TOM HANKS RETURNS TO LA

Hollywood star Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson returned to Los Angeles on Friday after spending more than two weeks in quarantine in Australia after testing positive for the coronavirus.

The famous actor and Wilson were photographed smiling while driving a car in the city.

YOUTHS 'COUGHED AT NHS STAFF'

A group of youths coughed at a group of NHS while claiming to have coronavirus, Warrington Police have said.

In a statement posted to social media, the force said: “We have attended reports of a group of youths coughing at NHS staff stating they have Coronavirus.

“The youths will be prosecuted as will their parental guardians.

“This is an absolutely abhorrent incident involving abuse of our NHS heroes.

“[We] once again urge all parents and persons with parental responsibility to make sure that their children STAY INSIDE. “You too can and will be prosecuted if you fail to keep your children inside.”

ITALY CASES SURPASS CHINA

Italy now has more cases of the coronavirus than China, where the current outbreak began in December.

The number of confirmed patients in Italy stands at 86,498, while it China it is 81,394.

The first cases of the virus in Italy were confirmed in late January, when two tourists who had recently travelled from China were diagnosed.

Italy is now second in number of cases to the United States, which surpassed China this week and now has almost 105,000 cases.

How long to self-isolate If you have symptoms of corona virus

If you have symptoms of coronavirus, you'll need to self-isolate for 7 days.

After 7 days:

• if you do not have a high temperature, you do not need to self-isolate
• if you still have a high temperature, keep self-isolating until your temperature returns to normal

You do not need to self-isolate if you just have a cough after 7 days. A cough can last for several weeks after the infection has gone.

If you live with someone who has symptoms

If you live with someone who has symptoms, you'll need to self-isolate for 14 days from the day their symptoms started. This is because it can take 14 days for symptoms to appear.

If more than 1 person at home has symptoms, self-isolate for 14 days from the day the first person started having symptoms.

If you get symptoms, self-isolate for 7 days from when your symptoms start, even if it means you're self-isolating for longer than 14 days.

If you do not get symptoms, you can stop self-isolating after 14 days.

After self-isolation

You still need to stay at home when you finish self-isolating, but you can go out for essential trips such as buying food.

Self-isolation helps stop coronavirus spreading

Do not leave your home if you have symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) or live with someone who does.

This is called self-isolation.

If you are self-isolating, you must:

• not leave your home for any reason, other than to exercise once a day – but stay at least 2 metres (3 steps) away from other people
• not go out to buy food or collect medicine – order them by phone or online, or ask someone else to drop them off at your home
• not have visitors, such as friends and family, in your home

You can use your garden, if you have one.

Do not leave your home if you have coronavirus symptoms

Do not leave your home if you have either:

• a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
• a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)

To protect others, do not go to places like a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital. Stay at home.

How to protect yourself if you're at high risk of getting corona virus

If you're at high risk of getting seriously ill from coronavirus, there are extra things you should do to avoid catching it.

These include:

• not leaving your home – you should not go out to do shopping, pick up medicine or exercise
• stay at least 2 metres (3 steps) away from other people in your home as much as possible

Ask friends, family or neighbours to pick up shopping and medicines for you. They should leave them outside your door.