Boris Johnson today announced drastic measures to fight the spread of coronavirus - but hidden within his speech was some positive developments, giving us all a bit of hope.
The Prime Minister, addressing the public from Downing Street, said police will have the power to fine anyone who leaves their house without a valid reason.
He also called for all shops selling non-essential goods, playgrounds, outdoor gyms and places of worship to be closed as well as gatherings of more than two people to be banned.
But amid his firm televised speech to the British public, there was a little beacon of hope.
After announcing what some are seeing as an essential 'lockdown' of the country, Mr Johnson spoke of the developments they have made in the last few days.
He said: "Day by day we are strengthening our amazing NHS with 7,500 former clinicians now coming back to the service.
"With the time you buy – by simply staying at home - we are increasing our stocks of equipment.
"We are accelerating our search for treatments. We are pioneering work on a vaccine."
In regards to testing kits, he revealed that the government are buying "millions of testing kits that will enable us to turn the tide on this invisible killer."
He also thanked everyone who is "working flat" to beat the virus.
Mr Johnson said: "Everyone from the supermarket staff to the transport workers to the carers to the nurses and doctors on the frontline.
"But in this fight we can be in no doubt that each and every one of us is directly enlisted."
The latest move comes after the UK's coronavirus death toll rose to 335 - an increase of 54 in just 24 hours.
Mr Johnson said the measures would be reviewed after three weeks.
In recent weeks, the government has come under pressure to provide better protection for NHS workers on the frontline of the fight against the disease.
The lockdown will be introduced by a Government regulation under the Public Health Control of Diseases Act 1984.
