Every household in the UK will be sent a letter from Boris Johnson next week warning them things will get worse before they get better.
A letter from the Prime Minister - who himself has Covid-19 and is self-isolating in Number 11 - will land on the doorsteps of 30 million households across all four UK nations from next week.
It is expected that the letter will cost £5.8m to print and distribute across the UK. Today the UK death toll hit 1,019 with a sharp increase in the number of those killed from the deadly bug.
And the public have been warned that a total death toll of less than 20,000 will be considered a 'success'. In the letter the Prime Minister will outline the guidance everyone should follow and the measures the Government has