a sixth patient has died in the uk with the gp video consultations like this demonstration will become more common, with many infected patients ask to stay at home and others wanting to avoid visits to the surgery. we're trying to ensure that we can keep ourselves running for the patients who need us, and that we can respond as the hello, i'm ros atkins. situation changes. this is bbc this is the nhs care we're all used news. i'm reeta chakrabarti. to is set to change radically for a outside source. time as the virus epidemic the headlines at eight. reaches its peak. the latest figures the sickest will be prioritised. italy on lockdown. from italy show 631 deaths police patrol the streets to enforce others will have to wait a stay—at—home policy as the country struggles longer. and more than hugh pym, bbc 10,1a9 cases. to contain coronavirus. news. i'm joined by malcolm travel is restricted famous tourist sites are quiet harrison, the ceo across the entire country and public as flights are cancelled of the company chemists' gatherings are forbidden. and borders association, a trade body here in the uk, a man in his 80s has who represent large tightened. become the sixth person to die pharmacy as the death toll increases, with the coronavirus. operators. hospitals continue to be stretched. the outbreak began in this is one doctor's thank you for coming in to

china. speak to us earlier president xi visited wuhan, warning. stay at home and be thank you for coming in to speak to us this evening. 0ur pharmacists already coming under pressure the centre of the epidemic. prepared for a kind of war, because of what's going on?” his message is that beijing has because we already coming under pressure because of what's going on? i think community pharmacists are already the situation under control. are facing starting to see interests and people and we'll look at the outbreak presenting either because they have a war symptoms or they believe they may be in the us, and ask why the rate at risk of having now here. of testing for coronavirus coronavirus already and so are by messy teams is so much lower there than in usually this is a street full of are working hard to give the advice some tourists, as you can see is and reassurance that patients need completely dead. will other in order to be able to do the right be speaking to thing to support them at this countries. greg completely dead. will be speaking to g reg foster completely dead. will be speaking to greg foster on the first day of the time. so that's potentially quite italian lockdown. difficult for pharmacists, isn't it? if they have people turning up saying they think they might be ill, here, the number of coronavirus cases is up by fifty four. they are risking spreading a sixth person has died. he was being treated the virus. what is the advice you are at watford general. giving to pharmacists? the old bailey hears about pc community harper's last moments. pharmacy is at the front line of the three teenagers are nhs, so we provide over a billion this graphic from thejohns hopkins accused of his murder. items every year to the public coronavirus research cente the sexual assault shows the total number of confirmed trial of the former scottish first minister. of essential medicines that they need, coronavirus around the world. one of his accusers claims so essential medicines that they need, so it is very likely that people it now stands at more she felt humiliated. will presented to community than 118,000, and more pharmacists, as i said, with than a,200 people symptoms and so on. it's important have died. that people understand what the latest advice and guidance isn't as a situation is over

time, that guidance will change as well, so we are advising both the general public and fashion to look at the nhs italians are experiencing the first day of a nationwide website to help with public stay—at—home policy health as the government tries to contain england to understand what they should do, what the risks are, the coronavirus epidemic. what the symptoms are and where they the country is europe's biggest outbreak of the disease. should go for the right so far, there are 631 advice. if people are presenting to community deaths in italy and over pharmacists, pharmacists have been 10,000 reported cases. briefed on what to look for, what advice to hundreds of flights to italian give and destinations have been cancelled and neighbouring austria has imposed they should stringent border controls, advise a patient who suspect they have the coronavirus to go and public gatherings have been banned across the country. home and contact nhs iii for further advice. here is the uk. six deaths have been reported will they give them painkillers or and the number of cases whatever they would be wanting? has risen to 373. currently the guidance is that gps are warning routine appointments people are presenting and they are at surgeries may have at risk because they have been to to stop as the number a high—risk country recently or been of coronavirus cases rises. in close contact with someone with a and earlier today, england's deputy chief medical confirmed diagnosis of coronavirus officer defended the decision or if they have the symptoms and to delay closing schools they think they have coronavirus and introducing other stringent such as a cough or fever or measures, saying experts tightness of chest, they should go were assessing new cases home and contact nhs iii on an hourly basis to achieve

tightness of chest, they should go home and contact nhs 111 who may advise them to self—isolate whilst a " balanced response". further tests can be arranged. at we'll have the latest on what's the moment, the advice happening in britain in a moment and a look at some of the day's is what? is other developments, it that if you think but first, this you have report from our coronavirus, you should not go to the pharmacist or you can? if you italy correspondent think you have coronavirus, as i mark lowen. say, because you have the symptoms or you have been to and at risk area or you have been to and at risk area or because you have been in contact with someone with a confirmed iimagine hearing i imagine hearing your country is being closed. from diagnosis, the advice is not use naples in the public transport, not to go to public transport, not to go to public places with lots of people, south, to the supermarkets of rome do not go to your gp to the financial capital or pharmacy, do not go to a&e. stay at home, up in contact nhs iii milan. news of the restrictions not go to a&e. stay at home, contact nhs 111 who will give you the right spread as fast at advice of what to do. in a way, if the virus. in pharmacists are being presented with ballon yesterday, they took in a new people who think they might be ill, reality of actually those people should not be a country there. the best advice is to go home in quarantine, and contact nhs iii to get the latest guidance and advice on what the toughest could confinement to do. there is anecdotal evidence measures since coming in that people are the war. stockpiling a variety of things, but obviously we medicines as well. have you heard this? is this something your will be able to travel in the members are experiencing? it is something

immediate that has been experienced and we wa nt to that has been experienced and we future. want to community pharmacists yesterday in line with the advice that had been given to gps yesterday some around and during that patients do extraordinary not stop our medicines. we have been working with pharmacists, emergency. the wholesale, the nhs recently to thing is look at supply so we can ensure they put the nhs recently to look at supply so we can ensure continuity of supply of essential medicines for everybody across the uk. these plans the are very difficult to put limelight —— and makes me feel into place if people start stockpiling really, medicines and changing what we really expect in terms of the need old. for medicines across the uk, so advice moving is please do not around stockpile, keep taking your routine, regular requires medicines as you would normally and we will work very, very hard with a the relevant authorities and across form the relevant authorities and across the supply chain to ensure we can which continue to maintain supply of everyone essential medicines. you mentioned a little earlier when we were chatting has earlier that some of these links you to complete. it says here that have built up with as we ministers were drove out. it actually established over brexit

seemed quieter. and other negotiations over brexit. not austria has banned italians negotiations, but yes, the last few entering u nless austria has banned italians entering yea rs we have unless with medical negotiations, but yes, the last few years we have been working very closely with our partners in the certificates. we department of health and the nhs and haven't seen across the supply chain to any of ensure that for any disruption to medicine supply, that for any disruption to medicine supply, we have contingency plans in these checks their plans in place so we can continue ensure supply for patients for the documents so and obviously that was initiated a couple of years ago as we started to it's still unclear anticipate some of the impacts of how these restrictions are will be enforced. this is one of the wire potential impacts of leaving the worth fire at his areas. —— worst european union and so virus hit areas. we have a lot we will reach of the partnerships in place and the groups and the teams in place we can the top. will have hopefully continue to build upon the strong foundations. given more facilities, we that the will not advice is that people should self—isolate if they think they are know how ill, either plans to allow for the to take delivery of medicines that people might need if they cannot naturally care of go out and get them themselves? the advice is not currently to self a site if you think you are ill, it is to co nta ct site if you think you are ill, it is to contact nhs iii and they will give you advice on whether to self—isolate or not. i suppose one of the things we need to make sure

a risky call. is that people can access medicines sealing off the and food and everything if they are self isolating and the current heart advice is that if you ice of of europe isn't simple. isolating, do not go to work, it may not school, do not use public transport, work. but in this urgency do not have guests or family around where but friends and family can visit to rules drop of medicines or food supplies apply so drop of medicines or food supplies so it is essential that people can even survive if they are self isolating to and waiting for advice or treatment or diagnosis after bury they have the contacted the iii or diagnosis after they have contacted the 111 service. all very dead useful information. we will have to leave it now, there will be no other option. there. by now, there will be no other option. by the most drastic resist —— the prime minister could the travel ban be imposed even tightly, we simply don't know. mark lowen reporting from 0rvieto in central italy. a man in his early 80s has become the sixth person with the coronavirus to die let's take a look at some in the uk. other developments linked the patient, who had to the global coronavirus crisis. shares in europe and underlying health conditions, the us have risen, caught the virus here and died recovering some of the ground lost on monday when markets in watford general hospital. more than 26 thousand people have saw the biggest falls now been tested for the virus since the 2008 financial crisis. london's ftse 100 was up 2.4%, in the uk, and there have after a 7.7% drop in the previous

been 373 confirmed cases. session, while us markets opened up 2%. spain has shut down schools in several regions, part of the government's plan suspended flights from italy is to try to limit the number and closed the lower house of people who end up of parliament for at least in hospital, and that means a week after a politician tested gps playing a central role. positive 0ne leading gp has for the coronavirus. the number of cases there has told our health risen to over 1,600. editor hugh pym and china's president xijinping has visited the city that patients of wuhan, the centre with routine health issues must be of the coronavirus outbreak. prepared to be pushed his visit is being seen as a sign to the back of the queue. that the authorities believe this is the sort of protective they have the situation equipment which nhs staff have to there under control. wear if they're in contact it comes as china recorded with patients possibly infected its lowest number of infections, with the coronavirus. just here, two 19 nurses demonstrate how it's put on tuesday. on ahead of carrying out a test. all were in wuhan apart from two people who had gps are now being sent the arrived from overseas. after five days stuck on a cruise liner off equipment for use in their the coast of california, surgeries. more than 120 british passengers 0ne leading gp said they expect many patients to come on the grand princess are this in, even though those who might evening waiting to board have the virus have been urged a plane home. to stay away and call nhs iii, and that will mean nonurgent they'll have to be screened appointments being cancelled. for the coronavirus, we do expect cases to rise rapidly but if they are free and over the coming weeks. of the infection, they should arrive practices are routinely home tomorrow and enter two weeks of self—isolation. doing new health checks, from san francisco, assessing people's blood pressure,

diabetic control, sophie long reports. long—term problems with heart this is a disease and lung disease. those routine checks complex, high stakes will need to stop. some gps have complained they operation. the task, removing passengers haven't yet received the equipment. from the ship and into quarantine ministers say it's being without causing further contagion. sent out this week. the critically ill were the first we wanted to get the timing to leave the cruise liner. of the roll—out right so that they were followed by the equipment californians and canadians. you know about the big ship that came in yesterday and that's is there, going along incredibly well, should this working with the state of california successfully — very successfully — epidemic hit 00:08:34,307 --> 858993220:45:33,332 in 858993220:45:33,332 --> 1717986441:22:32,355 a 1717986441:22:32,355 --> 2576979661:59:31,379 very 2576979661:59:31,379 --> 3435972882:36:30,402 large 3435972882:36:30,402 --> 4294966103:13:29,426 way. and also with canada and with uk. the grand princess has now been alongside for about 2k hours, but hundreds of passengers remain on board. they still don't know when they will get to set foot on dry land or what will happen to them when they do. old and now much closer friends jackie and maggie are really hoping today will be the day. we don't know where we're going at all. we haven't been tested yet. we haven't had any sort of test —

not even a temperature check — but we are both well. that's good. we are both well. the guy came round yesterday with his hazard suit onjust seeing if we were 0k and writing down on his little pad, but that's all we've actually had. and what has been the hardest thing, would you say? the not knowing. that has been the hardest thing i think — not having anything concrete to go on. they say they haven't had any information from the foreign office, but for them — and thousands of others who have been confined to their cabins for almost a week — there have been moments of great joy. the first time we got on deck yesterday is when the ship was coming in and it was like heaven just to get outside and get a breath of fresh air. the future for more than 1000 crew members — among them 21 britons — remains even more uncertain. they will be quarantined and treated on board the ship

but the authorities say the grand princess cannot stay here. sophie long, bbc news, oakland. as we've been hearing, coronavirus has been causing disruption around the world. barcelona's champions league last—16 second leg match with napoli at camp nou, scheduled for march 18, will take place without spectators due to fears over the spread of the virus. greece has announced it will shut schools, universities, daycare centres and other educational establishments for a two—week period from tomorrow. and with italy in lockdown, an italian rock star promised to stream her next concert from home to break through the "loneliness" imposed by the government's social distancing measures. the sixty—five—year—old gianna nannini said she wants people to "feel a bit closer to each other and still be safe". and for the latest developments in the coronavirus outbreak on the bbc website,

including the symptoms and how to reduce your risk of becoming infected, plus advice for people with underlying health conditions. that's at bbc.co.uk/news, or on the bbc news app. podcast — and the second bbc coronavirus is out now. featuring all the latest bbc expertise and analysis — is available to download now via bbc sounds. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:40 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are the economics editor at the independent, ben chu and journalist anna isaac, from the wall streetjournal. time for the sport now. here's sarah.

let's start with the champions league this evening. tottenham are looking to overturn their one goal on the first leg against —— in germany. it has not gone their way. they already lost an early goal. they already lost an early goal. they lead at the moment 2—0. that kids take the possibility of extra penalties out of the occasion. —— that does take. validity versus atla nta that does take. validity versus atlanta is being played behind closed doors. —— valencia. atlanta are certainly well up in that. just to let you know, that is 3— up against tottenham in

that second leg tie. manchester united will play their vitae in austria inside an empty stadium on thursday. wolves have asked for their lead to be com pletely have asked for their lead to be completely postponed. that is due to be played behind closed doors. manchester city manager says he would rather see the games not played at all then behind closed doors. this is for the people. it's like an actor going to a theatre and no one is in the theatre. it's for the people. we are here for the people. whether it's won the game or two games, i can understand it, but

longer? we play for the people. if the people cannot be there, it doesn't make sense. this wasjust today after all sporting events were suspended in italy until april. it leaves the future of their top football league and doubt. by the time to get to april, the number of games to catch up with, there's no way the season will be completed. there's the speculation today of everything from summer internal and —— summertournaments everything from summer internal and —— summer tournaments to catch up... evenif —— summer tournaments to catch up... even if you take that drastic step which would be a massive, massive blow to italian football, even if you make that decision, what do you do about the next competition? they are so many do about the next competition? they are so many layers that have to be on picked here and i think it's really almost

unknowable. that's where —— victory in the champion hurdle on the opening day of the chatham festival. well placed throughout tuesday's showpiece race and it was a night's success in the race. we all know it's a year's effort from everybody. these are the four days that count more than anything in the world and i don't think anyone disagree on that. i can't wina think anyone disagree on that. i can't win a grand national anyway, so can't win a grand national anyway, so what's the point? this is where it counts. to be fair, it's been a very lucky race for us. there is a great victory for rachel as their favourite to

be the leading jockey. that is the sport for now. i will have all the latest news and sportsday at 10.30. the government will promise to raise infrastructure spending to its highest in decades in wednesday's budget. it will pledge to triple the average net investment made over the last a0 years into rail and road, affordable housing, broadband and research. the treasury told the bbc it would lead to the "highest levels of investment in real terms since 1955" over the course of the five—year parliament. here's our political correspondent iain watson. i suppose something to point out is this is infrastructure spending and not day—to—day spending. this is infrastructure spending and not day-to-day spending. that's right. this is very much investment spending. it will reach an extra 600 billion by the end of 2025. death according to treasury sources. it

should be said that there is a time to compare this with. infrastructure spending has been going up the password desk —— in recent years. this would still be something like 20 to 25% higher. the political measures the government wants to send out as they are trying to level up send out as they are trying to level up the economy. they haven't seen as much investment in the past, so this will be money spent on hospitals, the number is controversial still on new railways, on road improvements, on school buildings. what i think also it is interesting about this is that there's been a review of how the treasury spends money in the future. at the moment, affectively, the assessment whether it's good for the assessment whether it's good for the economy as a whole, the government is seeing weather can change that definition to make it perhaps decide on money on being spent on the basis of whether it spent on the basis of whether it spent wealth across the

country. that means more spending outside london. as you say, things are much tighter when it comes to day—to—day spending and ultimately, let's be frank about it, this excessive budget will probably be measured about what can do about the coronavirus crisis. separately, this evening in west minister, the government has survived a rebellion over huawei, but it was quite a big rebellion. it was slightly bigger than anticipated. borisjohnson wins this big majorityjust three months ago, that majority was cut to 2a tonight. it wasn't just the quantity of the rebels, 38 members of his own party rebelling against him, but also the quality of former conservative leaders. the argument

they were making is they believe that huawei is effective in the chinese state, involving them in 5g network is they —— they think is unacceptable and they want to see the involvement removed within three yea rs. the involvement removed within three years. the government says it will own restrictions, addition to that, this rebellion was relatively trivial bill. there will be a substantial vote on the issue of huawei closer to the summer and what the government i think we'll have to do before that is still in the rebellion from rising possibly. many thanks. a bit of breaking news from the united states. a statement from

bernie sanders campaign team saying they are cancelling tonight's rally in cleveland for concern over public health and safety. it goes on, "we are heeding public warnings who have communicated —— communicated concern about holding large indoor events during the coronavirus outbreak. . senator sanders would like to express his regret. all future events will be evaluated on a case—by—case basis. a very strong example they are of things having to chains in the united states as the country comes to terms with the fact that the coronavirus aliphatic is hitting it. —— coronavirus outbreak. earlier today, a jury at the old bailey heard how a police officer died when he was dragged by a car for more than a mile. pc andrew harper suffered multiple injuries after the incident last august, which happened as he responded to reports

of a burglary in berkshire. henry long, who's18, and two 17—year—olds who can't be named, deny murder. helena wilkinson contains some distressing detail. pc harper's family have been here in court to listen to the first day of the prosecution, open the case of pc andrew harper. today his widow was in court with otherfamily to today his widow was in court with other family to hear the today his widow was in court with otherfamily to hear the prosecution opened its case. thejury otherfamily to hear the prosecution opened its case. the jury heard otherfamily to hear the prosecution opened its case. thejury heard he was killed and truly shocking circumstances. it was here last august in this village where pc harper had been with a colleague when they were called to report on a burglary. they were on shift but went anyway, a decision the prosecution said cost him his life. it was this road where the officers came across the three defendants. pc harper attempted to stop them, but his foot got caught in a tow rope that had been pulling a stolen quad

bite. a report said he was dragged for more than a mile at speeds for more than a0 miles an hour. the jury was told pt harper... his colleagues tried in vain to save him, but he died at the scene. henry long, who is 18, and to 17—year—olds who can't be named, all deny murdering pc harper. the trial is expected to last six weeks. helena wilkinson, bbc news, at the old bailey. a woman who's alleged to have been the victim of an attempted rape by scotland's former first minister, alex salmond, has faced cross examination from mr salmond's lawyers. the high court in edinburgh heard her say she suffered flashbacks and waited years before coming forward to police. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith was in court and sent this report. mr salmond today heard

more graphic evidence from one of the women, who described how she says she was assaulted by him in 201a. inside the court, the woman was then asked about her attempt in 2016 to get mr salmond's support for a political project. she sent a text to an snp official, saying, "would be great to be working with him again." she contacted the police in september 2018 to say she had been attacked inside the first minister's official woman h told the police she was assaulted by mr salmond after a dinner in bute house in may 201a. his lawyers argue that's not possible, because he was rarely in bute house that month, and his diary shows other events for the evenings he was there. asked if she accepted there was no incident with mr salmond in may 201a, the woman replied, absolutely not. she described alex salmond as a man who was often aggressive and bullying, saying he assaulted her in bute house again after another dinner in june 201a.

mr salmond's lawyer asked, is the truth that you weren't at the dinner at all, and there was no incident with the first minister? woman h said, i wish on my life that was true, but that is not true. i wish i wasn't there. i wish for my life that the first minister had been a nicer and a better man and i wasn't here. she first contacted the snp to discuss sexual misconduct in 2017, telling the court she started having flashbacks around the time of the harvey weinstein case and the metoo movement. mr salmond's qc also asked her, did a woman who is a scottish government official encourage you to speak to the police? there was nobody cheerleading me to come and do this. i'm doing this off my own back. this is not fun. i'd rather not be here. i think you see how hard this is. mr salmond has pleaded not guilty and he denies all the charges. sarah smith, bbc news, edinburgh. now it's time for a look at the weather.

hello there. for some, hello there. forsome, it's hello there. for some, it's been a really wet start to the week. that rain tended to fade through today, but left some showers in its wake. 0ver but left some showers in its wake. over 98, we will see some showery bricks of rain for southern coastal counties but a good deal of dry weather to the north of that and some clear spells before we see further showers in the north and west. a real range in temperatures overnight, holding onto double figures in the south, much closer to freezing across the northern half of the uk. here it will be a chilly start to the day, some showers around first thing. they will gradually spread their way southward through the day, but in between good spells of sunshine and a blustery day, you can see these wind gust here on the map, brisk south—westerly wind. temperatures in the north starting to dip down a bit. you are looking at heights of between six and 10 celsius, about where we would expect further time to be ristic make year across the south. going into thursday, showers are spells of rain for the north of the uk, temperatures returning to

average for the southern have of the uk. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: italy on lockdown. police patrol the streets to enforce a stay at home policy as the country struggles to contain coronavirus. famous tourist sites are quiet as flights are cancelled and borders tightened. here, the number of coronavirus cases is up by 5a. a sixth person has died. he was being treated at watford general. the old bailey hears about pc harper's last moments. three teenagers are accused of his murder. the sexual assault trial of the former scottish first minister. one of his accusers claims she felt humiliated.

here's a summary of five of today's main developments relating to the coronavirus outbreak. england's deputy chief medical officer said that the start of the uk peak of the epidemic is expected within the next fortnight. drjenny harries said, "we will see many thousands of people infected by coronavirus. that's what we're seeing in other countries, and the important thing for us is to make sure that we manage those infections." meanwhile, us scientists who are studying the illness say that it might take an average of five days for people to start showing symptoms. the researchers advise people who could be infectious, whether or not they have symptoms, to self—isolate for 1a days to avoid spreading it to others. and to prevent the spead of misinformation, the health service has been working with tech firms to remove false claims posted online. its chief executive sir simon stevens said, "the nhs has already been battling coronavirus fake news, from working to take down

false twitter accounts to speaking out against misleading treatments being promoted by homeopaths online." lots of people are concerned about the impact self—isolation could have on their personal finances. the part—taxpayer—owned bank rbs says it will allow people affected by the outbreak to defer mortgage and loan repayments for up to three months. tsb and lloyds said they would also allow a mortgage window, and banks are announcing extra support for affected businesses. and in scotland more than three million pounds is being spent on a "rapid scaling up" of nhs facilities for video consultations. the "nhs near me" system is currently used for hospital outpatient appointments with consultants, but the increase in cases of covid—19 means it could soon be used for gp appointments to reduce face to face contact time. let's return to the

situation in italy. ina in a moment, we will be speaking to in a moment, we will be speaking to g reg foster greg foster who is originally from manchester but now owns an english language school in matera in the south of italy. and i'm alsojoined by amy ingle who just got back from milan, and has self—isolated following advice from nhs111. she joins us from castleford. greg took us out on his dog walk this afternoon. so, this is a main street in the sassi of matera and usually, even around march time, usually this is a street that's pretty full of tourists. as you can see, it's completely dead here. i mean, that'sjust a local guy over there, but there's just really no one here at all. and you can just see here one of the local bars here, this is usually a place that's open by now, closed. it's very strange to see the sassi like

this. this is a sign i keep seeing cropping up all over town, possibly across the whole country. it's basically the... if ijust get a better shot of it. tutto andra bene. it basically means, i guess it's the italian equivalent of "keep calm and carry on." and squares like this just completely empty. this is a beautiful church here that's usually full of visitors and this rock church at the top as well. super ancient, beautiful place. actually the set of the... part of the set of the new james bond film, completely empty. and greg and amyjoin me now. great, those are extraordinary scenes. what did it feel like walking around there? well, it is like a ghost town here, actually. it was very, very unnerving to see matera like this. i said in the video, i said to you

quys said in the video, i said to you guys that last year the city was actually the european capital of culture and it was a very busy year, and usually by this point, the tourists are flocking in. this is a new place on the tourist map of italy, but right now, as you can see, there is no one here and here right in the sassi of matera, there is nobody. it's very strange, very eerie. it must be. do you feel that the advice you are getting about how you could conduct yourself, what you should do has been clear? absolutely. from this morning, the rules have been very, very clear here. the government made it very clear what we can do, what we can't do. so the rules we have to follow, for example, the first thing is we cannot leave our towns, i local districts, if you like, unless we have permission for work or we have a medical emergency of some sort with a family member. we can go shopping, we can go to supermarkets,

but only one person from a family is allowed to go in. they are being quite strict with that in the supermarkets. we are not allowed to form big groups on the street or even inside people have been fined for doing that this morning, i understand, in the matera. the rules i very, very clear. a huge campaign is going on here in italy with the equivalent of the bbc here, the stay—at—home campaign where you see local or national celebrities making lots of selfie videos from home, basically encouraging people to stay at home, we will get through this together, so there is a real campaign here and people are responding. there is a real sense of unity and as i say, people have —— the rules have been very clear from this morning and we have to follow them, we have to get through this. amy, you are talking to us from castleford. you came back from italy yesterday, back from elan, and you have chosen to self—isolate.

that follows advice from nhs111. i will get to that in a moment, butjust tell us about your journey get to that in a moment, butjust tell us about yourjourney back get to that in a moment, butjust tell us about your journey back from italy because the plane was very empty, wasn't it? yes, that's right. to be honest, getting to the airport wasn't much different to when italy wasn't much different to when italy was not in self isolation, we used public transport just as we would any other day. it was not what i would have described as a lockdown, but it was weird seeing the airport so but it was weird seeing the airport so empty and getting on the plane, it was really empty. i was surprised at the lack of information that we got on the plane and in the airport and also upon arriving back in manchester as well. we were met by nobody at the gate, we were not temperature checked and that really surprised me. ithink temperature checked and that really surprised me. i think more should have been done there. so, you went back home, you rank the nhs111 helpline, as you are told to do, and they told you to self—isolate but they told you to self—isolate but they give your mum

different advice? that's right, so i called nhs111 on monday morning after the guidance was updated, they told me to stay home. obviously, there are vulnerable people, so my mother also rang nhs111, however she was told that i should self—isolate and she should not be self isolating after being in contact with me and we had to do was increase our hand hygiene. what do you feel about that? to do was increase our hand hygiene. what do you feel about that7m to do was increase our hand hygiene. what do you feel about that? it is not very... it doesn't give me much confidence in the nhs or the government when you are given contradictory advice like that. i think especially in a time like this when there is a much uncertainty on social media and from different news outlets and people are really unsure about what is going on greg, you are in italy, so you are several weeks further on in italy, so you are several weeks furtheron in in italy, so you are several weeks further on in this outbreak from where we are in

the uk. are you seeing italian people understanding what is going on and to a certain extent, metaphorically coming together, although the very discouraged from forming large groups? yes, absolutely. yes, i mean, obviously people are scared. i think everyone is code across europe at this, but i think... i definitely get a sense of unity here. you are certainly seeing that on the equivalent of the bbc here, there is certainly a clear message about that. there has been incredible clarity about what is it required to get through this. they are definitely using the sort of language that will bring people together, making sure people look after theirfamily together, making sure people look after their family members, especially grandparents who are obviously most risk and, you know, there is a real sense of people coming together to get through this, i think. and obviously, there are government packages to

help people, people like myself who have businesses, that was a big concern for the past few days, of course. what are we going to do if we cannot work? they have announced a whole range of measures today covering things like the way that you do taxes, freezing utility bills, stuff like this, all things that will help people get through this, so i get a sense from the people here that they are very resilient and they are going to get through this. you know, there is a real positivity to get through this even though it is difficult. you know, iwould just data everybody, just to finish, do not underestimate this back, and england. you guys i think i've where we we re england. you guys i think i've where we were two weeks ago yet. it has very, very quickly changed, so please, nobody should be underestimating the effects this is going to have on everyone's lives, really, and businesses as well, of course. ok, we hear you. amy, you have just started your self

isolation. just tell people what it isolation. just tell people what it is like. what sort of context can you have? are you seeing anybody, i people bringing you food? what about medication? people have been bringing me food to my room and that has been 0k. bringing me food to my room and that has been ok. i do not think that it has been ok. i do not think that it has set in yet because i am on the undated, but i am working from home at the moment, so i'm keeping myself busy and hopefully it will to be too bad over the next two weeks was not it cannot be helped stop if i were not self isolating, i would be putting people at risk, more vulnerable than myself. we wish you well, both of you. thank you very much for talking to is here on bbc news. amy and greg, thank you both very much. more news related to the coronavirus outbreak, first evolved from public health wales who say a further nine people have now been identified as

having contracted coronavirus. they say seven of them were identified as pa rt say seven of them were identified as part of their investigation in to the neath port talbot local authority area resident who tested positive at the weekend and the other two new cases returned from northern italy and were unrelated to the other cases. news from the united states, following the breaking news earlier that bernie sanders was cancelling his rally in clevela nd. sanders was cancelling his rally in cleveland. joe biden has also cancelled his rally today in clevela nd, cancelled his rally today in cleveland, ohio in accordance with guidance from public officials and out of an abundance of caution, according to his campaign spokeswoman, saw to have the democratic presidential hopefuls cancelling their rallies because of the coronavirus outbreak. here, the government says we must prepare for changes to the way we live in the weeks ahead. but for now, its business as usual for many. today was the first day of the cheltenham festival

with punters taking a fairly relaxed approach to the prospect of attending a huge public gathering. more on that in a moment. but first, danny savage has been to the lake district, where the hospitality industry is already taking a hit. it's only march, but the effect of coronavirus is already being felt on tourism in the lake district. for the main ferry company on windermere, they're already dealing with foreign visitors not coming. it's having a huge impact on the business. but now people living within driving distance are staying away. what we are seeing now is the reluctance of uk visitors to move around the uk, and we are hearing reports from hotels and self—catering accommodation that they are not receiving the level of bookings that they would imagine to at this time of year. these boats are tied up because its low season, but there's a fear that this could be the scene in months to come, and that would be a real indicator ofjust how big a hit tourism is taking. other businesses aren't hiring staff this year, because they don't believe the demand will materialise.

well, we've already had quite a few cancellations already. louise lets a spacious self catering annex in her home to tourists. cancellations have consequences, not just for her. the cleaning lady, the laundry people, the decorators, the gardeners — their income will go down because they don't have any other source of income. she can't understand why uk visitors are beginning to stay at home at this point. we popped down to ikea and john lewis at the weekend, and they were packed, cheek byjowl, and yet folk are thinking, we better not travel to the lake district or to anywhere else in case there is a health problem. i find it quite bizarre, actually. so, this is the workshop room. this is our biggest letting room. a0 miles away, in the heart of the yorkshire dales, neil and jane run an award—winning bed—and—breakfast in bainbridge. in the last few days alone, they've lost 16 nights of future bookings. but because it's a virus, they understand why. if we get somebody coming here with a cold, if we get a slight sniffle, when do you know?

that's what the difficulty is, the uncertainty. nobody knows at the moment, which is why i think our future bookings are quieter. i'm very optimistic, yeah. i think once people understand what's going to happen next, i think there's a lot of uncertainty about what's going to happen. back in the lakes, this is what it should look like this spring, but will it? the losses are already stacking up, and they are worried not just about their health but about their incomes, too. danny savage, bbc news, windermere. the chelthenham festival has begun despite concerns about the coronavirus outbreak. around a quarter of a million people usually attend the racing event over its four days and organisers say special measures are in place to try to keep racegoers safe. attendance today was down by about 10% on last yea r‘s record crowd, but those there were very happy to be there. we had no concerns personally but i

am very glad they are taking extra precautions with the hand washing, personally. we had no concerns about coming here. we were worried it would be called off glad its going ahead. there is a difference to here and the extent in china and italy. if things got worse, we would have understood, but at the moment, i think it is ok, no worries. our reporter alistair durden has spent the day at the festival and explained why organisers are going ahead with it: (sot the organisers of the festival say they are following government guidelines and they have put in extra hygiene measures this week including hand sanitiser banks, extra washbasins, that sort of thing and clearly the advice to any ticket holders who think they might have any of the symptoms of coronavirus is to stay away from the festival. now, the attendance figure today is actually down 7000 on the first day crowd a year ago, so despite all those assurances, many people are

deciding to stay away, but tonight, the jockey club deciding to stay away, but tonight, thejockey club insisted they were right to go ahead with this event. obviously, it has been a very quiet two weeks in terms of ticket sales over the last fortnight, with everything we've been hearing about, soiam everything we've been hearing about, so i am absently delighted that we got over 6000 people here and we have had a really great day's racing. are you confident the 60,000 people are safe here? we have to just follow what the government advice is and, as you know, we have liaised with them regularly over the last few days. they have recommended it should be business as usual in this country. we have followed that advice and that included running major sporting events. they say they deal with requests for refunds on a case—by—case basis and there are still tickets are available for the remaining three days of the festival including the gold cup friday which is normally sold out well in advance. we should say 60,000 people we re advance. we should say 60,000 people were here today and most of those

felt safe to be here. if you want more information on what you can do to limit the spread of the virus, visit our website for lots of useful guides as jane hill explains. this is what we all need to know about reducing our risk of catching coronavirus. wash hands regularly, rub the palm and back of your hands, in between your fingers and not forgetting the thumbs. they should ta ke forgetting the thumbs. they should take 20 seconds, long enough to sing happy birthday twice. avoid touching your face with unwashed hands because this can spread disease. the first symptoms of coronavirus are a fever and a calf and you may experience shortness of breath. if you have a cough or high temperature, that does not necessarily mean you have coronavirus, but if you think you might, do not go to hospital or your gp. stay at home and call nhs111 or use their online service they will be able to tell you what to do next. you can keep up—to—date with the latest developments about the

coronavirus outbreak, how to guide against it and what it means for you on the bbc news app and on our website. in wales, two people have been rescued from their cars after heavy rain brought flooding to parts of the country. members of the public rescued one person in the vale of glamorgan, whilst firefighters helped a driver in cyfronydd, in powys. the poor weather has also led to roads closing and train cancellations, as rhiannon wilkins reports. it wasn't your average commute for people living in the village of peterston—super—ely in the vale of glamorgan this morning. as this ten—year—old made his way to school via canoe, local residents rescued the driver of this car. they said the young man was making his way to his first day in a newjob. this is the fourth time this winter that we've flooded. and actually, this time was the worst i think. it's come up the highest this time. it's just awful for the pub next door, bless them.

we're ok in here but in the pub they have lost a lot i think over the last four times. builth wells in powys has been hit by flooding for the second time in three weeks, resulting in road closures. further north in the county, wading firefighters rescued a driver who had got into difficulty in water on the aa58 in cyfronydd. further west, fields resembling lakes adjacent to the roads beside machynlleth and aberystwyth. rail services have been disrupted across wales, the damage clear on this line between cardiff and bridgend where trains were cancelled for most of the day. today's downpour follows the wettest february on record. flood warnings remain in place with the wet and windy weather expected to continue this evening. rhiannon wilkins reporting there. it's seen by some as a wonder plant that can help tackle climate change, but seagrass has been disappearing

from around our coast. the latest research suggests up to 92% may have gone from the shallow waters around the uk in the last century, because of pollution and development. now, britain's biggest ever project to restore this marine flora is planting a million seeds off the welsh coast as hywel griffith explains. evolving with every ebb and flow, britain's coast is a place of natural, timeless beauty. but beneath the waves there is an ecosystem that is disappearing. sea grass grows in shallow waters, sheltering marine life, but globally it's been declining at a rate of 7% a year, the result of decades of dredging and polluted waters. poor water quality, coastal development, a lot of industrial development, all sorts of interacting factors around our coasts have resulted in a widespread loss. to try and save british seagrass, these seeds have been gathered

from around england and wales. placed in hessian bags, they are lowered down on 12 miles worth of rope to form a new meadow here off the pembrokeshire coast. in all, 1 million seeds are being laid down on the shallow sea bed beneath us. they won't grow into mature plants until the end of the year. then, the hope is that in 5—10 years' time, they'll grow to fill out a meadow the size of two rugby pitches beneath us, providing habitat for tens of thousands of little fish and millions of invertebrates like prawns and cuttlefish. but protecting marine life is only one benefit. seagrass also absorbs carbon far faster than forests on the land. campaigners want more meadows sown around britain to help tackle climate change. we see seagrass as this wonder plant, really. you know, its ability to fight climate change, to help with fish stocks. we see it as this really practical

example of what needs to happen all across the world if we are to meet our climate change targets. now, the team must wait for the seagrass to grow as they try to persuade people planting meadows right around the coast can provide one solution to the climate crisis. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello there. for some, hello there. forsome, it hello there. for some, it has been of any wet start to the week. that rain tended to fade through today but it left some showers in its wake. overnight in eight, we will see some showery breaks of rain for southern coastal counties, but a good deal of dry weather to the north of that and clear spells before further showers in the north and west. a real range of temperatures tonight, double figures in the south, closer to freezing across the northern have of the uk. a chilly start to the day, some showers around first then, gradually spreading their way south through

the day, but in between, good spells of sunshine and a blustery day. you can see these either wind gusts here on the map. a brisk south—westerly wind, temperatures in the north starting dip down a bit pure we are looking at heights of between six and 10 celsius, about where we would expect them to be across the south between 12 and 15 celsius. temperature is coming back down to average for the southern half of the 00:50:27,973 --> 2147483052:01:58,701 uk. 2147483052:01:58,701 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 goodbye.