Flights cancelled, self-isolation for elderly and Government's emergency powers - the latest key points about coronavirus in the UK on Sunday, March 15

The UK's coronavirus death toll rose to 35 on Sunday, March 15.

The Department of Health (DoH) said 14 more patients have died in England since the 10 deaths announced on Saturday.

There have been a total of 1,372 positive tests for coronavirus in the UK as of 9am on Sunday, up from 1,140 at the same time on Saturday, the DoH said

In the North East, there are four confirmed cases in Newcastle, two in North Tyneside, Darlington and Stockton and one each in Gateshead, Sunderland, County Durham and Redcar and Cleveland,

Here are some of the other developements from Sunday:

- The UK death toll from Covid-19 has risen from 21 to 35, with 34 deaths in England and one in Scotland.

- There have been 1,372 positive tests for coronavirus as of 9am on Sunday, an increase of 232 from Saturday’s total.

- Public Health Wales confirmed 34 new cases of Covid-19 in Wales on Sunday, bringing the total number confirmed in the country to 94.

- Eleven new cases were confirmed in Northern Ireland, bringing the total number of known cases there to 45.

- Health Secretary Matt Hancock has confirmed on Sunday that elderly people will be asked to self-isolate for up to four months as part of the plan to tackle the virus.

- There could also be a shift to household isolation rather than individual self-isolation.

- Coronavirus testing will be prioritised for those most at risk of severe illness from the disease.

- Public Health England (PHE) said people in the community with a fever or cough do not usually need testing.

- Mr Hancock confirmed that ministers were seeking to give police powers to arrest and forcibly quarantine people who are sick with the virus but are not self-isolating.

- He said a Bill setting out emergency powers to deal with the outbreak will be published on Thursday, and details of what the powers will include will be shared on Tuesday.

- Prime Minister Boris Johnson will personally urge manufacturers to shift their production lines to build ventilators, with Mr Hancock saying the NHS needs ventilators now more than anything else.

- Negotiations are also taking place with private health firms about access to their hospital beds.

- Whitehall sources have already indicated that mass gatherings could be banned from next weekend.

- Other measures, including school closures, have also been considered as an option to combat the spread of the virus.

- US President Donald Trump, who has tested negative for the virus, announced the extension of his travel restrictions to cover the UK and Ireland, with changes coming in at midnight on Monday night in the eastern US.

- Following the US travel ban, the Foreign Office has advised against "all but essential travel" to the US.

- Jet2 has stopped all flights to Lyon, Grenoble, Paris and Nice due to travel restrictions implemented by the French government.