tonight at six — the biggest one—day increase in the number of people infected with the coronavirus in the uk. 36 new cases — some of them had no connection to anyone who had travelled abroad. at this point in time we think hello this is bbc news. we waited it is likely, not definite, that we will move into onward headlines. the number of confirmed transmission and an epidemic here in the uk. italy is shutting down schools cases in the ukjumps to 87, a and universities as it tries to stop the spread of coronavirus. public health campaign urging people to wash their hands. at this point the release of the new bond film in time it is likely that we will is delayed by seven months — is it the latest casualty move into an epidemic you are in the of the coronvirus outbreak? uk. in italy where over hundred and and we'll be looking at the new rules on sick pay for those affected by coronavirus. 50 people have died due to the also tonight... virus, the government says that schools and universities will be the greek island that's fast becoming a new migrant flashpoint — aid workers say residents closed until mid—march. the latest are turning on them. james bond film has had its release

the ups and downs of the race to take on donald trump — date postponed to november after billionaire bloomberg drops out; former vice president careful consideration and thorough joe biden is the comeback kid. evaluation of the global theatrical market. the new york mayor at steps and coming up on bbc news, dillian whyte says he'll fight anyone. down for the democratic leadership he talks to us about his comeback race and says he will now support in heavyweight boxing and his hopes joe biden. boris johnson race and says he will now support joe biden. borisjohnson says the home secretary is doing a for a shot at the title. outstanding job as the labour leader calls for an independent investigation into bullying claims stop playing ping—pong and cooking up stop playing ping—pong and cooking upa stop playing ping—pong and cooking up a royal storm, the duke and duchess of cambridge give their first tour. that of ireland. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the chief medical officer now says any moment it will be time for the a coronavirus epidemic here in the uk is likely — sport but coming up, after hpm, though not definite. people will get 3d more sick pay if chris whitty‘s comments come they have self isolated. —— three on the day of the biggest 24—hour rise in the number of people days. we will discuss the impact it infected — 36 new cases,

two of which are in scotland and two may have against workers across the economy. we will talk about michael in northern ireland. it brings the total number of people bloomberg quitting the race for the with the virus here to 87. of the new cases, three nomination and it is now a two horse do not seem to have any race between joe biden nomination and it is now a two horse race betweenjoe biden and bernie connection to travel abroad — that's what's called sanders. at 10:a0pm and have 11pm we community transmission. will be looking at the papers in parliament today, boris johnson announced a change to the rule tomorrow. that is all ahead had on on sick pay for those who end up the bbc news. having to self—isolate as a result of coronavirus. more on that in just a moment but first, here's our health editor hugh pym. hello and welcome to sportsday — it is in demand. some shops have run i'm gavin ramjaun. out of hand sanitiser, so this 0n the programme tonight: production line is running at full italian football speed. the use to turn out 100,000 continues to struggle with coronavirus. bottles a month. now they are aiming the outbreak could mean spectators are kept away for that every day are anything to for the next month. limit the virus risk as case numbers there's also continuing uncertainty around this summer's olympic games rose sharply and have chiefs warned in tokyo, we'll have the latest from the president of the ioc. ofa rose sharply and have chiefs warned of a wider spread. we are now also tonight... getting quite a lot of cases coming "i'll fight anyone". into the uk, small numbers at this we speak to british heavyweight dillian point in time, but we anticipate whyte, who's still waiting that they will continue to rise and for a crack at a world title. we do expect there to be some onward

transmission in the uk. at this and we catch up with sam ward, the british hockey player who's not given up point in time, we think it is on his 0lympic dream, despite a horrific injury. likely, not definite, that we will move into onward transmission and an epidemic here in the uk. there has i cut me from here, only dirtier, as certainly been a significant increase in cases in the uk in recent days, but to put that in i got four points and 31 screws perspective, italy has announced inside my face. they did an incredibly voice and i more than 2500 cases. in france, it is just over more than 2500 cases. in france, it isjust over 200. in more than 2500 cases. in france, it is just over 200. in germany, just below 200. with a warning about how long the virus can survive, the government today launched a new media campaign to promote hand washing for 20 seconds as a means of reducing infection risk. i'm having a significant birthday this year. and scotland's first minister was demonstrating how to do it at a call centre with the coronavirus helpline. so how worried should people be after the latest acceleration in the number of uk cases? i'm an individual basis, i

don't think people should be especially worried. we know that this illness is quite catching. it has a high infectivity rate, and i think we were expecting that now, over the next week or two, we would see a rapid rise in numbers of people being diagnosed with covid—19. people being diagnosed with covid-19. but the big question now is when the government might move to the next phase of its strategy and introduce new measures to try to slow the spread of the virus. there was better news from a school in gloucestershire which reopened today after a deep clean, following a staff member up testing positive. the school is probably the cleanest it has ever been now. they have given it a thorough clean. it happened at short notice. said to have two of them in the house to look after for two days has been quite a handful. i am waiting until next week until i know full well it is clear. ministers gathering for another meeting of the cobra

emergency committee know that further measures with a social impact including school closures may well be needed. hugh pym, bbc news. as we heard, the government is changing the rules around sick pay for people who quarantine themselves because of fears they may have the virus. 0ur economics editor faisal islam is here. let's clear up a couple of facts. who qualifies for this sick pay? let's clear up a couple of facts. who qualifies for this sick pay7m ordinary circumstances, this payment of just over £91; ordinary circumstances, this payment ofjust over £91; per week kicks in after four days. the ofjust over £91; per week kicks in afterfour days. the prime minister announced that it would now kick in on day one of an illness in these farfrom normal times. it applies on day one of an illness in these far from normal times. it applies to employees. so it doesn't apply to freelancers, self employed and to those earning below a threshold of £118 per week. essentially, this is a medical move, part of the content strategy that you just described, and it is seeking to create an incentive such that workers who might be ill don't feel pressure to

go into work and might contaminate collea g u es go into work and might contaminate colleagues or commuters. it is called statutory sick pay, but who pays it? it is the employer that pays it? it is the employer that pays this, and will continue to pay it. essentially, it is business is funding the government's objective to try and get people to self—isolate. that is what is going on. so businesses will have to foot the bill. we are told in the round that they may get support from the budget next week. there may be some schemes the bank of england can operate too. there are other funding pressures on businesses as well. the insurers think they have got big bills here, like you get in natural disasters, for example. so money is not an issue for the businesses and they will expect support, but it is not the taxpayer funding base. thank you. as the coronavirus spreads across the world — more than 70 countries have reported cases so far — we can see what measures governments are taking. in italy, with the biggest outbreak

in europe, the authorities have closed all schools and universities for two weeks. it has 3,000 cases and more than hundred people have died. mark lowen reports. an early easter break for pupils across italy. every school and university will now close from tonight in a bid to halt the virus. europe's worst hit country stepping up its response. it's a problem because we have to stop the exams, we have to stop almost all the activities in the classroom. maybe we can do something from home. but it's not the same, of course. parents and children are taking in the news. for some, the disruption is a price worth paying. it's not a question of panicking, but taking necessary measures to avoid the virus spreading out.

her nine—year—old, ernesto, says he's happy because it means no studying and no homework. the first to cordon off whole towns, now the first to close all schools. a dramatic response to a deepening crisis. and perhaps an example of how other countries too may respond if their outbreaks continue to worsen. as cases and deaths rise, more towns in the north may be quarantined. cinemas and theatres could close. and the government is even set to advise tactile italians not to greet by kissing. so how many rooms here are occupied? no one. none of them? empty. coronavirus fear is battering italy's economy, with hotels empty. 0wner giuseppe roscioli says he's had 90% cancellations and it's the biggest crisis in his 35 years. and if this situation gets worse, what will happen? we have the key, we can close the door.

italy is now facing an unprecedented challenge and a desperate search for a remedy for the virus and for this country's suffering. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. let's take a look at some of today's other developments. in japan, the olympic torch relay will go ahead as planned this month — but the ceremony to welcome it to the country will involve fewer people. the tokyo 2020 organising committee want spectators to stay away from the route the torch will take around the regions if they feel ill. there are fears of global shortages of some common drugs after india limited the export of certain medicines due to the virus. india, which is the world's biggest supplier of generic drugs, has restricted exports of 26 ingredients and the medicines made from them. the restricted drugs include paracetamol. the release date for the latest james bond film, no time to die, has been postponed by seven months. the producers say that they have moved the date after an "evaluation of the global marketplace." it will now be released in the uk in november. david sillito is here with me.

they called it an evaluation of the global marketplace. is that code for coronavirus? yes. look at what is happening in the world. this was going to be the big, global blockbuster, the first of the season, and it was all systems go for much the 31st, the red carpet premiere. look what is happening. this is a film that makes two thirds of its money outside of america, a huge worldwide business. across china, the cinemas are closed. the market is down about $2 billion in the first two months of this year. in italy, the box office is down around 75%. other countries are also introducing restrictions of large gatherings. there are announcements being made every day. one of the big fansites, a big bond fan site said, please can you delay this, because we don't think we will get a chance to see this film? and of course, with a big, globalfilm like this, you make most of your money in the first three weeks. so in the last hour, it has been announced that it

will not be in april, it will be in november, hopefully when things are better. david, thank you. the government's response to coronavirus here will be staged, prompted by the severity of the spread. we are in what's called a "containment phase" right now. the next one is the "delay stage" when we could all face more restrictions. our home editor mark easton has been looking at the government's options. as governments around the world take increasingly draconian action to control coronavirus — this is wuhan in china last month — officials in whitehall are reviewing their options, should it prove impossible to contain. the government already has extraordinary and extensive powers to deal with such a serious threat to human welfare. the civil contingencies act allows any provision which the person making the regulations is satisfied is appropriate. we are still some way from seeing a state of emergency declared, but were that to happen, ministers could take virtually unlimited action to deal with the crisis. police, and potentially the army, could be used to place whole

communities in lockdown with cu rfews, closures and roadblocks. those defying the rules could be jailed for three months. the very best thing you can do is explain to people what the problems are, what the issues are, and sensible measures they can take themselves. the government's considering additional powers, allowing the detention of people arriving at the uk borderfor enforced medical checks. those already in the country are covered by the public health act, which can require individuals to be tested and quarantined. can you tell me how you've been feeling over the past few days? this nhs drill in newcastle tested the response to an outbreak of ebola. if someone refuses to cooperate, a court order can allow the authorities to detain and isolate an individualfor 28 days, force them to undergo a medical examination and reveal details of others potentially infected. the right to liberty under the convention

of human rights does not apply, specifically exempting the lawful detention of persons for the prevention of the spreading of infectious diseases. during the 2000 fuel crisis, petrol supplies ran low. the government has the power to ration essentials if supply chains fail. in australia, panic buying triggered by coronavirus fears has seen supermarkets ration items such as lavatory paper. the uk government is being advised by experts in behavioural science as to how to get their messaging right. i think that at the moment people are not anxious enough, certainly in terms of doing sensible precautions and behaviours. as it gets closer, we know then the uptake of preventative behaviours will increase quite exponentially. but that hasn't happened yet. we are some way from extreme control measures being introduced. but the powers and the plans are in place. the authorities say they must prepare for the worst while hoping for the best. mark easton, bbc news. and a reminder, you

can keep up to date with all the developments around the coronavirus outbreak and the symptoms to watch out for — and what it means for you, on the bbc news app and on our website. that's bbc.co.uk/news. the time is 6.14. our top story this evening. today has seen the biggest one—day increase in the number of people infected with the coronavirus in the uk. and still to come — from the crufts dog show to the london book fair — how the coronavirus is going to affect public events across the country. coming up on sportsday on bbc news, back from the brink — the hockey player with an horrific injury with his sights now set on 0lympic glory for great britain. the greek island of lesbos has become a flashpoint in a new migrant crisis for europe. aid agencies have complained that their staff have been assaulted

and intimidated as they try to cope with refugees coming by boat from turkey. the governor of lesbos has apologised for the violent actions of some residents. hundreds of migrants have arrived on the isalnd since friday when turkey opened its borders following an influx of refugees from syria. 0ur correspondentjean mackenzie reports from lesbos. where are you from? how old are you? ten? these are lesbos‘ newest arrivals, trapped on the island, now behind bars. i have been here for three days. what is it like here? not enough food, no sleeping. we wa nt to not enough food, no sleeping. we want to go to a better place, not here. the hundreds of migrants and refugees who have made it across the sea in the past week have been kept in this holding pen. can they leave 01’ in this holding pen. can they leave orare in this holding pen. can they leave or are they detained? they can leave ? or are they detained? they can leave? no. so they are detained? for

yea rs, leave? no. so they are detained? for years, this island has been overcrowded. more than 20,000 refugees now live in a camp that was meant forfarfewer. refugees now live in a camp that was meant for far fewer. stuck here while europe struggled to agree on what to do with them. thousands make their way from the camp to the port, desperate to leave. they are pushed back by police. these flare—ups have angered locals and in the past few days, that anger has turned to violence. bleep. migrants and journalists have been attacked. and an aid centre has been set on fire. some aid workers are now leaving the island. the medical clinics, which treat hundreds every day, have been closed. why are you locking up? because we have a lot of problems on the island. we are having a lot of riots with the ngos. it looks like we are dealing in a war zone in this

unpredictable security situation which is something we never expense before. it is limiting our activities in a very difficult position. recent videos show the greek coastguard firing at people trying to cross the sea. we showed these to the island's governor. they have permission to shoot, but in the air. look, that is the migrants being hit on the head by the coastguard. what do you think about that? i object. i don't like it. coastguard. what do you think about that? i object. idon't like it. it doesn't represent us. as greece scrambles to secure its borders, european leaders have offered hundreds of millions of pounds to help. we don't want money, we want not to have a problem. the point is not to have a problem. the point is not to have a problem. the point is not to get money. the point is not to have a problem. let's spare their money. let's send the money back. navy ship arrived to take the new

arrivals to the mainland, but thousands are left behind, on this island that no longer wants them. jean mckenzie, bbc news. the future of the airline flybe is in fresh doubt tonight as it struggles with a slump in flight bookings since the coronavirus outbreak began. our business editor simonjack is with me. last time we reported on its troubles, flybe's troubles, i thought the government had sorted it out. injanuary it thought the government had sorted it out. in january it came close to colla pse out. in january it came close to collapse and it seemed to have won a reprieve when virgin atlantic put in extra cash in return for the government reviewing, ie lowering, airport passenger duty, something they suffered from on domestic flights. what i understand is that the government doesn't think it can review those airport passenger duty rates whilst the uk is still in the grip of the eu rules, which it is until the end of the transition period at the end of december. that made discussions about a short—term loa n to

made discussions about a short—term loan to flybe was difficult, if there was any thought they would be throwing good money after bad, the company has made a bad situation worse and it could be the thing that kills off an airline that is already in poorfinancial kills off an airline that is already in poor financial health and it could be as soon as tonight. —— coronavirus has made a bad situation worse. borisjohnson has said he is "sticking by" the home secretary, priti patel — who has faced allegations of bullying at at a third government department. labour's demanding an independent inquiry into what it called her "shocking and unacceptable behaviour". the new claims relate to her time as the international development secretary and follow similar claims at the home office and department for work and pensions. she denies all the allegations. the former us vice—president joe biden, has emerged as the new frontrunner in the race to be the democatic party's challenger to donald trump in this year's presidential elections. biden beat left wing bernie sanders in nine of the 1a states which voted on what's known as super tuesday.

the result prompted the billionaire, mike bloomberg, to end his campaign. here's our north america editorjon sopel. tonight, cbs news projects biden has won in virginia. he'll get the biggest share of the 99 delegates there. well, no—one predicted that. joe biden‘s campaign, which a week ago was seen as holed below the waterline and sinking without trace, was suddenly skipping along the waves. he notched up win after win in the most dramatic turnaround of political fortunes. we are very much alive! cheering. and make no mistake about it. this campaign will send donald trump packing. this campaign is taking off! join us. at bernie sanders' rally in vermont, they were hoping for and had been predicted a much better night. it saw the 78—year—old senator turning his fire onjoe biden. we are not only taking

on the corporate establishment, we're taking on the political establishment. cheering. his supporters watched with anxiety and some paranoia. is bernie sanders going to be the democratic party nominee? yes, he is, definitely. i'm not so sure. i think the democrats are conspiring to make sure he gets locked out. bernie or nobody, 100%. bernie or nobody? yeah. even if that lets donald trump in for another four years? ooh. that's a tough one, but yes. the billionaire mike bloomberg last night discovered that money can't buy love and can't buy votes. he's out. but he's throwing his weight, and more significantly his fortune, behind joe biden. and elizabeth warren, who has consistently underperformed, must decide what she's going to do. this now becomes a toe—to—toe slugfest between two old, very old, heavyweights, joe biden and bernie sanders.

bernie sanders has the grassroots organisation, butjoe biden has momentum, orjoe—mentum, as they're calling it, and that counts for a lot. jon sopel, bbc news, burlington, vermont. let's return now to our top story — the coronavirus outbreak — and the impact it could have on upcoming events. today, the london book fair, which was due to take place next week, has been cancelled. the dog show crufts, which starts tomorrow, is still going ahead as planned. sian lloyd reports. the show will go on for these dogs and their owners. crufts, the biggest annual event in a dog lover's calendar, will start as planned tomorrow. with dogs from across the world competing they've ta ken extra precautions. we've got 3,000 additional hand sanitisers placed throughout the halls, we've got extra hand washing stations throughout the halls, so we know that that's the government advice, people should wash their hands, take precautions. we are promoting that message that the government has asked us to promote,

which of course is catch it, bin it, kill it. the london book fair which attracts 25,000 visitors has been called off. a week before it was due to begin. the decision, taken reluctantly, so its organisers, say its organisers, after a number of global publishers pulled out. commentator: free attack now for courtney lawes. some six nations rugby matches are postponed. england will still take on wales this weekend, scotland's game against france is going ahead. 0fficials keeping sporting fixtures under review, but say it's about being sensible. if you go to a stadium of 70,000 people and you passed on the virus, it would still only be to a few people immediately around you. if you had the match cancelled, watched it, watched another match in a pub around with your friends in a closed environment, that's no better. planning events is at the heart of many people's business. and with the peak wedding season just around the corner, there are questions about how big an impact the coronavirus could have.

so we do over 200 weddings a year. this hotel has hosted weddings for 20 years and is preparing for another this weekend. we don't want to worry anybody about anything. so we are just going along as normal and obviously watching all the guidelines with the government and doing the best we can to make sure that they have a wonderful day and a happy day to remember. it's business as usual here. no sense of panic. the government has now made coronavirus a notifiable disease, which should make it easier for businesses to be compensated in the event of cancellations. the advice from insurers remains for clients to check their policy. sian lloyd, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. this is my favourite picture of the day, sent in by one of our weather watchers, kind of incongruous with the palm underneath clear blue skies but snow on the mountains in the

background, this was north ayrshire in the afternoon. it has not been like that everywhere, mind you, this area of rain has been slowly sliding eastwards into eastern england. the rain turning light and patchy as it does so. it will clear for a time but later in the night we will see some further rain returning to some of the english channel coast. 0therwise, clearest skies across north england, northern ireland and scotla nd north england, northern ireland and scotland where it will be a cold night, widespread frost, temperatures between zero and —3 in towns and cold in the countryside. an area of low pressure tomorrow to the south of england will bring wet weather to the channel islands. the rain may welljust weather to the channel islands. the rain may well just skirt into weather to the channel islands. the rain may welljust skirt into the english channel coast, but otherwise england and wales, quite a bit of cloud and a few isolated showers but the best of the bright conditions again for northern ireland, scotland and northern england withjust again for northern ireland, scotland and northern england with just a few short lived passing showers and much of the day will be bright with some sunshine. temperatures seven or 8 degrees, but feeling cooler than that in the south where we also have quite a brisk wind. for friday, further showers pushing from west to

east across wales, western england into the midlands and east anglia later in the day. lengthy spells of rain possible for western scotland on friday but northern ireland will probably have the best of the afternoon's weather with some sunshine to finish the day. what about the weekend weather prospects? low pressure is firmly in charge, that ultimately will bring a band of rain across the country. as the rain clears through we will start to get some cool air following command so we will see a mixture of sunshine and showers blowing in. so it is an u nsettled and showers blowing in. so it is an unsettled picture this weekend. rain at times for some of us on saturday, showers following on sunday with a cooler feel to the weather. that's the latest forecast. that's all from the bbc news at six — 00:26:45,205 --> 2147483051:50:07,317 so it's goodbye from me — 2147483051:50:07,317 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s