this is bbc news. the headlines at midday: 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. 21 people have the virus on a cruise ship off san francisco — around 140 britons are on board. all passengers and crew will be tested for the coronavirus. those that need to be quarantined will be quarantined. those that require additional medical attention will receive it. scotland women's six nations match with france has been postponed after a home player contracted the virus. after 1pm, 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 click asks if ai can help fight coronavirus misinformation. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. 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. 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 spoke

to us a little earlier from outside milton keynes hospital. 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 where people can get tested. that's the case in a lot of hospitals around the country. but 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 concern, 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 it's 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 afterwards 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 than 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. i am not scared for myself because i'm healthy and my mum is healthy, but it is definitely a very scary situation. obviously, i want 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. i've been speaking to dr bruce aylward who is a senior adviser to the director general of the world health organization. he led the who's fact—finding mission to wuhan in early february and explained how countries around the world can learn from china and how it is handling

the crisis. it is -- it is —— the chinese strategy is the 0ne it is —— the chinese strategy is the one that every government users. 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 in all countries. the key thing is to get the testing in place, then if you have to prioritise, you prioritise, but you work with you how. do you

think that countries including the uk should be locking down cities, as china did, closing down schools and restricting movement? not locking down cities, definitely not. china did that in one specific area, and in other provinces it was able to use the standard measures, then as things scaled up, that is when they put in place travel restrictions or shutting down mass gatherings. 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 feared the virus, not the government, and they worked 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, who we don't know will be struck down by this disease. it was really a collective effort, very impressive. for people watching in the uk now, what should people be doing that maybe they are not yet doing? if you say speed is of the essence, what needs to change? listen to your public health agency of the uk. you have some of the best people in the world working there. the key thing is, wash your hands, stop hugging and shaking hands. cover your mouth when you sneeze or cough, all of those things, but no the disease, know how you get tested and don't walk straight into an emergency room if you think you have this disease. all the measures that public health england are advising are the right way to tackle this. you don't think that, for example, school closures are necessary now?

we have heard that perhaps tougher measures might come into force. can you give an estimate of how long those tougher measures might have to be in place for? this is the critical thing that public health england will be looking at now. they have to decide how to get in front of this. they will look at when to stop mass gatherings, to cut back on measures like that. schools are a special situation because we are not seeing school outbreaks, we are not seeing school outbreaks, we are not seeing schools as drivers of transmission. but children are very special to us so we take early measures in an abundance of caution. we need to think about those measures now, talking to the population, so that they can follow and work with you as this evolves and work with you as this evolves and as you see spread from the current isolated cases were little clusters you are dealing with at this point. what might 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 parents

and grandparents, or should we wait for government advice? what about these cruise ships we have seen problems with? yellow the important thing is to understand the disease once again, take the right measures. we have to get the message out to ourfamilies, we we have to get the message out to our families, we love you and want to see you, but if you have a fever ora to see you, but if you have a fever or a cold or have been in contact with anyone, now is not the time to come and visit. put contingencies in place to take care of those populations. there has been a lot of speculation on the effect of coronavirus on our food supplies. kate hardcastle is a retail and consumer consultant and she's been explaining that while some people have been gathering extra food, supermarkets are still fully stocked. i think it is understandable that people want to almost try and get in

control of the situation. they hear the news constantly talking about something they are worried about, they want to providing the best way for theirfamilies, so they want to providing the best way for their families, so for them to build up stocks in their house to be able to provide for those families, it might not be logical, but it is something they can feel emotionally that they can do about the situation. i have been looking at supermarkets all week, and there has been enough stock and quantity and delivery opportunities for what i would call a household weekly shop on all of the major sites. the images we have seen on social media of empty shelves, that creates the panic, the nervousness, and i think it is more the reaction to the potential than an actual situation thatis potential than an actual situation that is happening. these supermarkets are well—planned for these types of situations. matt hancock said there is no need to panic buy, but that was

contradicted, wasn't it? we heard from one supermarket boss that they hadn't heard from the government. the question is, how long are supermarkets well—stocked if this crisis deepens in this country and goes on for some time? the government and supermarkets have been saying there is no need to panic. whether they are speaking in enough detail or not is to be found out, but what i can see from the stock levels, travelling up and down the country this week, different shops have different amounts available. what we have to reassure people on is that the contingency teams, the planners in these organisations are just the same teams that come into effect when we we re teams that come into effect when we were talking about the hard brexit last year. they are there to understand how we deal with supplies we need all year round. they have plans that will be brought in step—by—step should things start to

change, including things like perhaps a limited number of things perhaps a limited number of things per household, or seeing shop hours changing. there is nothing on the websites of these operators at the moment. the conversation that probably needs to be had is more about the home delivery services, where i have noticed a slight delay in the times that you might usually be able to book. it seems to have extended a little, and that could be people concerned so they want to book more deliveries sooner, but if people are going to be isolated, they would be relying on those services. and there is only so much they can ramp up to fulfil extra demand. you mentioned no-deal brexit preparations, but those would have only affected this country. supermarkets globally will be affected, so that's why people are asking legitimate questions about how much supply any supermarket will have. it and that's right. it's the balance of what we produce here in

the uk and what we rely on externally as well. certainly, when we look at the bigger economic picture, there will be an effect on us, and we know that from the fact that we are reliant for a lot of non—food goods from china, component parts from china. there might be delays in shipping of certain non—food items, and we could see a hike in prices of things like technology in the longer term, but when it comes to the provision and supply of day—to—day household goods and groceries, the only thing that is seeing a hit is antibacterial gels, which have been pretty much wiped out everywhere. there is great advice in terms of the nhs and bbc websites in terms of how you might be able to use other methods to keep yourfamily hygienic be able to use other methods to keep your family hygienic and healthy. be able to use other methods to keep yourfamily hygienic and healthy. we do have manufacturers in the uk who have ramped up manufacturing to meet the demand. 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 1pm, 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 the headlines on bbc news: (00v)a second person in the uk has died after testing 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. 21 people have the virus on a cruise ship off san francisco — around 140 britons are on board. in other news, £360 million will be paid by insurance companies

to clean up the damage from storms dennis and ciara. 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 3000 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. and katie has also been explaining why insurance premiums for those already affected by water and wind damage won't be rising. businesses are finding it a little bit more expensive to insure their properties, and that is because on the residential side, people are covered by a scheme called flood re, that the government introduced in 2016, and that is really to make sure that people's premiums don't go up in flood—prone areas and that, indeed, they can get insurance at all. so if those houses are flooded again, they are covered. they are still covered, so all of us put into this scheme, flood re, when we pay our home insurance, £10 into a pot. and that money goes to subsidise about 350,000 people who live in flood prone areas. the scheme is going to last for the next 25 years. it only covers homes built before 2009, and that is to really encourage developers to make sure they don't build

in flood prone areas. of course, the premiums depend on other things — flooding is one of them, but it can also be if you are in an area prone to burglaries for example. what you're saying is people shouldn't worry, if they are living in those areas, that when they have to their policy, they are not going to be factored out or... exactly, about 94% of all insurance companies in the uk that cover home insurance are part of this scheme, so most people who are in those parts, they will be very aware of it and will be indeed with one of those schemes. 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 7 pence cheaper, with 5 pence 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. a little earlier, i spoke to our political correspondent jonathan blake about the implications of the tax cut. it is only a saving of a few pence each, but campaigners argue that so many women suffer what they call period poverty and can't afford to buy these products, and adding that tax is simply making it more difficult for them, so this is a long planned move. it was there because of an eu rule, which meant member states, and the uk was one of those until we left the eu, of course, can introduce vat on sanitary products below 5%, so now that we are leaving and come the end of the transition period at the end of december this year, the chancellor's confirmed that this tax will go in january, and he will confirm that in the budget on wednesday. interestingly, though, you mentioned that figure of around £60 million that went to these charities helping women who can't afford these products. they are saying that funding needs to be made up somehow, because while they are welcoming

the move to get rid of the vat, they say those charities are going to lose out on that funding, so they might well be watching the chancellor on wednesday to see if he goes any further than scrapping the tax. and the chancellor might have been thinking about, although he is new to hisjob, that this is going to be a brexit focused budget, but all eyes on what he is going to do on the virus. one question that we keep seeing is our people going to be compensated for loss of earnings if they have to self—isolate or look after family members? 0ver what period? because that is a potentially very expensive move for the government, isn't it? yes, i think we will see some form of measures aimed at businesses to help mitigate what is going to be an economic hit that they are going to take, and the country as a whole is going to take, as a result of the coronavirus. we have seen the projections and the forecast, predictions that mean up to one fifth of the uk's workforce could be off sick at any one time. it won't necessarily be that bad, but the government is planning for that scenario, so we will hear more detail about that tomorrow perhaps, and in the budget itself of course, but businesses will be

watching closely to see what can be done. sick pay is of course paid by employers, who have to meet that cost, and if you are self—employed, you don't get statutory sick pay. you have to look to universal credit or other benefits to tide you over, so, yes, there will be measures of some kind, but i don't think we can expect to see the government suddenly deciding to foot the bill for everybody‘s sick pay during the coronavirus period. jonathan is also just reporting for us that the uk government is warning people travelling to moscow that they may be asked to self—isolate for 14 days on arrival due to the coronavirus outbreak. there is an updated travel advisory, saying reports in russia that uk travellers may be asked to self—isolate and may

ina may be asked to self—isolate and may in a small number of cases be placed in forced quarantine if they do not comply. worth checking the government official advice if you are travelling anywhere. the latest advice on travel to russia. the former saudi arabian interior minister mohammed bin nayef has been arrested along with prince ahmed bin abdulaziz, an uncle of the crown prince mohammed bin salman. no reason has been given for the detentions but reports suggest the crown prince feared a coup plot by rivals to the saudi throne. a third person — the younger brother of bin nayef — has also been arrested. the french publisher hachette has cancelled plans to publish a memoir by the 0scar—winning film—maker woody allen after dozens of employees of its new york subsidiary staged a walkout in protest at its plans. the director of "annie hall" and "manhattan" has long been accused of molesting his adoptive daughter in the 1990s — when she was seven years old. lengthy investigations have cleared woody allen, who has always denied the abuse.

now, it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. some patchy rain and drizzle across england and wales, mainly over the hills in the west. the best of any sunshine probably around the moray firth, though it will brighten up at times in england and wales away from the hills. temperatures lifting in the hills. temperatures lifting in the strengthening south—westerly winds, 11 or 12 celsius by the end of the day. it will be wet this evening in scotland and northern ireland, the rate then sweeping into england and wales over night. heavy rain over the hills, lots of showers behind. a windy, noisy night and milder than we have seen for a while. tomorrow will be a day of sunshine and blustery showers. not too many showers across eastern scotla nd too many showers across eastern scotland and england, where we will see the best of the sunshine.

further west, more frequent showers, some heavy, hail, thunder and snow in the scottish mountains, and temperatures of 7—9dc by the end of the afternoon.

a hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... a man in his 80s is the 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. 21 people have the virus on a cruise ship off san francisco — around 140 britons are on board. all passengers and crew will be tested for the coronavirus. those that need to be quarantined will be quarantined. those that require additional medical attention will receive it. scotland women's six nations match with france in glasgow has been postponed after a home

player contracted the virus. after one o'clock, we'll be putting your questions and concerns to a virologist specialising in coronavirus. sport and now for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. 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