– Mr Hancock said the government is also not ruling out closing bars, restaurants and non-essential shops
– British government is now effectively on a war footing as it tries to combat the spread of the deadly disease
– Whole families will soon be told to stay at home if one member has symptoms as ministers step up response
– Ministers buying up beds in private hospitals to help NHS, army could guard hospitals and supermarkets
– Latest official statistics showed as of 9am today 1,372 people in UK tested positive and 35 people have died