Updates on Monday 27 April
We appreciate this is a challenging time for people as coronavirus continues to spread
But amid all the worrying news, there have been reasons to find hope
BBC News is sharing stories of how people are helping and looking out for each other
BBC Local Radio has launched a campaign called Make A Difference - broadcasting stories highlighting how communities are pulling together
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Everyone needs to practise social distancing and keep at least 2m (6ft) away from other people to protect themselves from catching coronavirus.
But it can be hard to know exactly what that looks like.
The BBC's health correspondent Laura Foster , externalhelps explain the best ways to keep safe and keep the correct distance away from other people.
An ex-rugby league player, who broke his neck while playing in 2002, has walked 26 laps of his house for charity.
Jimmy Gittins has raised more than £6,000.
He said he was inspired by Captain Tom Moore, who has raised millions of pounds for NHS charities.
He said: "It's to show people that even when we think we are flat and we're down and the situation's not very good, we can still make a positive out of it."
Image source, Bruce OgilvieBruce Ogilvie using his deep-cleaning equipment to clean public benches in Ayr
A businessman is deep-cleaning hundreds of park benches, bins and bus stops in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus.
Bruce Ogilvie normally uses the cleaning equipment after fitting fire protection systems in schools, offices and hospitals.
With this work suspended, Mr Ogilvie has been putting the equipment to use in the public spaces of Ayrshire.
The 50-year-old is concentrating on the busiest spots around his base in Ayr.
This has included cleaning the street furniture along the sea front at Troon, public parks in Ayr and most of the bus stops between Ayr and Prestwick.
Reaching your 100th birthday is cause for a major celebration.
However, when you turn 100 during a pandemic the celebrations look quite different.
It was not the big party as planned for Bobby Strain from Dungannon, County Tyrone.
Centenarian’s tears for care home birthday surprise
Instead, care home staff delivered his cake wearing masks and visors while his family sang Happy Birthday a few steps away - outside the building.
Mr Strain's daughter, Evelyn Carson, said they did their best to mark her father's milestone despite restrictions over coronavirus.
A head teacher has been pumping up pupil happiness by dressing up in a different inflatable costume every week during the lockdown.
Sally Maddison, of Sir John Sherbrooke Juniors, in Calverton, Nottinghamshire, has now held assemblies dressed as a lion, dinosaur, chick and rocket.
Image source, Sally MaddisonShe said the idea was to keep children engaged with school and put a "smile on their faces".
Ms Maddison had the costumes from previous World Book Days at the school. See more of her costumes here.
Image source, Sally MaddisonA 101-year-old woman has been able to go outside for the first time in six years thanks to a volunteer who checked on her during lockdown.
Bessy from Selby in North Yorkshire, can now get herself from her house to the garden after volunteer James Sanderson bought her a walking frame.
Image source, James SandersonMr Sanderson, 42, had called on her to deliver a hot meal when she told him she was housebound.
He bought the frame and delivered it to her later that day.
If you have to go outside you should stay more than 2m (6ft) apart from anyone other than members of your own household. This is what's known as social distancing, external.
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More than £1,000 has been raised for a national charity fundraising campaign by North Wales Police's Chief Constable.
The 2.6 challenge was launched on Sunday - the day the 40th London Marathon was due to take place before it was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The idea of the challenge - created to help cash-strapped charities at this time - was to undertake any task connected to the number 26, the number of whole miles run in a marathon.
Image source, North Wales PoliceHowever, Chief Constable Carl Foulkes took it a step further, taking part in a 126.26 mile indoor-cycling challenge to raise money for the Care of Police Survivors charity.
He said: “Thousands of fundraising events across the UK have been cancelled due to Covid-19, with a devastating impact on charity incomes.
"In this really difficult time I wanted to do something to support COPS, who do such a fantastic job in supporting those who have lost loved ones in the line of duty."
A nine-year-old boy with cerebral palsy has been inspired by Captain Tom Moore to walk a marathon in his street.
Tobias Weller, from Sheffield, uses a walking frame and was managing about 50m a day before lockdown began.
Image source, Tobias WellerHe has raised more than £8,000 so far for his two favourite charities, Sheffield Children's Hospital and Paces School, which he attends.
Tobias, who also has autism and cannot stand or walk unaided, said: "It's brilliant, we have loads of lovely neighbours who I have got to know loads better during lockdown."
Rob England
BBC News
Image source, Ian HedgesStaff at a home in Northumberland have built shops for residents inside its grounds so they can still visit them during the lockdown.
Tynedale House in Blyth, a residential home for adults with learning disabilities, set up a temporary shop, a social club, and a church to “incorporate as much of the outside world as possible”.
Care supervisor Ian Hedges said the lockdown was “hard for residents to understand” as they were “used to going out and about” but he hoped the new measures would be the next best thing.
He said: “The delight on our residents' faces at having some normality was second to none.”
Image source, St John Ambulance GuernseySt John Ambulance Guernsey has launched a fundraising appeal to support its work during the coronavirus crisis.
In the #SoapUp4StJohn and #Smile4StJohn campaign islanders are asked to record short videos of them washing their hands or just having fun and making people smile, donating to St John in the process.
The charity said its regular methods of funding were no longer able to sustain them and they were hoping to raise money and community spirit at the same time, as well as give people some fun in difficult times
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Image source, CLARE WHITEJosh White is climbing his stairs 3,400 times, sometimes with his dog Tilly
An 11-year-old boy has raised more than £13,000 by "climbing Everest" to help save a zoo from closure.
Devon's Dartmoor Zoo said it was forced to launch an appeal after it lost all its revenue when it closed last month due to lockdown measures.
Josh White, from Sherborne in Dorset, is climbing his stairs 3,400 times, which he believes is the equivalent to scaling Mount Everest.
The zoo, which has raised £50,000, said it was "incredibly proud" Josh.
Almost 30,000 protective visors have been made by staff at one hospital for NHS colleagues on the front line.
A team from Salford Royal helped to design and make the visors that will be used in four hospitals in Greater Manchester.
Image source, Northern Care Alliance NHS GroupThey went into production following widespread concerns about a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE).
“We plan to keep the supply going for as long as it is needed,” said Dr Glyn Smurthwaite.
Everybody should be avoiding non-essential contact, and you should stay at home wherever possible.
Image source, Karl HeidelA football-mad 10-year-old girl has urged people to help her do 7.1 million keepy-uppies, one for each UK key worker, to raise money for charities.
Imogen Papworth-Heidel, from Hauxton, Cambridgeshire, hopes to raise £1,300 by keeping her football up in the air as many times as she can.
She is managing about 2,000 each day but has also asked for keepy-uppy donations to help her reach her target.
Members of Cambridge United have already taken on the challenge.
Image source, Tim BurgessOnline listening parties at home with The Charlatans singer have become the new going out for thousands during lockdown.
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Police on patrol in Essex came across a fleet of white vans, which turned out to be mobile testing vehicles, external for coronavirus.
Image source, Essex PoliceEssex Police said:, external "These ones pictured are ready to go to the Armed Forces who will be going up and down the country distributing them."
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BBC WM
A head teacher who is recovering from Covid-19 and ran a marathon in his garage to raise money for the NHS got a surprise call when he completed the distance.
Paul Hyde, from Kidderminster, took to his treadmill after the pandemic stopped him taking part in the London Marathon on Sunday.
At the end of his effort he spoke to BBC WM and told them he felt "achey", having only recently recovered from Covid-19, but had raised over £2,200 for the NHS.
To his surprise he was then connected to Paula Radcliffe, a three-time winner of the London Marathon, who congratulated him.
"It's an amazing achievement. I think you've made a huge difference to a lot of people," she said.
The two main symptoms are a fever or a dry cough, which can sometimes lead to breathing problems.
The cough to look out for is a new, continuous cough. This means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or having three or more coughing episodes in 24 hours. If you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual.
You have a fever if your temperature is above 37.8C. This can make you feel warm, cold or shivery.
A sore throat, headache and diarrhoea have also been reported and a loss of smell and taste may also be a symptom.
It takes five days on average to start showing the symptoms,but some people will get them much later. The World Health Organization (WHO) says the incubation period lasts up to 14 days.
