Prime Minister's 'national emergency' letter to UK households leads the Sunday papers

Boris Johnson’s letter to every UK household encouraging "British spirit" to defeat the coronavirus pandemic dominates the nation's papers.

The Sunday Telegraph and Sunday Express lead with the PM's warning that "things will get worse before they get better".

• In full: Johnson’s coronavirus letter to 30 million UK households warning ‘things will get worse before they get better’

Sunday People says anything less than 20,000 deaths will be a "good result" for the UK.

ElsewhereThe Observer reports that tougher lockdown measures may be necessary while The Sunday Times says the lockdown "must last until June".

China faces a "reckoning" from Downing Street over its handling of the coronavirus outbreak, reports the The Mail on Sunday.

The Sunday Mirror says frontline NHS workers are pleading for more protective equipment as the pandemic worsens.

• 'It is terrifying thinking about how we are going to cope', doctor says as hospitals battle coronavirus

While the Daily Star Sunday is calling on citizens to look out for the nation's bin collectors.

Coronavirus: Everything you need to know:

• Check the number of cases in your area with our interactive map

• Listen and subscribe to our podcast

• All the coronavirus information you need in one place - from health and work to what you can do to stop the spread of the virus