Hello, Helen Sullivan with you now. We’ve launched a new coronavirus pandemic live blog at the link below, where I’ll be bringing you the latest news and a bit of joy, too, for the next few hours. Final summary I’ll be handing over to my colleagues in Australia shortly, but here’s a closing summary of the key coronavirus developments from the last few hours before I go. Dubai has entered a two week lockdown which will see just one resident per household allowed to leave... Trump has warned that the next two weeks will be the “toughest” in the US’s efforts to tackle coronavirus, and said he would be deploying thousands of military personnel to states to support them. New York’s death toll has exceeded 3,000, almost a quarter of the US total. Two prison officers in London have become the first prison staff to die from coronavirus in the UK. Malawi’s president and ministers will take a 10% salary cut and redirect funds to support the country in fighting coronavirus. A senior health official in Iran has warned that the Iranian capital could see a resurgence of coronavirus cases, after residents in Tehran flouted restrictions. Tunisia’s parliament have given the government new powers to tackle coronavirus, including the ability to make decrees and seek finance without the approval of the parliament. Thank you all for your information, fact checks and many kind words over the past few hours - all are very much appreciated. Thanks for joining me, stay safe. In these extraordinary times, the Guardian’s editorial independence has never been more important. Because no one sets our agenda, or edits our editor, we can keep delivering quality, trustworthy, fact-checked journalism each and every day. Free from commercial or political bias, we can report fearlessly on world events and challenge those in power. Your support protects the Guardian’s independence. We believe every one of us deserves equal access to accurate news and calm explanation. No matter how unpredictable the future feels, we will remain with you, delivering high quality news so we can all make critical decisions about our lives, health and security – based on fact, not fiction. Support the Guardian from as little as $1 – and it only takes a minute. Thank you. Make a contribution - The Guardian The Municipality of Livorno in Italy has begun printing stamped and numbered food vouchers which can be obtained by submitting a self-certification. The scheme, which began on Saturday, enables those in need to claim 200-400 euros in vouchers for their shopping. Bermuda has entered two weeks of lockdown, which will see people given slots to shop according to their surnames, Bermuda’s daily newspaper the Royal Gazette is reporting. Visits to grocery shops and gas stations will be organised alphabetically, with people with surnames from A to K shopping on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and those with names from L to Z on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Sundays will be reserved for elderly people. Shoppers will need identification to prove they are attending the correct slot, and police may enforce the rules. The shopping rules will come into play on Monday, but the lockdown began on Saturday. It is now illegal in the country to enter a home which is not your own, or allow someone else into yours. A further 53 people have tested positive in North Macedonia in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases to 483, media outlet MIA is reporting, citing a government press release. The current death toll is 17. Here’s a wonderful photograph of neighbours in the UK social distance dancing together to keep fit during the pandemic. Queen Elizabeth is set to call on Britons to show the same resolve as their forebears and approach the challenge of the coronavirus pandemic with good humour, in a rare address to the nation on Sunday. She will thank frontline healthcare workers and recognise the pain suffered by families. The address will be her fifth in 68 years on the throne. “I hope in the years to come everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge. And those who come after us will say that the Britons of this generation were as strong as any,” the 93-year-old monarch will say, according to extracts released by Buckingham Palace. “That the attributes of self-discipline, of quiet good-humoured resolve and of fellow-feeling still characterise this country.” Read more here: Ecuador has begun storing the bodies of those who have died from coronavirus in giant refrigerated containers, after hundreds of deaths in the city of Guayaquil, the epicentre of the country’s outbreaks, have filled up morgues and hospitals. The government has installed three containers, the largest about 12 meters (40 ft) long, at public hospitals to preserve bodies until graves were prepared, according to Guayaquil’s mayor, Cynthia Viteri. Ecuador’s death toll is currently at 318, one of the highest tolls in Latin America. President Lenin Moreno warned this week that the real figure was higher, as authorities were collecting more than 100 bodies a day, many from relatives’ homes, as a strict quarantine prevented them from being buried. Here is a brief summary of what Donald Trump said at his press briefing: He has spoken to New York governor Andrew Cuomo and is working to get additional resources to the state to help with the coronavirus outbreak. “We have given the governor of New York more than anyone has been given in a long time”, and said Cuomo hasn’t been “gracious”. “I know he’s grateful he just can’t find the words to say it,” Trump added. The next two weeks will be the toughest and Americans must expect “a lot of death”. Thousands of soldiers and military personnel will be sent to support states. We’re going to be adding a tremendous amount of military to help,” Trump said in a daily briefing with reporters.He added that 1,000 military personnel are being sent to New York City, including military doctors and nurses. He’s reiterated a familiar line about his intention to open up the US as soon as possible, saying that the “cure must not be worse than the problem. 29 million doses of anti-malarial drugs will be put into a strategic national stockpile for coronavirus patients. Donald Trump is currently giving a press briefing on coronavirus. You can watch it live here, and I’ll post a summary afterwards. First prison officers in UK die from virus The two prisoner officers from Pentonville prison in London who have passed away after suffering from coronavirus symptoms (see 21.13) are the first prison officers to die from the virus in the UK, the Prison Officers’ Association has told the Guardian. Mark Fairhurst, National Chair of the POA, told the Guardian that 7,900 prison staff, including officers, support grade staff and governors, were self isolating, and a further 15 had confirmed cases of coronavirus. He also said that 90 prisoners had been confirmed as suffering from Covid-19, with another 1,200 prisoners self-isolating.