this is bbc news. the headlines at eleven: a second person in the uk has died after testing positive for coronavirus. milton keynes hospital is isolating patients or staff who came into contact with him. he was in his early 80s and had underlying health problems. 21 people have the virus on a cruise ship off san francisco — around 140 britons are on board. scotland women's six nations match with france has been postponed after a home player contracted the virus. after midday we'll be putting your questions and concerns to a virologist specialising in coronavirus. in other news, £360 million will be paid by insurance companies to clean up the damage from storms

dennis and ciara. and as 290 million children are missing school and parts of the world are in lock down, the dateline london panel asks if coronavirus could mean permanent changes to the way we live. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. this good morning and welcome to bbc news. a man in his 80s has become the second person in the uk to die after testing positive for coronavirus. milton keynes hospital said he had underlying health conditions, and they've isolated any patients or staff who were in contact with him. the number of cases in the uk has now reached 164 — more than 20,000 people here have been tested. in america more than 140 british people —

including 21 crew members — are stranded on a cruise ship which has been prevented from docking as planned in san francisco. good morning this and welcome to bbc news. it's now likely to go to a non—commercial berth. and scotland women's six nations match with france in glasgow has been postponed after a home player contracted coronavirus andy moore has the first of our reports. milton keynes hospital said the man in his 80s died on thursday shortly after testing positive for coronavirus. he had underlying health conditions. the hospital is operating as normal, while any patients or staff who were in contact with the man have gone into isolation. yesterday, the prime minister was on a visit to laboratories in bedfordshire where he demonstrated the proper way to wash your hands. you've got to do two verses of happy birthday. # happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you... he pledged extra money for coronavirus vaccine research and quicker testing.

there certainly will be a substantial period of disruption where we have to deal with this outbreak. how big that will be, how long that will be i think is still an open question. the uk has seen its largest single daily increase, with the number of cases now standing at 164, but that's still way behind the worst affected country in europe, italy, where there have been 4,500 confirmed cases and nearly 200 deaths. the tiny citystate of the vatican, population just 1,000, has reported its first infection. many sporting events in italy are being cancelled or played behind closed doors. a government meeting on monday will discuss the possibility of that happening here in the uk. sports governing bodies and broadcasters will advise on how events could be staged without fans should the measure be needed. andy moore, bbc news. 0ur correspondentjon donnison is outside milton keynes hospital.

what do we know about this case? the hospital says that the man died on thursday, shortly after he had tested positive for coronavirus. he was in his early 80s and was being treated for underlying health problems. today, the hospital remains open as normal. people are being told they can keep appointments. there is a fairly steady flow of people going in and out, and the hospital says it is following the nhs guidelines in place to stop the disease from spreading. inside the hospital, just in the car park, there is a tent set up in the car park, there is a tent set up where people can get tested. that's the case in a lot of hospitals around the country. at the hospitals around the country. at the hospital is now trying to isolate any patients and staff who might have been in contact with this gentleman. and given that we

understand he had been in hospital for some time before he died, there will be concerned, i think, from anyone who might have shared a ward with him or been in hospital over the last few days here. well, as we mentioned earlier, 21 cases of coronavirus have been detected on a cruise ship which has been given permission to dock at a non—commercial port in san francisco. all 3500 passengers and crew on board the grand princess — including 140 british nationals and its captain — will be screened. 0ur correspondent peter bowes sent this report. moored off san francisco since wednesday, test kits were lowered onto the ship by the us coastguard. 46 people were swabbed for the coronavirus. 21 tested positive — 19 crew members and two passengers. the test results were revealed by the us vice president, mike pence, who's leading the country's response to the disease. we are taking all measures necessary to see to the health of the americans and those involved

on the grand princess, and, just as importantly, to protect the health of the american public and prevent the spread of the disease through communities in this country. shortly after the vice president's news conference, the ship's captain made an announcement over the public address system to confirm the findings and to apologise for the way those affected found out. you may have heard this on the news by the media already, and we apologise but we were not given advance notice of this announcement by the us federal government. it would've been our preference to be the first to make this news available to you. these individuals will be notified of their test results as quickly as possible. plans are currently under way to bring the ship into a non—commercial port. all passengers and crew will now be tested and those that require it will be put into quarantine. crew members will stay on the ship.

it's not known yet where the passengers will be taken. president trump appears to be at odds with his team dealing with the cruise liner. frankly, if it were up to me, i would be inclined to say leave everybody on the ship for a period of time and use the ship as your base, but a lot of people would rather do it a different way rather quarantine people on land. when they do that, our numbers are going to go up. either way, it means more days days of uncertainty for the passengers. there is a rush for me to get off the ship. i have stage four neuroendocrine cancer and my tumours are actively growing, so we almost didn't come on the trip but because of some delay in insurance and such, we were encouraged to go and we've been looking forward to it and really wanted to go. officials say the majority of passengers are in their 60s, 70s and 80s — the most vulnerable section of the population. the vice president said his advice to elderly americans

planning a cruise was to use common sense. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. leeann higgins and her daughter kailee are on the grand princess cruise ship. kailee explained how they found out that a case of coronavirus had been confirmed on board. the vice president said it on the news, and it was so surprising to me. iam news, and it was so surprising to me. i am not scared for myself because i'm healthy and my mum is healthy, but it is definitely a very scary situation. 0bviously, healthy, but it is definitely a very scary situation. obviously, i want to ta ke scary situation. obviously, i want to take all the precautions necessary , to take all the precautions necessary, but i did want to go back to school, because i'm in high school and i didn't want to miss more school, but i think it is definitely important for everyone's safety to just take the proper precautions. what about the east asia region? the bbc‘sjenny hill is in tokyo

for us and has more now on what's happening in the region there. first, we'll start with the good news, which is coming out of china, where the number of new cases today was for the first time in weeks below 100. that illustrates what the who has been saying for a little while, that the situation in china is an improving one. in south korea, there are now well over 7000 people who have tested positive for covid—19. that number has been rising steadily for days. in japan, the number of cases is also rising, though it is much lower. 0fficial figures suggest that just though it is much lower. 0fficial figures suggest thatjust over 400 people had tested positive for covid—19, and that is separate to the 700 or so people who were infected on the diamond princess cruise ship, moored in yokohama. the suspicion is that because the rate of testing of the general population

is relatively low compared to other countries, the real figures is relatively low compared to other countries, the realfigures may actually be far higher. the concern in tokyo is that we are just five months away from the 2020 summer 0lympics, months away from the 2020 summer olympics, and actually, the olympic torch relay is due to kick off in just three weeks. the torch, which will arrive from greece, is expected to travel all the way through every one of japan's 47 prefectures before it comes to tokyo. 0fficials insist the torch relay will go ahead as planned. there is a great deal of scepticism about that because we have already seen the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, making sure that sports events are either cancelled or held behind closed doors, spectators having to watch at home on television. 0rganisers of the torch relay event are saying that they might consider asking spectators to stay away if they feel sick, but they will wait a little longer before they finalise the details of what will actually

happen. 0bviously, every country is dealing with this crisis in a different way. in the region, how much sharing of best practice is there? are there measures that everyone should be learning from the way that china has dealt with this? as you say, countries very much differ in their approach. japan has come in for some criticism for perhaps in some ways being rather soft in its approach. and the schools here have now, for the large part, been closed until next month, although it was noted that the prime minister initiallyjust although it was noted that the prime minister initially just asked regional authorities to do so. there are some concerns about the way that japan is handling this. critics of china would say that some of the measures imposed there to hold the outbreak were somewhat draconian. it isa outbreak were somewhat draconian. it is a very different system here in japan. in the last few days, we have seen a war japan. in the last few days, we have seen a war of words break out between japan and seen a war of words break out betweenjapan and south korea after the prime minister here injapan

ordered that any visitors coming in from south korea or china must go into a two—week quarantine. that has infuriated the south korean authorities, who have accused japan of being far too soft in their approach to halting the outbreak, saying or implying that japan is far more interested in ensuring that the 0lympics go ahead. dr bruce aylward is senior advisor to the director general of the world health organisation and led the who's fact—finding mission to wuhan in early february. do you think the world has learned the right lessons from the way china has dealt with this or not? too slowly, that's the bottom line. what oui’ slowly, that's the bottom line. what our country is getting wrong, in your view? what we learn from china is that this is all about speed. you can control a respiratory pathogen, at least this one, if you quickly identify the cases, isolate them,

find their close contact and get them isolated, which means the population has to understand what we are dealing with, understand the seriousness and work with the government to effect the measures we just talked about. that was the china strategy in a nutshell. in reality, that is the strategy every government in the west uses when it is dealing with diseases like this. the us has admitted it doesn't have enough testing kits, and that must be true elsewhere. we are where we are with this outbreak. the key thing now is to get the tests in place. if you have to prioritise to start, you prioritise, but you work with what you have. do you think that european countries, including the uk, should be locking down cities as china did, closing schools, restricting movement? not locking down cities, definitely not. china did it in one area. in 31

provinces it was able to use the standard methods we discussed, and then they... china emphasises again and again, tailor it to the situation you are dealing with, but be one step ahead of the virus. of course, china is an authoritarian state and it is different from dealing with democracies like europe, america or india, where you have a massive poor population. definitely not. what impressed me in china was not the government. the people did not feel the government, they fear the virus. they work collectively to hold it back. the government played a key role in setting the direction, but this was really a collective movement by people who felt, we have got to protect our older populations and the younger ones. it was really a collective effort, very impressive.

for people watching in the uk now, what should people be doing that may they are not yet doing? if you say speed is of the essence, what needs to change? listen to your public health agency. you have some of the best people in the world working there. the key thing is to wash your hands, stop hugging, stop shaking hands. but no the disease, know how to get tested, and don't walk straight into an emergency room or somewhere if you think you have this disease. all the measures that public health england are the right way to tackle this. so, you don't think that school closures are necessary now, for example? we have heard that tougher measures might come into force. can you give an estimate of how long those tough measures might have to be in place for? this is the critical thing that public health england will be looking at now. they will try to decide how to get in front of this. they will look at, when do we stop

mass gatherings? when do we cut back on measures like that? schools are a special situation because we are not seeing school outbreaks, not seeing schools as drivers of transmission. 0ur schools as drivers of transmission. our children are special to us, so we ta ke our children are special to us, so we take early measures in an abundance of caution. you need to think of those measures now, talk to the population so that they can follow and work with you as this evolves a nd follow and work with you as this evolves and as you see the spread from the current isolated cases. what is your advice on the elderly population right now, ahead of those tougher measures that might come in? should we be avoiding seeing our pa rents should we be avoiding seeing our parents and grandparents, or should we wait for the government advice? what about these cruise ships we are seeing problems with? the important thing with the elderly population is, understand the disease, once again, take the right measures. we have to get the message out, we love

you and want to see you, but if you have a fever, now is not the time to come and visit. you put contingencies in place to take care of those populations, because they are so of those populations, because they are so important. many thanks indeed. don't forget, you can keep up to date with all the developments around the coronavirus outbreak online. you can find out about 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. and coming upjust after midday, we'll be answering your questions on coronavirus. we'll be joined by the infectious disease expert professor sally bloomfield. get in touch with the hashtag #bbcyourquestions — or you can text 61124 — or you email yourquestions@bbc.co.uk after the wettest february on record, the association of british insurers says the total value of pay—outs to people hit by flooding will be

around £360 million. the cost covers damage from storms ciara and dennis. the devastation left in the wake of storms ciara and dennis, which hit the uk in february. floods affecting transport, businesses and residents. people like mike, who's had floodwater in his home for almost four weeks. we're on a septic tank system here, so the system backs 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. now the waters are receding, the insurance industry is counting the cost of the damage to people like him. more than 3,000 households have made flood claims for an average of £32,000. our initial estimates are storm ciara and storm dennis will cost around £360 million, that's how much insurers are paying out to help customers recover from these devastating incidents.

to put this into context, at £360 million, the cost of cleaning up storms ciara and dennis is triple that of the floods in the midlands and south yorkshire last november, which cost £110 million, but below the three successive storms desmond, eva then frank in december 2015, which cost £1.3 billion. large insurers have said how winter floods are hitting their businesses. direct line's profits were down 10% and aviva that it paying out £70 million because of flood and wind damage claims. and these costs are still just estimates. it could still rise as more damage emerges. katie prescott, bbc news. the new chancellor, rishi sunak, is due to hold his first budget this week, with all eyes on what measures he will announce to help people though the coronovirus outbreak. 0ne separate expected move is the scrapping of the so—called "tampon tax" from january next year.

five percent vat is currently added to female sanitary products under eu rules. the treasury says removing the levy will make a pack of 20 tampons 7p cheaper, with 5p coming off the cost of 12 sanitary pads. since 2015, women in the uk have paid around £62 million in tax on sanitary products, most of which is passed on by the government to charities. three saudi princes — including king salman's brother and nephew — are reported to have been arrested. the detentions are said to be linked to the country's de facto ruler, mohammad bin salman. while no reason has been given, it's being seen as a move to consolidate his power, and remove any threat to his authority. here's our security correspondent, frank gardner. if confirmed, this would be a significant move by saudi arabia's powerful crown prince mohammad bin salman.

one of the senior princes reportedly detained as one of the last surviving sons of the country's founder. and widely respected amongst all the members of the ruling family. the other senior prince detained was next in line to the throne before he was suddenly replaced three years ago. there's been no official confirmation or denial of the story, but palace affairs in saudi arabia are often shrouded in secrecy. good morning. the women's six nations match between scotland and france in glasgow today has been postponed because of a scottish players has the coronavirus. the men's match in edinburgh goes ahead as planned, tomorrow, but the women's match in glasgow this afternoon is off. scottish rugby say the player is being treated in a healthcare facility but is otherwise well. seven members of the scotland

playing and management staff are in self—isolation. scotland's women were in milan for their last game against italy two weeks ago when it was called off over coronavirus fears a few hours before kick—off. in a statement, drjames robson, scottish rugby‘s chief medical officer, said: "we are pleased that our player is doing well and that all the correct medical procedures have been followed and continue to be followed. we are working with the scottish government in continuing to observe, and follow nhs advice." england vs wales, in the women's and men's tournament, are the only fixtures that remain this weekend in the six nations. hugh ferris is at twickenham for us. and just as the coronavirus has taken the edge off the tournament, it will, i guess, be on everyone's mind as they arrive at twickenham for the men's fixture today.

the background and build—up to this game between england and wales here at twickenham, as it is on the whole tournament something of a shadow. they will hope after giving extra advice and lying on extra staff, once the game gets under way, clearly the rivalry will be renewed, and there is at least hope that it will lift the veil. eddiejones ahead of this one said that he feels like his team owes wales one. he has described this rivalry as the most intense he has seen as the england coach. while seven won era twickenham since the 2015 world cup. alun wyn jones, twickenham since the 2015 world cup. alun wynjones, the otherjones involved today, the wales captain, has talked about the fact that this is the one. if he was offered one game to play for the rest of his career, he would choose england against wales. it really is a significant rivalry, an important

matchup, even if because of the coronavirus we don't actually get a full conclusion to this tournament until potentially the summer, maybe even the autumn, unless of course france manage to seal that grand slam at some point next weekend. just a couple of weeks ago liverpool fans were wondering if their side could go all season unbeaten in the premier league, now the team has lost three out of the last four games in all competitions. liverpool were knocked out of the fa cup this week by chelsea and will look to bounce back against relegation threatened bournemouth at anfield this lunchtime. let's not forget, though, they are 22 points clear at the top of the table. winning gives you confidence, losing costs you confidence. that's completely normal, you start thinking about different things. 0ne defeat feels like to defeats, it's not a massive difference. it's just about how you get back on track immediately on the result track, if you want, and you can do that not by hoping that things are now clicking

even better than the game before, we have to just work really hard. you have to fight back. there are doubts that tiger woods will be able to defend his masters title, next month after he pulled out of next week's players championship due to back problems. he missed this week's arnold palmer invitational, complaining of back stiffness. the masters begins injust over a month's time. woods won it for a fifth time last year. meanwhile, england's tyrell hatton is joint leader after the second round of that arnold palmer invitational in florida — he's 7 under par, after a round of 69. northern ireland's rory mcilroy is two shots back on 5—under, and is tied for fourth place. that's all the sport for now. time to get the weather with darren. today's weather looks very different to yesterday. looking at the

saturday, this stream of cloud is coming in from the atlantic, bringing rain. most of the rain on that weather front is coming into western parts of the country today. that will then sweep east over night, clearing away on sunday morning, to be followed by sunshine and showers and some slightly cooler and showers and some slightly cooler and fresher air as well. this is the picture through the rest of today. more rain to come in scotland, particularly in the west, heavy too. some sunshine around the moray firth. it will turn wetter and lighter across northern ireland, and there will still be dribs and drabs of rain and drizzle across england and wales, mainly over hills and the west. winds are strengthening, touching gale force in western parts of scotland. it is south—westerly, s0 of scotland. it is south—westerly, so it is lifting temperatures, to 11 01’ so it is lifting temperatures, to 11 or 12 celsius widely by the end of the afternoon. the wet weather affects scotland and northern ireland into the evening and sweeps across england and wales over night. heavy rain over the hills, and

quickly, we will see a rash of showers coming in from the west. it will be windy overnight, but much milder than it has been of late. still some rain first thing to clear away from the south—east corner of england. then a day of sunshine in blustery showers. not too many showers across eastern scotland and england, where we will see the best sunshine. further west, more frequent, heavier showers, sunshine. further west, more frequent, heaviershowers, hail, thunder and snow in the scottish mountains, and temperatures dropping away to 7—9dc in the afternoon. it doesn't get any better for the start of next week. another strong jet strea m of next week. another strong jet stream will push this wetter weather in. eastern areas may start monday dry with sunshine. rain arrives in the western side of the uk, pushing to the east in the afternoon. the rain could be heavy over the hills, adding to the risk of further flooding. temperatures of 9—10dc

typically. tuesday will be mild across other parts of the uk. it cools off as the week goes on further north. an unsettled week, with sunshine and spells of rain.

hello, and welcome again to the programme which brings together leading commentators in the uk with the foreign correspondents who file their stories for the folks back home with the dateline london. 290 million children are missing school as parts of the world are in lock down. just how big a challenge is coronavirus going to be to our way of life? a sultan and a tsar decree a ceasefire in syria. is this the new power

politics in the middle east? and why everybody lovesjoe — including those who derided him a week ago. with me here are the belgian—born journalist, marc roche, who writes for le point and le soir. alexander nekrassov, a former kremlin advisor whose twitter handle is @stirringtrouble. stephanie baker, senior writer at bloomberg news — the company not the now defunct presidential campaign. isabel hilton, founder and editor of china dialogue, which is that rare thing where an organisation has a name that describes exactly what it does. welcome, it is lovely to have a holiday with us. i am very grateful we haven't got to the stage where we have to do the programme remotely with cameras and all your bedrooms, but it may come to that. are you struck with how rapidly the pace of this is now developing? yes, although we did know that one of the characteristics of this virus is that it was very easy to transmit. it is quite hard, i think, to control because of that. by the