'Non-essential' travel checkpoints begin in UK Police can issue penalty notices but not on-the-spot fines
The UK's daily press briefing is expected to begin at around 16:00 BST. Here is a brief summary of what's been happening today:
The number of people who have died with the virus in the UK has reached 1,228 - an increase of 209 since Saturday.Of those deaths, 190 have come in England, 10 in Wales, a further six in Northern Ireland, and one in Scotlandand could last longer if people do not stick to the rules, according to Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says the Scottish government has always been advised to prepare for the measures to be in place for around 13 weeksis now testing 10,000 people a day, and is"on track" to test 25,000 a day by mid-April And recruitment for volunteers to help the NHS has been paused, after 750,000 people signed up less than a week after the appeal was announced
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