this is bbc news. the headlines... the number of coronavirus cases around the welsh tops 100,000. 163 people now have the virus. the government has pledged an extra 46 £9 for research into the coronavirus vaccines and pass testing. —— 40 £6 million. it looks to me is that there will be a substantial period of disruption when we have to deal with this outbreak. talks between the government and supermarkets amid concerns that people have been stockpiling food. britain's are among the 5000 holiday—makers quarantined on this cruise ship of

california. testing kits are being dropped on board. in other news, campaigners say that the government bust bring to justice the ruler of dubai, sheikh mohammed, aftera court ruled that he was responsible for the kidnappings of his two daughters. flood misery continues as homeowners in yorkshire have the wettest february and on record. the giant cockerel strutting its stuff amongst some impressive new additions to a sculpture parkcollection. and only as much, does the extensive airtime, that the bbc is devoting to the coronavirus mean it is guilty of scaremongering? genus tonight at 7:45pm. —— join us tonight at 7:45pm.

good evening, the number of people around the world who are infected with coronavirus has topped 100,000. in the uk, there are now 163 confirmed cases. 48 more than yesterday. that is the largest increase any single so far. the government has promised to spend another four to £6 million are tackling the virus. the money will be used to help develop a vaccine and develop a test when the disease. in the uk there are now 163 confirmed cases 48 more than yesterday the largest increase in a single day so far. the government has promised to spend another 46 million pounds tackling the virus. the money will be used to help develop a vaccine and also a rapid test for the disease. the environment secretary has held a conference call with the country's major supermarkets amid fears people may panic buy. george eustice said he'd been "reassured" that the retailers were taking

all the necessary steps to make sure customers had enough supplies. science is fighting back against a new coronavirus. this lab at imperial college london is developing a vaccine. the aim is to protect people from getting infected. they know the world is waiting. an absolute sense of urgency. and wanting to deliver and stepping up to this challenge. and so everybody is working as fast as they can. there is also a degree ofjust innovation to make things happen really, really much quicker

than they have done before. the first doses, several hundred of them, are kept in this freezer, but is far from ready yet. this is one of several prototype vaccines against coronavirus which have been developed by teams across the world. all must go through animal and human trials before they can be declared safe and effective. and all that takes time. things have progressed much more quickly than they would have done in the past and it's not unreasonable to assume that we will end up with the vaccine and we may do so in a year or 18 months, which is remarkable when you considerjust a few years ago it would have taken 20 years to do that. quite forceful? the prime minister visiting a lab in bedfordshire announced £46 million of government funding to help find a vaccine and develop a rapid test for the disease as cases in the uk saw their biggest daily increase. there will certainly be a substantial period of disruption when we have to deal with this outbreak. how big that will be and how long that will be, i think is still an open question. two british airways baggage handlers at heathrow have tested positive for covid—19 disease. the airline said they are isolated at home and are recovering. the number of confirmed cases in the uk is now 163, but that is still way behind italy, by far the worst

outbreak in europe. the vatican, the tiny citystate in rome, has announced its first case of coronavirus. the pope, who has had a bad cold, has already reportedly tested negative. across italy, mostly in the north, there were nearly 800 new cases today. bringing the total to more than 4500 with 197 deaths. but for most, it is proving a mild illness and more than 500 of those infected have already fully recovered. fergus walsh, bbc news. the government has today reassured the public over supermarket supplies after meeting with supermarket bosses. environment secretary, george eustice, has been holding talks with supermarket and trade body bosses over food supply contingences amid fears of panic buying and empty shelves. he said, he was reasurred retailers were taking "all the necessary steps" to keep

shelves well stocked. 0ur our business correspondence has been following the talks. there was a telephone call this afternoon which was straightforward. this evening we had seen a big increase in demand, the supermarkets, over the last few days. one retailer told me a 500% increase in hand gels, cleaning products are flying off the shelves. people have been stocking up on store cupboard essentials like rice, pasta and tens of stuff. i am hearing from supermarkets that this is manageable but there is a spike. the government needs to understand where the pinch points are. retailers said there were certain things the government could do to

help. supply chains are working hard to keep up. firms, could their delivery curfews be eased? could they ease restrictions on delight —— make drivers to help replenish supplies? for now their senators manageable but that has been an incredible spike in demand. 0ne retailer said it was a bit like christmas. more than three and a half thousand people are being held in quarantine on a cruise ship off the coast of san francisco, after a 71—year—old passenger died of the coronavirus. 140 britons are among those on board. testing kits have been dropped onto the grand princess from a helicopter with all guests told to stay in their cabins. there have so far been 241 confirmed cases in the us with 14 deaths. most of those cases are in seattle in washington state and in california. sophie long reports from california.

the national guard dropping testing kits onto the cruise liner that is 110w kits onto the cruise liner that is now stranded, circling off the californian coast. more than 3000 people on board, 142 are british. the first person to die from the virus in california recently travelled on the ship. the 71—year—old man disembarked in san francisco to mexico. 0ne passenger has cancer and was chewing hospital for treatment on monday. the treatment is very urgent. my cancer was an arrest shortly before i left home. the surgeons patched me up and sent me on this trip so it is imperative i get there. the grand princess will not be able to sail into hell —— san francisco until health authorities are satisfied.

they want to prevent further cases going ashore in san francisco but the reality is it is already here and it is spreading. as it does, thatis and it is spreading. as it does, that is growing concern that response has been insufficient and people are having to be thousands of pounds for tests. in a visit to seattle, the man in charge was not risking handshakes. he admitted there were not enough testing kits available for those who want them. we do not have enough tests to date to meet what we anticipate will be the demand going forward as more americans take an interest in this 01’ americans take an interest in this or have americans take an interest in this 01’ have concerns americans take an interest in this or have concerns about this. we want to make sure they have access to the taste. we have made real progress on that in the last few days. at this ca re that in the last few days. at this care home near seattle which is not linked to six deaths, there is anger from those waiting diagnosis. we wa nt to from those waiting diagnosis. we want to know when i love ones will

be tested. we don't want general information, we want specific information, we want specific information as it pertains to our loved ones. as a number of infection swells to more than 200 scattered across 18 states, president trump spain and it $.3 billion bill to tackle the outbreak. —— signed a bill. it will be given to vaccines and treatments for those affected. there are signs that the coronavirus in china is being controlled, with new infection figures and the number of deaths beginning to stabilise. but after more than 6 weeks of quarantine and shutdown, the pressure on chinese society and economy is starting to tell. as other countries consider how best to handle a major outbreak of covid—19, john sudworth has been looking at the impact of china's efforts to deal with the disease across health,

education and business. it isa it is a karate class with something missing. students. the aral online instead. in the fight against the virus, every school and college in china has been shut for more than two weeks. we have confidence in our country to get through this. we have found out we are very united plus we do whatever we can to help everyone. we do this by staying at home which is quite important. the universities internet control centre handles for thousand virtual courses the week. it isa thousand virtual courses the week. it is a sign of chinese strength, discipline and mass mobilisation and high—tech. but the virus has exposed

china's weaknesses as well with cover—up and journey helping it to spiral out of control. everyone has felt the effects. here are women needing urgent chemotherapy weeks at a checkpoint while her mother pleads to be allowed through. she was eventually ta ken to a to be allowed through. she was eventually taken to a hospital less inundated with a virus, to the relief of her fiance. some patients in this situation cannot get treatment, she was the lucky one who was able to get cheated. the waiter impact on china's economy offers a warning to other countries. china 110w warning to other countries. china now faces two huge conflicting challenges, on the one hand the control measures are necessary to contain the virus but on the other, by blockading villages and closing down transport networks and keeping tens of millions of workers in

quarantine, it risks choking off its economy. look what has happened to castles for exa m ple, economy. look what has happened to castles for example, following by 20% in january and castles for example, following by 20% injanuary and more than it percent in february. —— two car sales. the number of departures from china's busiest airports is massively just. but the china's busiest airports is massivelyjust. but the infection rate falling, business and transport links are being eased back into life. but this giant economy is still a long way from normality.

there is some good news, over 65,000 people worldwide have recovered from the virus. we have heard plenty of ways various countries are trying to stop the spread of the coronavirus what you think on this? this cinema in palermo has stayed open but as you can see, they have taped up to 83 seats so you will always have two between you and anyone else watching the film. so how can we protect ourselves from covid—19? my colleaguejane hill has this guide to the simple steps you can take to help reduce the chances of catching the virus. this is what we all need to know

about reducing risk of catching coronavirus. wash your hands regularly, rub your palms and in between the fingers. it should take 20 seconds, long enough to sing happy birthday twice. avoid touching your face with unwashed hands because this can spread disease. the first symptoms are a fever and a cough andjimmy first symptoms are a fever and a cough and jimmy experience shortness of breath. if you have a cough this does not mean you have the virus but if you think you might, do not go to hospital or your gp. stay—at—home and coal nhs111 or hospital or your gp. stay—at—home and coal nhs 111 or use their online service. they can tell you what to do next. you can keep up—to—date about the latest developments with coronavirus on the bbc news app and on our website. we are just healing from france that the prime minister

has announced in the two areas of france most affected by coronavirus, all schools and nurseries will be closed for 15 days. in addition to this, all social gatherings will be stopped and on vulnerable people are asked to stay at home in those areas. so those are the latest steps being taken in france. it is time for the headlines. 163 people not have the coronavirus in the uk. the government has pledged £46 million for research into vaccines and testing. talks between the top —— government and supermarkets and it concerns people have been stockpiling food.

campaigners say the ruler of the buy must bejoint campaigners say the ruler of the buy must be joint —— campaigners say the ruler of the buy must bejoint —— brought to campaigners say the ruler of the buy must be joint —— brought to justice. the court overruled that the findings should be kept secret. sheik says the judgment has only given one side of the story. this is a very bad news story for sheikh mohammed bin rashid al maktoum, and not a great story for dubai either, because it cast him in a very negative light. remember, this is a british court, the high court, that has taken ten months to gather all the statements, and hear both sides of the story. whatever the sheik says, it has heard both sides of the story. he chose not to represent himself in court. he hired very expensive lawyers, as did his former wife, princess haya, and the court has come down on her side of events, which is to basically make public the very serious allegations that he, sheikh mohammed, kidnapped or abducted and rendered

back to dubai his own daughters, one of whom was then subjected to inhumane and degrading treatment, as we saw on the video that was played in court and used a testimony. so it is a pretty serious allegation. is it going to bring criminal charges? no, i doubt it. he is head of state, he's a british ally, and it is not something that the british government i'm sure is going to want to pursue, because raf warplanes use dubai's air bases, a million britons go there every year. it's a massive global trading hub as well as tourism infrastructure, biotech, you name it. but it's certainly, it'll probably make people think twice about what is going on behind palace walls. just for new readers, start here. to very briefly recap what this is about. the court heard and stood up the allegations as true that on two separate occasions,

sheikh mohammed of dubai abducted or ordered the abduction of two of his wayward daughters, princesses who had tried to escape the family. so in one case, sheikha shamsa, when she was 18 she fled the family estate in surrey and was recaptured in cambridge by men working for sheikh mohammed. according to her testament she was injected, sedated, bundled onto a helicopter, taken to france and put on a plane back to dubai and hasn't been seen since in public or hardly seen since. certainly not a public figure, and she is held incommunicado according to the court. the other princess, sheikha latifa, she tried to escape nearly 20 years ago, was imprisoned for three and a half years, mistreated and then tried to escape again two years ago by boat, recaptured, brought back to dubai and is currently being held incommunicado. his youngest wife, now divorced, princess haya ofjordan, who was involved in this case, it started as a custody case over their children,

because she was horrified by what she found out had happened to these two princesses, and feared it would happen to her or her children, so she fled with them to london, and according to her, he told her in may last year, you and the children will never be safe in england. in other words, he's got a pretty long reach. now, it's paradoxical, this, because sheikh mohammed is hugely popular in his own country. he's built massively successful global entrepreneur which is dubai, it is a popular destination, it is in arab terms a pretty freewheeling liberal place. yet clearly when it comes to his own family, he is an old—style patriarchal autocrat. let's return to the effect the coronavirus is having on our shopping. we talked now to a

supermarket analyst. she joins shopping. we talked now to a supermarket analyst. shejoins me from kent. thank you for speaking to us. what supermarkets have been ready for something like this? they are all prepared for some things. the dry run was really brexit, where they were worried they would get delays, their lorry and suit coming into the country but this is something different. they will have seen it creeping up the horizon and be aware that. products they really have been on pressure for have been a hygiene ones. at ethics canisters well supermarkets. we know a lot of what goes on with supply chains is last—minute deliveries, is there a chance supermarkets will run out of third and hygiene products as well?

i think the pressure so far has been on the hygiene jails and things like that. that is not normally a high sailor so they will have had a certain amount of stock and could increase them so people may have seen empty shelves. they supermarkets operate i just—in—time process , supermarkets operate i just—in—time process, they do not have big stores behind their stock, everything is delivered daily and perhaps twice id from a centralised distribution. it is very fast and quick. they are not worried at the moment. we heard about the government meeting this afternoon, they had experience with things like the foot—and—mouth crisis, the petrol crisis, where people have to think about their food. dry goods, certainly some tins and pasta have gone off the shelves ina and pasta have gone off the shelves in a bigger quantity than normally

and some people have bought the most enormous amount of toilet roll paper. we have heard about this. with a supermarket goes far as rationing? yes, if they felt they had to. can this have already said you can only have two gel products each time. headache pills are limited in any case. sometimes when supermarkets have done a promotion, they have limited customers because they have limited customers because they want to be fear that everyone can get it. the big area where people are organising auditing has been their 100 toilet roll delivery today which seems amazing. —— organising and auditing. today which seems amazing. —— organising and auditingm today which seems amazing. —— organising and auditing. it does seem amazing. what sort of coordination with take place between supermarkets and government bodies, what would they want to know? all

the supermarkets have a british retail consortium which they belong to, they have the distribution centre and you must not forget the third manufacturers who are just as important, label all be coordinating with the government saying do not panic. within their own businesses, because of the loyalty cards will have, they will see what we are buying and is there a changing pattern, is something different happening? are people asking for more things in one part of the country? they will be keeping a close eye on it and with technology and 24—hour distribution, they will know what is happening and at the moment they are very calm that they will be able to supply enough food for everybody. some third might get a bit less over time, you might get less choice but we have had more

choice than we have had in 20 years. talking of choice, and what way does form online deliveries affect the pinch points? for every £1 and five, one is spent online and that will increase as people do not want to go out so that is a huge burden on the supermarkets because a lot of online deliveries are sourced from stores so you need staff in stores picking those goods. they will look at employing more staff overnight to do those deliveries. thank you very much indeed. the duke of sussex has been to silverstone, to open a new museum that tells the story of british motor racing. prince harry toured the venue with the formula one champion, lewis hamilton. the engagement is part of a final run of royal duties before the prince and his wife meghan step down as senior royals at the end of the month.

last month was the wettest february ever recorded in the uk with storm after storm sweeping the country. in east yorkshire more than 80 homes in snaith and cowick still can't be reached and the water is taking a long time to recede. 0ur correspondent danny savage has been back to east cowick to speak to some of those affected. much of the water which flooded homes on the board of east and north yorkshire hasn't gone away. people are still dealing with the consequences. if we'd have been stood in this spot at the peak of the flood, we would have... probably been a foot of water above our heads at the moment. seven foot deep here? at least. people like mike, who's had floodwater in his home

for nearly four weeks now. we are on a septic tank system here. so, the system backed up. and, so, although we've been able to live in the house, we're very careful about how many times we flush the toilet or how many times we get a shower or whatever. the water was so deep in his garden, even the tree house was under the water at one point. it's notjust home owners affected by these floods. it was farmers as well. this is a vast greenhouse full of lettuce but, it was underwater for days, so the whole crop has been ruined, all the glass has been broken, and that means a huge bill for the farmer who owns all of this. residents here were so desperate to protect their homes, they built their own flood barrier. it worked for a while, then the water got through and ruined more homes. in nearby east cowick, you still can't get to some houses. it's draining away but only slowly. a few days ago we visited mick and his flooded bungalow. the water here has gone, now comes the plan for the future. we are trying to get

a caravan on the front lawn so that we are here on site. so, you're going to move into a caravan in the front garden, probably? we are hoping to. that's not going to be much fun for six months, is it? better weather is coming. across the road, tony also talked to us a few days ago. his insurers have told him not to move his furniture but they won't be here for another week. it's getting wet upstairs now, damp because there is all this rubbish at the bottom. and they don't want you to move the furniture out? nothing, no. millions of litres a day still need to be pumped out of this landscape to erase the great inland lakes of yorkshire. danny savage, bbc news, east cowick. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello there, from the weekend on words it's turning u nsettled the weekend on words it's turning unsettled with spells of wind and

rain and it will last into next week. the first part of the night will be dry with clear spells, temperatures will tumble in the west. this system million will bring cloud and rain and also strengthening —— snow and high ground in scotland. a touch of frost in the east but milder in the west. u nsettled in the east but milder in the west. unsettled for the weekend, low pressure takes control, outbreaks of rain in the north—west on saturday then the windy weather will sweep across the country during saturday night. into sunday, a blustery day with sunshine and showers. that e—mailed on saturday is that wind continues to break up. 0utbreaks e—mailed on saturday is that wind continues to break up. outbreaks of rain spreading eastwards into sunday, chilly with sunshine and showers, epic survey and heaviest this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines... another big rise in the number

of people infected by coronavirus in the uk, 163 people now have the virus. the government has pledged an extra £46 million for research into coronavirus vaccines and faster testing. it looks to me as though there will certainly be a substantial period of disruption when we have to deal with this outbreak. the government says retailers have robust plans in place to ensure people can buy the supplies they need, amid concerns that some people are stockpiling. britons are among the 5,000 holiday—makers quarantined on this cruise ship off california testing kits are air as testing kits are air dropped on board. in other news, campaigners say the government must bring tojustice, the ruler of dubai — sheikh mohammed — after a uk court ruled he was responsible for the kidnappings of two

of his daughters. flood misery continues for some homeowners in yorkshire, after the wettest february on record. let's stay with the coronavirus outbreak sweeping the world. more than half of those who've contracted coronavirus have already recovered. but some are far more at risk than others. a recent study from china's centre for disease control found that older people, especially those above the age of 80, are more vulnerable because of weaker immune systems. those with pre—existing medical conditions such as cancer, diabetes, and asthma are more likely to become severely ill. researchers also found that being male could put you at an increased risk.

the higher death rate could be because men are more likely to smoke. our health correspondent dominic hughes has been speaking to some people with underlying health conditions. tony collier lives with advanced prostate cancer. he still runs three times a week, despite his diagnosis. but the illness has left him especially vulnerable to infections like coughs and colds, and now coronavirus. because i have no male hormone, i seem to have great difficulty fighting off infections. and i got the flu, and it really knocked me for six for about three months. and i'd normally recover much more quickly than that. where would you pick your own level of concern over coronavirus? what i'm trying to do is continue to live life as normally as possible. i'm not avoiding crowds. but i'm just taking the usual, sensible precautions, such as hand washing, which is what we've been told to do. so, i think it's important to try to live normally, not to over panic, not to overreact, but actually be aware there is a risk. the government is promoting good hygiene, hand washing alongside using and disposing of paper tissues

as an important way to minimise the risk of passing on the infection. as this virus starts to spread throughout communities, we will all need to think notjust how we protect our own health but the health of everyone around us, particularly those who might be more vulnerable. so, linda is thinking of her mother—in—law, who's in her 90s. because if we get something, we won't be able to help her, because we will have to isolate, won't we? linda and sandra have been friends for five decades but, in recent years, both have experienced health issues. a mini stroke, lung disease, a cancer scare, high blood pressure. that could leave them at heightened risk. so, are they alarmed? i think i've got to keep a sensible head on it, and just hope that what you've been told to do will work for you. until we are actually told don't go out or anything like that, which i do, i don't think, hopefully, it'll get to that, but i am still going out, and going to the theatre,

doing my classes, and things like that. people will panic, and they are panicking. but, at the moment, we aren't. we are just carrying on. those who live with an underlying health condition are already well aware of the dangers posed every year by winter flu. so far, at least, people seem determined not to let coronavirus radically change their lives. dominic hughes, bbc news, huddersfield. joined by doctor chris smith, a lecturer and psychologist. and paul davis, a lab developing —— working ata lab davis, a lab developing —— working at a lab developing diagnostic tests. he also met the prime minister today. thank you for joining us here. i would like to start with you, professor davies

stop how did that meeting go?m went very well. it was all very exciting, we are used too busy getting on with her research and focusing on the things that we do in the company. and then suddenly, we have the security people coming in and tv cameras and all sorts of things going on that we are not quite used to, but it was great, it was a really interesting time. it was a really interesting time. it was lovely to be to share our enthusiasm for the work that we are doing and to have a chance to speak to lots of people. also, do you have everything needed to develop a vaccine? do you have all the variables at hand ? vaccine? do you have all the variables at hand? i need to just pick you up on that. the thing that we we re pick you up on that. the thing that we were doing is developing diagnostic tests. now, we do link up

with vaccines and we make vaccines, but the reason the prime minister was there and the reason for the extra funding that we're getting is to develop diagnostic tests that are best described as something like a pregnancy test, which is able to detest whether there is a virus infection in the individual who has been tested —— detect whether there isa been tested —— detect whether there is a virus infection. thank you for that clarification. do you think it is ever possible to get ahead of the curve with outbreaks like this question back with the way that viruses were computed ? question back with the way that viruses were computed? viruses have had millions of years to get really very good at doing what they do and they exploit the fact that, as humans, we like to snuggle up with each other and get up close and personal. it is cold in winter and bea personal. it is cold in winter and be a retreat in the works, close the windows, get together and stay warm. viruses know that, in inverted, is, and the exploit the one thing that we cannot not do, breathe, and one

of the —— many of the most successful diseases are spread by coughs and sneezes. it is very, very difficult to stop the virus is doing what they do best, what we're trying to do this outbreak is in several stages, one of them is to learn a lot more about this infection, because this is a new kid on the biological block, this virus. as it goes through more and more people, we are gathering data and learning all the time. when a person gets infected, what does it go to their body, their immune system, how did he fight it off? when someone does not fight it off well, widely become sick than somebody else. that sort of thing. we also know more about how to stop it. one way is what everyone is trying to do, isolation, hand washing, staying away from people who are infectious, considering things like quarantine. longer term, we are looking at the possibility of a vaccine and at the possibility of a vaccine and at the possibility that there might be drugs out there which we have already developed for something else, but which might, by chance, work very well against this virus, so work very well against this virus,

so all cards on the table, all these things are being done and what policing, and where that work will very helpful, is developing very rapid test that can be done any point of care setting and this really mattered is because very person to get a result at the moment to find out if they had this infection, they have to give a sample, that sample has to come to a lab like mine, then we had to go through a whole series of processes in orderto through a whole series of processes in order to generate the result. that takes time. if the person can get the results quickly with a point of care test, which can develop and produce outputs very accurately within say 20 minutes or at least less than hour or even less, it means that you can very quickly decide what to with that patient, give them the assurance or a diagnosis and prompt isolation or say, go home, nothing to any bet. how long is it before you think we can have access to these rapid response tests? this is always a difficult thing to be certain because there are certain challenges

and problems anyway. if i could quickly take you through what we had to go. we have to get the virus antigens, the particularly the spike antigen, which is a molecule on the surface, which is the means by which the virus attaches to the lung cells and then inserts itself, and we are already on the track of that. and we need to be able to make both proteins into a condition in which we can put them in our test strips. if you have a nine something like a pregnancy test, that is attesting that up and we need to have a test line —— that is a testing that comes up line —— that is a testing that comes up and we need line in this device that we will producing, the point of ca re that we will producing, the point of care test, and we had to make that line look as if it was a virus. if you can imagine that. and that is by

getting the virus proteins on that surface and then we are able to let the blood sample going to the test strip and float the test strip and if there are any antibodies of a particular kind, in the patient, then sketch make that can recognise then sketch make that can recognise the virus proteins, and then we follow that with another antibody that will detect if there are human antibodies are gathered on that line. thank you for that technical explanation. ijust line. thank you for that technical explanation. i just very quickly wa nt to explanation. i just very quickly want to cross back to doctor smith. where are heeding a lot of talk about the summer season, possibly helping to try to kill off this virus. is this a meth? no. on the whole, viruses do spread better in winter —— is this a myth? viruses

possess better at lower temperature, usually four celsius they will hang around a lot longer than 20 celsius. with summer coming, as a temper allegedly rises, although it is sometimes questionable here in britain, it should mean that the virus will possess an environment for less modern. also, there is more sunshine and when there is more sunshine, there is more sunshine, there's more out of irish players and if there more ultralight, that damages —— there is more ultra violet rays and that damages the virus. with the arrival of summer, we tend to spend less long indoors, we tend to spend less long indoors, we go out more and we open the windows more and both of those factors also mean that we spend less time in close proximity to each other or any room that is actually has the virus in the air so we are less likely to catch it. at the same time, the rationale for doing this is that in the summer season, there is that in the summer season, there is less pressure, overall, on the health service. there are other viruses that are more common in winter and they are already soaking

up winter and they are already soaking up our resources in the nhs and this is another burden on top of that. it could be the straw that breaks the camel's back, as it were. if we can push this into the summer, we are just as other factors in the budget drops and it should be easier to cope with. i do not know if you can a nswer cope with. i do not know if you can answer that there is a sinckler, doctor smith, but what about this idea of allowing the virus to work its way through communities, the short, sharp approach, no containment, no intros of measures, clause does this hypothesis work at clause does this hypothesis work at clause we did working combating the virus questioning it will guarantee that a lot of people get infected and a lot of people are getting in, but at the same time there will be a lot of people who are in that one fifth of the people in the population who are going to get severe side effects. they will all happen all at once and that means that there is a chance, if that happens, that the nhs would come under considerable pressure and we would not be able to cope. what we're trying to do is the reverse of that and mean that we do not get the very big spike in numbers, which gives us more ability to cope. it is

better that we do not do that, although any wrong one, is ultimately what is going to happen, eve ryo ne ultimately what is going to happen, everyone is going to become immune and the amount of virus activity is going to drop. thank you very much for your time. the yorkshire sculpture park near wakefield has some of the most important works in the world. it has beenjoined by important works in the world. it has been joined by man monroe's shows and this giant multicoloured cockerel. a chicken in the countryside is not uncommon. cockerel crows but a massive cockerel covered in ceramic tiles, which emits a soundtrack, is more of a rarity. even for the award—winning yorkshire sculpture park, where contemporary art vies with mother nature for your attention. the portuguese sculptorjoana vasconcelos has added some colour and a monumental mirrored mask. this has taken on a contemporary

resonance because, ironically, this is a venetian mask, right? yes. and venetians had these masks to stop them from getting the plague, originally? exactly. so the mask is a device that is used for many cultures all over the world for two things. to protect yourself from evil — and it can be from a virus, like the coronavirus, or in venice from the plague. but also it can be to protect yourself from yourself and so you create an identity of yourself to communicate with the world. up on the hill is her seven—metre high wedding ring made out of gold alloy car wheel rims topped off with a stack of crystal whiskey glasses. framing the view over the valley towards barnsley. so to make a wedding ring is to talk about love, it's to talk about commitment. it's to talk about the relationship. you don't need a rock to do that. so it is intentionally vulgar? it is bling, bling vulgar! and it talks about how we end

up consuming so much. and putting all our expectations in objects and not in feelings. she's an artist for our times, producing instagram—friendly sculptures loaded with meaning. from a pair of stilettos made out of stainless steel saucepans to a stack of plastic cutlery arranged to look like a heart. she says she wants to create a space for discovery. and joana is from the country of portugal. and if you look at the sculpture, those tiny little dots, when it's night time, they all light up. so you can see the sculpture from miles and miles around. bells clang. she's right. you can. will gompertz, bbc news, yorkshire.