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. reassurance for shoppers. 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 3500 holiday—makers quarantined on this cruise ship off california 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. coming up, a giant cockerel strutting its stuff among some impressive new additions to a sculpture park plasma collection. two elf brothers turned to magic to try to spend one more day with their late father. find out what mark thinks of onwards, and the rest of the week's type cinema releases in the week's type cinema releases in the film review.

good evening and welcome to bbc news. the number of people around the world infected by the coronavirus has topped 100,000. in that the uk, there are not 163 confirmed cases. 48 more than yesterday. the largest increase in a single day so far. well, earlier today, the government promised to spend another £46 million tackling the virus. the money will be used to help develop a vaccine and also a rapid test for the disease. ministers say they have been reassured by leading supermarkets that they have well—established contingency plans to make sure that suppliers of food aren't disrupted by the outbreak. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh has the latest.

science is fighting back against the new coronavirus. this lab at imperial college london is developing a vaccine, the aim at? 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. so, everybody is working as fast as they can. there is also a degree of kind ofjust innovation to make things happen really, really much quicker than they've done before. the first doses, several hundred of them, are keptin doses, several hundred of them, are kept in this freezer, but it's 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. all of that ta kes safe and effective. all of 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 a vaccine, and we may do so in a year, 18 months, which is remarkable when you considerjust a few years ago, it would've ta ken you considerjust a few years ago, it would've taken 20 years to do that. 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's sort their biggest daily increase. —— saw. it will certainly be a substantial period of disruption when we have to deal with this outbreak. how big that will be, how long that will be, i think it's 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 timing city state 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 four and a half thousand with 197 deaths. but for most, it's proving a mild illness, and more than 500 of those infected have already fully recovered. fergus walsh, bbc news. well, the government has today sought to reassure the public over supermarkets applies, after meeting with supermarket bosses. the environment secretary, george eustace has been holding talks with supermarket and trade body bosses. 0ver food supply contingencies. amid fears of panic buying into empty shelves. he said that he was

reassured that retailers were taking all the necessary steps to keep shelves well stocked. well our business correspondent, emma simpson, has been following the talks. there was a call this afternoon which i gather was quite productive and straightforward. i think the big ta ke and straightforward. i think the big take away this evening was we have seen a big increase in demand, the supermarkets. just over the last few days. one retailer was telling me in a 508 -- 500% days. one retailer was telling me in a 508 —— 500% increase in handrails on the space of a week, cleaning products are flying off the shelves. people have been stocking up on a store cupboard essentials like rice, pasta, tens of stuff, and what i'm hearing from the supermarkets is that this is manageable. but there isa that this is manageable. but there is a spike. clearly, the government is a spike. clearly, the government is needed to understand where those pinch points are. retailers told government today that though —— there were certain things that the government can do to help, because supply chains are working very hard to keep up. for instance, could

delivery curfews be used? could they ease restrictions on drivers to help replenish the shelves. there are some gaps, but the retailers are saying for now it is manageable, but there has been quite an incredible spike in demand, and one retailer told me today it was a bit like christmas. i was emma simpson there, so christmas. i was emma simpson there, so what do we know of the situation? as it stands across the globe? there are now over 100,000 confirmed cases, that is the highest number of those, more than 80,000 in mainland china. asi those, more than 80,000 in mainland china. as i said a little earlier, 163 people in the uk have been diagnosed with the disease. the total number of deaths is more than 3400. 2900 of those were in hubei province in china. there is some good news. 0ver province in china. there is some good news. over 55,000 people worldwide have recovered from the virus. now more than three and 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 of the guests being told to stay in their cabins. so far, there have been 241 cases within the united states as a whole, with 14 deaths. most of those cases are in seattle in washington state, and also in california. from there, so few long reports. the national guard dropping testing kits onto the cruise liner that is now stranded, circling off the northern california coast. of the more than 3000 people on board, 142 are british. the first person to die from the virus in california

recently travelled on this ship. the 71—year—old man disembarked in san francisco two weeks ago. one passenger, carry coal stove, francisco two weeks ago. one passenger, carry coalstove, has bone cancer, it was due in hospital for treatment on monday. the treatment is very urgent. my cancer has progressed shortly before we left home, and the clinicians went ahead and patched me up a bit and send me on this trip, so it's really imperative that i get there. the grand princess won't be able to sail into san francisco until health authorities are satisfied with the results of testing carried out on board. they want to prevent further cases of the coronavirus being brought ashore into california. but the reality is that it's already here and it's spreading. as it does, there is growing concern that the response has been insufficient, and people are having to pay thousands of dollars for tests. 0n people are having to pay thousands of dollars for tests. on a visit to the worst affected area near seattle, the man in charge, vice president mike pence, wasn't risking handshakes. he admitted there

weren't enough testing kits available for those that want them. we don't have enough tests today to meet what we anticipate will be the demand going forward. as more americans take an interest in this or have concerns about this, we want to make sure they have access to coronavirus to make sure they have access to coro navi rus tests to make sure they have access to coronavirus tests as well, and we have made real progress on that in the last several days. at this care home in kirkland near seattle, which has been linked to at least six deaths, there is angerfrom relatives of those still awaiting diagnosis. we want to know when our loved ones will be tested, we don't want general information how and when the group as a whole will be tested, we wa nt group as a whole will be tested, we want specific information as it pertains to our loved one. as the number of infections swells to more than 200, scattered across 18 states, president trump signed an $8.3 billion bill to tackle the outbreak. the money will be used for testing, potential vaccines, and

treatment for those affected. so if long, bbc news, san francisco. let's get more in the situation in the united states, we are going to speak to helen burns well, a senior rater on infectious diseases for the health news website, stat, and she was due to attend a conference on monday on retroviruses and infections, along with 4000 other scientists from around the world, but it's actually been cancelled. it's thought that the university and institute involved are worried in pa rt by institute involved are worried in part by the prospect of such a mass gathering, helenjoins us part by the prospect of such a mass gathering, helen joins us live now from boston. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. first off, what was the reaction liked to this conference being called off? was there general agreement? it's not there general agreement? it's not the first in the united states to be called off. there was a big medical conference in denver a few days ago that was called off virtually as people were arriving in town, so i don't think it came as much of a surprise to anyone, and it's in this

case, it's not actually being called off, it's going to be virtual. they are going to be broadcasting their sessions on the conference website, but nobody is going to be gathering together in the conference centre up the road from me. what is america like in terms of reaction to this coronavirus, because here in the uk, we are starting to see sort of panic buying and stockpiling at home of house products and food, what is going on in the states? very similar things. i've been noticing some pretty e m pty things. i've been noticing some pretty empty shelves in the grocery stores that i visit lately, but the holes are typically around tinned tomatoes or chickpeas or things like that that people feel that they can put aside and use whenever. so i think it really is, you know, making an impression on people. people are worried. i get a lot of e—mails from people asking me for advice, which i

can't really offer. i can't even keep up with it. a people are worried. on the subject of advice there has been some criticism towards the trump administration, because people have said it hasn't been clear enough. we have heard a lot about all of these masks that we re lot about all of these masks that were available, but there seems to be an issue with the testing kit. right. yes, there has been a big problem in this country. the centers for disease control and prevention designed a kits, it was available i think starting in early february. that's the process that normally happens here when something new arises, cdc develops a test, and then they send it out to state and local labs, and those labs have to show that they can successfully run the test before they start to use it themselves. many of them couldn't for some reason or other, it worked in the cdc's hands, but not in theirs, and as a consequence, that have been weeks of delay getting

states up and running to be able to do tests. most of them now are at the point where they can do it, but asa the point where they can do it, but as a consequence, so far, you know, probably under 2000 people in this country have been tested, which is about a ten by think of what the united kingdom has done. so, you know, the sense really is that while people know the virus is spreading in seattle and northern california in places, no one is really clear how much of it is spreading in the country and where. just talking about numbers, helen, i'mjust country and where. just talking about numbers, helen, i'm just going to update you, we have just heard from washington state that there has been another death. so this is the 15th death from the coronavirus, this, again, in that hot spot in washington state. what's the general feeling like within the science community there over coronavirus? is a panic, calm? no, i don't think it's panic, but i think people are quite concerned. i mean, this is a

real event, and while, i mean, part of the reason the death in seattle is likely is because we got into a long—term care facility, so, among a population of elderly people who are very, you know come at risk from this virus, you might see higher death rates there early on, because it's effectively infecting people who are very vulnerable to it. in terms of coming up from the scientific community, people aren't really worried. i mean, there has been a lot of work over the last 10-20 been a lot of work over the last 10—20 years doing pandemic preparedness. there was a big concern about a decade or 15 years ago that there would be a bird flu pandemic, and people did a lot of planning. you know, they are having to justify those plans and figure out how to function, and, frankly, you know, doing it at a time when everybody in the world is trying to do it. so hospitals are trying to

put in masks, you know, those respirators that health care workers are supposed to wear at a time when everybody else is trying to get them. so there are real effects of this thing right now. ok. helen, thank you very much. so, as washington state announces another death, the 15th overall in the united states, in the last couple of hours, italy has also announced its largest daily increase in fatalities. they have risen by 49 to 197. it's the second highest number of deaths from the virus after china. let's get more on this. i'm joined by professor, an italian virologist at the university of florida. thank you for speaking to us. thank you for having me in. first off, what's happening in these northern parts of italy? why is it such a hotspot? well, i think that

it's clear that the virus was introduced in europe, in the whole of europe, and italy was the first country to detect it, and i actually think that that was because we had does make chinese tourists that were hospitalized in our high containment unit in rome, and that drew a lot of media attention to the problem, and the virus was picked up i would say as in one case it was actually, i mean, it wasn't the cause of death, it was like a finding, why don't we look for it, and they found it. in it lombardi also, you might recall that the first young person who was affected had already been to the hospital because he'd been ill for a

while. so, the impression that we haveis while. so, the impression that we have is that the infection has been circulating i would say some clinically. it was probably confused with influenza and with other influenza —like illness is of the season. suddenly, when they started looking for it, they found it. the question that i have is have there been any other similar peaks of mortality in at—risk populations in the rest of europe? that would be extremely important to know. personally, i've been following the italian situation very closely. this isa italian situation very closely. this is a very very big stress on the country. there is a horrible stigma, this completely unjustified, because, obviously, there was a swarm of viruses that came through, visitors from asia and they came to

the whole of europe. so i would not be surprised that many other european countries will shortly communicate that they also have a significant number of cases being admitted to hospital. i would also like to point out that in most of europe, as you know, but health care is free, and therefore, the problem, the biggest problem that italy is facing is that the intensive care units are filling up, and you know that these intensive care units are not generally left empty, because, you know, there are people in there anyway. and this is causing realignment and reprioritizing of the hospital's activities, and therefore, there are patients... what it meant professor, sorry professor, i'm just going to come i just want to jump professor, i'm just going to come i just want tojump in, professor, i'm just going to come i just want to jump in, because professor, i'm just going to come i just want tojump in, because i want to get to this question regarding a

vaccination from of the development ofa vaccination from of the development of a vaccination. so many countries appear to be developing their own vaccination. is that effective? i mean, is there enough data sharing currently taking place? well, you have touched my soft spots, because i have been one of the advocates of data sharing many, many years ago. i think that this is the real good news about this epidemic is —— this pandemic, that there is actually a lot of data sharing going on. i think that there needs to be more preparedness in reacting to all of this data sharing that we can achieve, because we are able now, with our computing power to analyse incredible amounts of data that can certainly speed vaccine production, that can help us reach antivirals, that can help us reach antivirals, that will work first, and a whole load of other information, but we need to work together as a

community. this is everybody‘s problem. we met professor, thank you very much indeed. thank you. ok, let's stay with italy. we have heard of plenty of ways various countries are trying to stop the spread of coronavirus, but what do you think of this one? this isa what do you think of this one? this is a cinema in sicily, which has stayed open. it hasn't shut, but as you can see, what they have done is they have taken two out of three seats, so cinema goers will always have at least two between them, and anyone else watching the film. you may have your doubts, but it does seem to be doing thejob. it's packed. in france, football teams are playing their first matches with no crowds. in the north of france, hosting lamont in the first professional match to take place behind closed doors. they are in the second tier of french football, and the stadium has a capacity of 10,000, but spectators have been banned in order to try to help

prevent the spread of the virus. we are going to stay with sport and get the rest of the sporting news. cross to the bbc sport centre, hi, lizzie. tell mike hello requester, we will stay with coronavirus at the top of this bulletin because it's having come as you say, big effect on sporting events around the world. you will make the match against italy was postponed sometime ago, but the other two matches will go ahead as planned... at sunday, tomorrow at twickenham, england against wales is the fixture really for many of the whole tournament. it's a contest within a contest with so much history between the dose make great rivals, austin haywood looks ahead to the game. fantastic! winning this one is special. it means more. victory over your closest neighbours and fiercest rivals. now, this year six nations has been different, with uncertainty and postpone matches muddying the waters, but few fixtures get the

blood pumping quite like this one. there are so many families that have both english and welsh people in it, you know, the number of times they come and say, you've got to win this for me, because i've got a welsh grandfather, you've got to win this for me, because my wife is welsh. you can see that within even the society, it's such an important game at. it's a rivalry that's burned over 139 years, from jp or williams tojohnny wilkinson. over 139 years, from jp or williams to johnny wilkinson. bill over 139 years, from jp or williams tojohnny wilkinson. bill beaumont tojohnny wilkinson. bill beaumont to barryjohn, both have their histories intertwined, but right now, they looked to be heading down different paths. after a slip up in paris, england's tournament is back on track, but this is the real test. is always one of the best games to play, and i think regardless of where you are playing, they will always throw something up that nobody expects as well. so we are looking forward to it. 12 months ago in cardiff, the narrative had shifted, wales, the comfortable

winners, the 12th straight victory on the way to lifting the grand slam. that was more at once famous farewell, but now, they look a different beast. the team still trying to adopt new head coach, wayne p vax style, but in sports, there is no time to find your feet. defeats to ireland and france have them backed into a corner. we've competed as well as we can, we have a good side taking the field, i think you've just got to listen, and the intensity as they are in his voice, and everything is done, it's been... it tells me there is a big performance coming up. they will need that and more. england have only lost one of their last 26 nations matches at twickenham, but to pull it off, and the wayne p vax era will have really begun. austin hill with, bbc news. he will be playing in the match with england, but the decision by england to leave them out of the game against wales asa them out of the game against wales as a precautionary measure against

coronavirus has been criticised by public health england. they described the move as unnecessary, he is still training with his club and will start against leicester in the premiership tomorrow. some domestic rugby union as i say this weekend. three games tonight, premiership northampton are playing worchester, currently three all there. they're closing in on the leaders exeter with a win at home to london irish, 7—0 up at the moment. they are losing at the moment super league games that is tonight warrington beat castle for 4—2. warrington beat castle for 4—2. warrington are leading,... elsewhere, st. helens are beating huddersfield, and howell fc are also up huddersfield, and howell fc are also up at week field. now after losing three of their last four matches, liverpool will now have to do

without their number one goalkeeper allison for the next couple of weeks. the brazilian has picked up ahead —— hip injury and training. he could miss the next three matches. he's ruled out of tomorrow's game as well as the visit of atletico madrid in the champions league next week. so with liverpool's huge slipping and get his side back on track. losing confidence is completely normal, you start thinking about different things. when defeat feels like two defeats. it's not a massive difference, how you get back on track and medially under results we are hoping that things are now clicking even better than the game before, so you can work really hard coming up to fight back. that's all the sport for now, but you can find out much more about those stories

and many more on the bbc sport website where you can also watch the football friendly between wales, and estonia, but wells have actually just scored, so leaving at the moment 1—0. you can watch it on bbc duck co. dot uk slash sport. more for you later on this evening on bbc news. after a family courtjudge ruled that he was responsible for the separate kidnappings of two of his own daughters. in a series of judgements, the court overruled the effo rts judgements, the court overruled the efforts to keep the findings of the case secret. mohammed has said that thejudgement has only case secret. mohammed has said that the judgement has only given one side of the story. 0ur correspondent frank gardner has been telling us more about the case. this is a very bad news story for mohammed. not a great story for dubai either, because it cast him in a very negative light. in high

courts, it has taken ten months to gather all the statements, and hear both sides of the story. it has hurt both sides of the story. it has hurt both sides of the story. it has hurt both sides of the story, he chose not to represent himself in court, he had very expensive lawyers, as did his former wife. basically make public the very serious allegations that he kidnapped or abducted and rendered back to dubai who —— his own daughters, one who was then subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment, as we saw in the video that was played in court, and used as testimony. it's a pretty serious allegation, is it going to bring criminal charges, i doubt it. he's head of state, british ally, and it's not, it's not something the british government, i'm sure, is going to want to pursue, because raf used to buy his airbases, 1 million britons go there every year. it's a

massive global trading hub, as well as tourism, infrastructure, biotech, you name it. but it certainly, you know, probably make people think twice about what's going on behind palace walls. that was frank gardner there. 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 1 champion, lewes hamilton. the engagement is part of a final run of royal duties before the prince and his wife megan stepped down as senior roils at the end of the month. now, the yorkshire sculpture park near week field has some of the most important and impressive works in the world. well, now they've been joined by works like marilyn monroe's shoes, and a sculpture of a giant ring, and this multicoloured cockrell. 0ur arts editor will gompertz went to find out why.

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. hello there. from this week and onwards, the weather is turning very unsettled again with spells of wind and rain. it's going to last as we head on into next week as well. for many of us to the first part of the night it's going to be dry with clear skies, temperatures will tumble further west for signs of this next weather system moving in, it will bring more clout, bricks of rain, and also strengthening wins. could see some snow as that rain arrives, cold night to come to eastern areas with a touch of frost, where it will turn milder out west. so for the beacon from its unsettled, low— pressure ta kes beacon from its unsettled, low—pressure takes control, it will be windy at times, all bricks of rain initially in the northwest of country through saturday, the wet

and windy weather will sweep across the country during saturday night and into sunday. it's a blustery day with sunshine and showers, and it will feel cooler as well. mild on saturday, as that wind continues to pick up, gales around irish seacoast, bricks of rain spreading eastwards into sunday, chilli with sunshine and showers heaviest in the west. 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. reassurance for shoppers, ministers say that retailers do have robust plans in place and the concerns that people have been stockpiling. britons are among the

three and a three and half thousand —— three and a half thousand people testing air kits that they have dropped on board. after the wettest february on record. more than half of those who have contracted the coronavirus have already recovered. but some are far more at risk than others. a recent study from china centers for disease control from the older people, especially those among the age of 80 or more vulnerably because of weaker immune systems. does a pre—existing medical condition such as cancer, diabetes and asthma are more likely to be severely ill. researchers found that being male could put you atan found that being male could put you at an increased risk. the higher

death rate could be because men are more likely to smoke. her health correspondent dominic hughes has been speaking to some people for some of those 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. joining me now is professor roof is an appealing, chairof joining me now is professor roof is an appealing, chair of diagnostics research at the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine. it also director on the international diagnostics centre. thank you for coming in. first off, how easy or difficult is it to detect this virus? right now we do have a test that could be used to confirm people who fulfil the clinical case definition of fever,

cough and difficulty breathing. typically people who have been to hospitalfor typically people who have been to hospital for that and we want to know whether those are caused by covid—19. there is a test but it requires two hours and can only be done at specialist labs. so we really need, what we really need is to have a test that we can use in communities to be able to find out what is happening in communities and how many people have been infected, of those that have been infected how many people are sick etc. without this information we have a major knowledge gap to be able to control the outbreak. because we don't understand what's happening in communities. part of this money and i'll stay by the prime minister was for this fast testing, how much faster, what difference will it make? we could have a test he gives an answer in15 make? we could have a test he gives an answer in 15 minutes, and it's

more or less like a dipstick test. it could be done by community health workers. we are hoping that there could be test you can do at home. how would you roll those tests out? is it how would you roll those tests out? isita how would you roll those tests out? is it a case of, if you suspect you have coronavirus, what do you do? either you could, you know, the communities could have a stock available through pharmacies or at clinics so that you could access them or buy them over the counter, that would be the ideal situation. because right now there isn't, it we only detection the very tip of the iceberg of this whole load of infection within our communities. that means it's a lot more we need to know but the coronavirus. 0ne that means it's a lot more we need to know but the coronavirus. one of those things is we are hearing, for there is a lot of confusion over how this had spread. just break it down for us. i think that coronavirus

have been known to cause the common cold for a long time. and so there isa cold for a long time. and so there is a lot of the infection that's quite mild, so with that you don't even go to a doctor because the flu—like illness and those people are at risk of transmitting the virus to other people. they don't really know if they have it or not. thank you very much for that. as the crisis continues a drive—through virus testing centre has opened near wrexham. some supermarkets across wales have reported customer stockpiling, and some shops or restau ra nts stockpiling, and some shops or restaurants are going cashless in some churches changing the way to conduct services. all in a bid to reduce cross infection.

the university health bird says this will ensure the individuals are referred for a test can get one without leaving their car. minimise the risk of the virus spreading. the measures to prevent the spread are now touching on many aspects of our everyday life. this art centre has stopped taking cash in a bid to reduce infection. in a civil task of buying a take away coffee as a modified to reduce risks. many chains or evil locals are refusing to touch your reusable cups for fear of spreading infection. they will head to the coffee and you can fill it up yourself. even religion is not immune. a church in wales has issued new guidelines for ministers and congregations to use nonphysical ways of sharing the piece using sign language and not handshakes and hugs. many hair salons are bringing measures to ensure they don't catch her spread the virus. we've make

sure the tour the areas in all of the handles have got lots of sanitizer going around daily, making sure there's nothing left on the handles that clients are touching, because obviously if they're coming in with that they are going to catch it. and pass on to other people. everybody is talking about it so we we re everybody is talking about it so we were looking for coughs, colds and worried where someone does cough and quickly ready for tissues they can sneeze into it and dispose of it. wales has just two of the 163 confirmed cases in the uk but in towns as of yet untouched is artie evidence of stockpiling. some supermarket shelves are empty fast. people stockpiling his toilet rolls and pasta and things like that. no, no, no. my wife took a pack. experts say it's because a global supply chain problems and notjust affecting retails but manufacturing as well. car manufacturing commit

electronics but also other things. those are high on the risk register. in terms of fall businesses try to get supplies also coming under pressure and certainly cannot miss those things. his chemist shop is expansionist that, supplies everyday drugs are selling out fast. and they are struggling to get some products at all. with that increase in patient‘s requesting face masks on and headwater solutions. all items that we are struggling to get hold of at the moment. we are encouraging people to adopt the handwashing techniques for happy birthday twice over. and it's most sensible advice we can provide at this moment in time. with wells not still of the containment phase, the chief medical 0fficer containment phase, the chief medical officer has said he expected to seat more case here. last month with the

wisest february ever recorded in the uk with storm after storm sweeping across the country. in east yorkshire 180 homes still can't be reached. and the water is taking a long time to reseed. 0ur correspondent has been speaking to some of those affected. people are still dealing with the consequences. if we have been said in this spot at the peak of the flood we would have probably been a foot of water above her head to the moment. seven foot deep here? at least. people like mike who had fled water in his home for nearly four weeks now. we are on water in his home for nearly four weeks now. we are 011 a water in his home for nearly four weeks now. we are on a septic tank syste m weeks now. we are on a septic tank system here to the system backed up and although we've been able to live in the house we are very careful about how many times about the flush

the toilet or get a shower or whatever. the water was so deep in his garden even a tree house was under water at one point. it's not just homeowners affected by these floods, it was farmers as well. this isa floods, it was farmers as well. this is a vast green house full of lettuce, but for days it was underwater, so the whole crop has been ruined, all the glasses been broken. and that means a huge bill for the farmer who owns all of this. residence here so desperate to protect their homes they build their own flood barrier. it worked for a while, then the water got through and ruined more homes. in nearby east kallick he still can't get to some houses. it's draining away, but only slowly. a few days ago we visited nick and his flooded bungalow. the water here has gone and now comes the plan for the future. trying to get a caravan so that we are here on site. you're going to move into a caravan in the front garden probably? we