released from places he said.
He said there is a lot to see on where it ends up. Measures are holding it in the right position he said.
Length of restrictions
Mr Raab said crucial things on flattening peak was social distancing, which has been success.
He said it has helped limit spread. He said they are seeing signs of flattening out.
He said they also wanted to ensure NHS had capacity, and that has been a success.
On timing of changes, Sir Patrick said you can now begin to see the flattening, but only at that stage can you look at how measures can be released.
He said it would be a complete waste if we were to rapidly leave restrictions. He said timing of decisions had to be taken with data.
PPE
On PPE, Mr Raab said he understood importance of getting PPE to front line.
He said strongest reassurance is that over 16million PPE items were delivered over weekend and they are doing what they can to roll out items quicker.
Sir Patrick said that on deaths, there is likely to be a plateau of about two or three weeks.
Deaths in care homes
Professor Whitty said with everyone who dies, doctors will say what they think is cause of death.
He said they wanted to extend testing in care homes because they are an area where there are lots of vulnerable people.
He said they wanted more extensive testing in that setting.
Plan about getting back to normal
On transitioning back to normal, Mr Raab said we are still going through peak of crisis and so it is important not to take eye off ball in social distancing measures.
He said it is critically important as we are going through peak of crisis to keep focus on people staying at home.
On why death toll is not measured outside hospital, Professor Chris Whitty said they are. Data from deaths in hospital can be recorded quickly, but ONS data is used for other cases.
These cases can take longer to verify so there is more of a delay in getting the numbers out.
Masks
Mr Raab said the focus at the moment is to keep up social distancing measures, and then there will come a time where they will talk about transition.
Asked about whether the public will be asked to wear masks, Sir Patrick said they will give new advice if there is new evidence.
He said the evidence on masks is persuasive on them stopping you giving it to somebody, and if there is evidence that says they should change advice they will do so.
Latest statistics
The latest statistics are being gone through by Sir Patrick Vallance, chief scientific adviser.
On people in hospital beds, he said this is beginning to flatten off as with cases. He said you would expect this to start to decrease as effects of social distancing feeds through.
On deaths, he said they are following similar path to Italy.
He said this week there is expected to be further increase, but should be plateau before numbers decrease.
Press conference begins
The press conference has begun and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is speaking.
He said he wanted to thank people for adhering to advice over the Easter weekend. He said they were concerned people could ignore advice but said the overwhelming majority adhered to rules.
He said people should be in no doubt they had helped save lives during “this critical moment”.
A total of 88,621 people have tested positive and 11,329 people have died in the UK.
He said there are some positive signs that we are starting to win struggle, and we still have a long way to go.
He said we are still not past peak of virus.
This week the evidence of effectiveness of measures will be reviewed and they will look at what to do, but they do not expect to make changes to restrictions at the moment.
He said they will continue to try to get ventilators, PPE and ramp up testing.
Press conference set to take place
The UK government press conference is due to start shortly.
We will bring you all the latest from that here.
