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Old 05-09-20, 12:38 PM   #3430
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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps leads the daily briefing amid reports the UK will start quarantining travellers.

He says public transport will have a fraction of pre-pandemic capacity for some time.

More people will have to walk and cycle to work, Shapps says.

The briefing comes as the UK government reportedly plans a 14-day quarantine for arrivals from anywhere except the Republic of Ireland.

The policy is expected to come into force at the end of May and require self-isolation at a private residence.

Moscow celebrates Victory Day with a flypast after cancelling its parade but a full commemoration goes ahead in Belarus.

China's president expresses concern about the threat of the coronavirus to North Korea and offers help.

In South Korea, renewed restrictions are imposed on bars and clubs after a series of transmissions linked to Seoul's leisure district.

Global confirmed cases of Covid-19 near 4 million, with 275,000 deaths.
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