this is bbc news. our latest headlines. 798 people have now tested positive for coronavirus in the uk — up more than 200 from yesterday's figure. (oov) buckingham palace says hello, you're watching the queen has postponed some public afternoon live — i'm martine croxall. today at two... still premier league champions, manchester city. buckingham palace says the queen has all professional english postponed some public and scottish football engagements for next week due matches are suspended — to the coronavirus outbreak. because of the impact all professional english of coronavirus. and scottish football matches are suspended because of the impact of coronavirus. no games will be played until april the latest official advice — 3rd, as some players and staff self—isolate for seven days are affected by the illness. if you have a cough or fever. gary lineker calls a top adviser says their tactic the suspension inevitable and unprecedented in our lifetime. is to protect the nhs from overload. across europe, the outbreak curtails travel, and shuts schools, the latest official advice — museums and galleries. self—isolate for seven days there's a partial recovery if you have a cough or fever. on the financial markets after this week's huge falls in stock values. a top adviser says their tactic but british airways warns ofjob losses — saying it faces a "crisis of global is to protect the nhs from overload. proportions like no other." at the worst case scenario, the nhs would not cope sport now on afternoon live with the number of ventilator beds with jane dougall. that were required, nor we've been hearing about football could any health care system. being suspended until next month, across europe, the outbreak curtails but coronavirus has also impacted travel, shuts schools,

museums and galleries. on other sports too? and a recovery in the global yes, markets, after a torrid week that on other sports too? cancellations, postponement! saw the biggest declines in a generation. sport but british airways warns yes, cancellations, postponements in sport have been snowballing. the staff of job losses, premier league, the efl, the saying the company faces a "crisis of global proportions scottish premiership, all wales like no other." matches a face put bowman in football, but the first golf major coming up on afternoon live, of the year, the masters, has been all the sport with jane. postponed. one of the biggest events and the impact of coronavirus being of the golfing calendar and it comes after the pga tour announced that felt widely. football by no means the only sport all events will be postponed until affected by coronavirus — england's cricket tour of sri lanka april. it has now been extended to cancelled, formula one delayed until may, and golf‘s pga tour include the masters. so fred ridley, suspended until april. we'll have all the details. the chairman, said the health and thanks jane, and helen has all the weather. mixed picture — finally well—being of everyone associated had led them to that decision. a no weather warnings! huge decision. earlier, the players championship in florida was at the moment, no weather warnings. cancelled after one round. here is at the moment, no weather warnings. a bit concerned about the amount of our golf correspondent. rain we will have during the course of saturday night and sunday but this follows the decision to cancel england and wales given there are the pga tour leading up to their still 30 or so flood warnings in force. a detailed forecastjust masters so augusta national are before half past. also coming up... following suit in a sense by

postponing rather than cancelling their masters sol a report into a green energy schemes postponing rather than cancelling their masters so i think that is that contributed to the collapse of worth stressing. there is still the hope that somewhere in 2020, the northern ireland's government in 2017 finds mistakes were made but first men's major of the year will not corruption. be played, but who knows when that might be. it is a very fluid and dynamic situation at the moment and the organisers face huge headaches across the entire sport to work out across the entire sport to work out a schedule as and when it becomes good afternoon and welcome apparent that it is safe to continue to afternoon live. playing golf. as sporting events around the world are suspended rugby, and it has been confirmed by because of coronavirus, officials here have in a dramatic the organisers of the six nations move stopped all english and scottish football matches — including the premier league. that the game between wales and no games will now be played scotla nd that the game between wales and scotland has also been postponed. we until at least april 3rd. officials made the annnouncement had anticipated this might happen after several clubs reported players and staff having to be isolated because of the other matches, italy against england and france against because of the illness. the westminster government hasn't ireland, were already postponed, so banned large gatherings. affecting rugby hugely. but scotland is to cancel events with crowds of more in cricket, england's test series than 500 from monday. against sri lanka has been postponed with our first report, here is our with all players and staff returning

sports correspondentjoe wilson. to the uk as soon as possible. the this all seems to matter so much ecb said the decision was taken in and it all seems so routine. unprecedented times. it had been due whatever else occurred, there would be champions, there would be football, to the game next thursday. there would be sport. well, today, england's football and in formula 1, their season has authorities announced a suspension of games until april the 3rd been suspended until may. the at the earliest. australian grand prix and also the the statement read... bahrain grand prix and the vietnam grand prix all called off and that joins the china grand prix, which was already cancelled. it is probably easier to ask which sporting events are going ahead. in the midst of all these cancellations and postponements, one event is going on today and that is the cheltenham festival with the gold cup. let's start with to be clear, this goes coronavirus because it is on through the professional game, the football league is off, the women's super league everybody‘s mines. thousands in and championship is off. attendance today and they have not been put off by the virus.” scottish football quickly followed attendance today and they have not suit, from the champions down been put off by the virus. i have talked to lots of people, not just to everywhere, all domestic professional and grassroots football racegoers but people working in under thejurisdiction hospitality and the shops and of the scottish fa suspended generally the feeling is that they until further notice.

are pleased it is going ahead. their numbers are pretty good. we have had the reaction? an unofficial figure of around well, gary lineker‘s tweet probably summed it up, 70,000, so slightly down on the norm inevitable and unprecedented in our lifetime. he said it. but generally pretty good. it is a huge relief because the first golf and here are some examples that major has now been postponed and forced the decision. this is the major ofjump racing and arsenal's manager mikel arteta positive for covid—19 it is going ahead. we have had three and chelsea's callum hudson—odoi confirmed he had tested positive and spoke about it on a video races so it is going ahead. we have had three races so far today and they have all posted on social media. been won by will he mullins, who hi, guys, as you may be aware, when the gold cup last year. the i had the virus for the last couple of days which i have recovered from. i followed the health guidelines and self isolated myself odds for the favourite, who won four from everyone for the week. hope to see everybody soon will he mullins last year, and hopefully be back on the pitch very soon. plummeted, but he has had three take care. runners already. the big race, the around the world, sport is closing down. australia's formula 1 grand prix was cancelled with doubts growing over the whole season. gold cup, going on as i speak. it is in the usa, golf‘s immaculate fairways will see no play the one everyone wants to win. until april at the earliest. england's cricketers, meanwhile, are being sent home from sri lanka. the governing body says the well—being of players thank you. the cheltenham gold cup and support teams is paramount

in what it calls completely unprecedented times. is under way right now. you can but at horse racing's follow commentary upon five live. cheltenham festival today, life continued. the horses arrived on gold cup day and everything that goes that is all this sport for now. with them, including tens of thousands of spectators. elderly people are among those most i was pretty shocked at risk from coronavirus. that this was going ahead, being a big event forfour days, our correspondent tim muffett has but i suppose we are all glad been looking at how care homes that it was not cancelled. are dealing with the outbreak. any concerns about coming? absolutely none at all, we are in the open air and as long as people take precautions, which we will do, obviously, it should be fine. looking ahead, what of cared for but cut off. this care the olympics and paralympics? home is no longer allowing visitors tokyo presented a video inside, and that includes us. of its mascots happily touring the world and japan's olympic minister insists there is no intention of cancelling or even the bbc year. hi, my, how are you postponing the summer games. well, one thing we have learned doing? today is how quickly it is the hardest decision the owner everything can change. joe wilson, bbc news. has ever faced. we came to the conclusion that we cut the visitors figures released in the last few down dramatically and unfortunately

minutes say 798 people have now that has to include families and tested positive for the virus friends. it's really tough. it does in the uk — up more than 200 from yesterday's figure. impinge on the quality of our residents' lives. i would much rather kick myself in a couple of at nine o'clock yesterday morning there were 590 cases. weeks for overreacting than not the official advice is that anyone doing anything and having dreadful with a persistent cough or high temperature should isolate themselves for a week. consequences as a result. this is a the government's chief scientific life and death staff. so this is now adviser has defended the strategy — against criticism that more stringent measures haven't been imposed. the only way heather can see and catherine burns reports. speak to her mum valerie. we are very sad we can't come and see you this is the front line but you do understand why, don't of the government's latest stage in the fight against coronavirus, you? what do you make of the staying at home. officials are clear — situation at the moment, whereby families are being asked not to anyone with a temperature visit their relatives? it has to be or a new and persistent cough needs done, i think. to self—isolate for a week. visit their relatives? it has to be done, ithink. it is visit their relatives? it has to be done, i think. it is regrettable. this is such a big move they all have underlying health because it is asking people to stay at home. conditions. valerie's grand daughter some will have coronavirus, probably a minority at the moment. jill had come down from leicester especially to visit her. it has been some will have the common cold.

some may have something else. difficult because i'm not very good but this is the type of measure we need to make which is why with technology so communication is it is quite a big change, difficult. there are just under half in order to try to reduce the speed of transmission. a million people living in care here is why that is so important. homes in the uk. for residents, this is what the peak number of cases could look like without these new steps. family and staff, coronavirus is posing an enormous challenge. it's instead, the idea is to spread the cases out, to help really difficult to try and get the nhs cope better. supplies into the home. we had to the government is planning for try and get some hand soap because our normal suppliers unfortunately a reasonable worst—case scenario, where 80% of us get infected. they think and hope that the real are out of stock because people are level will be lower. bulk buying. what impact will it but if it got to that point, the health service would come have on residents, the fact that visitors won't be able to come in in under extreme pressure. at the worst—case scenario, person to see them? a huge impact. the nhs would not cope with the number of ventilator beds their emotional well—being is that that were required, nor they are able to see their families, could any health care system. especially dementia, they might not take some soap... recognise their family member but they recognise that they face and washing our hands well and often is still the most useful thing most not being able to see that face—to—face is a very difficult of us can do to slow down the spread. challenge for them. it's just it might sound strange but the aim ensuring their virus doesn't get

is not to stop it entirely. into that home. the situation is evolving but as things stand it is we need enough people to get it to build up herd immunity. up evolving but as things stand it is up to the care home with themselves the point when it becomes whether or not to allow visitors. difficult for the disease to carry on spreading. ourcare the government says whether or not to allow visitors. our care homes getting enough official guidance? no. i went there steps will do this, while protecting vulnerable people. residents can't go anywhere. if they are illand residents can't go anywhere. if they are ill and dying and if our staff the main strategy right now is that focus on people who have got a cough are ill and dying and if our staff are ill and dying and if our staff are ill or significant numbers are or temperature self isolating. ill, we need help. it is the worst that really means staying at home. public health crisis in a if possible, sleep alone. generation, according to the prime minister, and in care homes, difficult decisions will have to be if you do live with other people, try to keep two metres away from them, made. that is about three steps away. and you don't need to tell medics helen buckingham is the director of you are doing this unless you become more ill or haven't recovered strategy for the nuffield trust. in a week. other countries like italy have gone into lockdown. thank you forjoining us. we have to many others are closing schools recognise that the health service is or banning large gatherings. one thing, social care system is we are not doing any of that yet. another. what sort of shape is the nhs in as we head into this period i think it is surprising and concerning that we are not where we start approaching the doing any of it at all, increase in coronavirus cases? when we have just four people across the nhs are working weeks before we get really ha rd as to the stage that italy is at. people across the nhs are working really hard as we speak to create

you would have thought that every the capacity they need to be able to single thing we do in that four ca re weeks would be designed to slow the capacity they need to be able to care for people both in hospitals the spread of people and in the community who have catching the virus. i think we are doing coronavirus because we know that while some people sadly will be too little, too late. but the other big thing is that this very, very ill with coronavirus, quite a number of people will be is basically a community emergency mildly ill, but if there was people are with other health conditions, and the brunt of this will fall on families and on communities. they may well still need the support there has been precious little discussion about that. of the nhs in their own homes, so if these videos of usually busy morning commutes the nhs is working really hard to are anything to go by, make sure that people in hospital it seems that some people have already decided to stay at home. are only there if they absolutely the government isn't ruling out have to be there. if they can get stricter controls soon, but says it is starting with the measures that will have the biggest impact now. people discharge to their own homes, this illness can have thatis people discharge to their own homes, that is much betterfor the nhs, but serious consequences, they are also looking to see what but for most people, they are also looking to see what they can do to build up capacity in it will probably mean a week at home recovering. they can do to build up capacity in the community so they continue to catherine burns, bbc news. support people in their own homes. this new £5 billion emergency fund for coronavirus, how should that we have been talking about the most effectively be spent? most of number of sporting events that are being affected by the coronavirus. what the nhs spends its money on at we arejust being affected by the coronavirus. we are just hearing that the six any timea what the nhs spends its money on at any time a staff and it is a staff

nations match between wales and that we are going to need to take us through the next three weeks and scotla nd nations match between wales and scotland is off, being postponed. months. we are going to need staff the welsh rugby union have said they with the right training in hospitals think it is in the best interests of and in the community and that players and staff to fall in line obviously is about freeing people we with recent measures taken across have already got but it may be about the uk and elsewhere in the world. bringing in more people. it may be about paying the people we have got at the moment over time, it may be, also in golf, the masters which brings together golfers in april for the year's first major tournament has been postponed because of concerns about the coronavirus, the as the secretary of state and the augusta national golf club saying government have talked about, bringing back people who have that this year's events was due to recently retired and who are willing be scheduled to be applied between to work. it may be about the third the ninth and 12th of april, but the chairman has said we hope this puts us chairman has said we hope this puts us in the best position to safely year nursing trainees that the host the tournament and our amateur secretary of state announced earlier this week would be able to practice. events at some later date. we have all those people, quite rightly, need to be paid, so there is money just had the latest figures of confirmed coronavirus cases in this to be spent on people. and then we need to look at equipment. if we are country. let's talk about those now. going to set up more critical care our science correspondent beds, which the nhs is working very pallab ghoshjoins me now. ha rd to beds, which the nhs is working very hard to do now, we need the right talk to us about the numbers as they

kind of environment, the right kind stand today. they have exceeded 700 of staff and the right kind of which is a big jump from 590 equipment, so one thing we know the nhs and department of health is doing is looking to see how it can purchase more equipment to support something we had before yesterday. it is quite a big jump. on the other the establishment of more critical ca re the establishment of more critical hand it is what we expect. this is care beds. how could the nhs most an epidemic. it is coming out and so effectively use that period of time? what we are trying to do at the day on day these figures are going to rise. what is worth remembering moment is to delay the peak but it is that these are the numbers that is not going to take it away and we have been tested stop they represent are still going to see people a tiny fraction of the total number infected but what we are hoping to of people that are thought to have see is people infected over, slowly the disease. one estimate has it over a steady period rather than in that between 5000 and 10,000 people a short, sharp surge. so we will in the population of the disease. still need the resources to look most of them have very mild symptoms after those people but we will need but those numbers are going to it over a longer period of time and double, it's thought, once every hopefully in a way that won't risk five days or so. some people might overwhelming the nhs in a particular not quite realise what is wrong with area ina overwhelming the nhs in a particular area in a short space of time. as them, that it is coronavirus, but as we know it is much more serious for far as social care is concerned, we some people in the population. there have been talking for years about will be very few that don't realise how it is underfunded, how difficult

it particularly with all the is it going to be to have people publicity there has been, if people looked after once... if they don't have a fever and cough they may well have a fever and cough they may well have it, they shouldn't call 111, need hospital care any more but they they should self—isolate for seven do need other forms need hospital care any more but they do need otherforms of need hospital care any more but they do need other forms of support? we are worried about social care and i days and wait for symptoms to pass. do understand that the guidance is coming out today. there is a very what is being said about the good guidance issued in terms of strategy, the government advice and what people in social care should do whether it is in line with other to support somebody who is infected countries and what they are doing? you heard in that report, but some but that's not the same as making sure their social care service people are saying we are not doing itself is resilient. they think we enough because in other countries are most worried about is the there are school closures, travel availability of social care staff. restrictions, the end of mass if staff are ill or if they are self gatherings, whereas here measures seem to be more nuanced, hand isolating, or if they are not washing and self isolating. the available for other reasons, for example if we do a move to closing schools down and that affects government's chief scientific adviser gave interviews today pa rents, explaining the strategy. their schools down and that affects parents, that is a big concern for us. and when of the things about the modelling shows that in the uk we social care system that is different are at the very early stages of the to the nhs is that it is fragmented. epidemic. the peak will be in 10—14 you have got a small number of big weeks. and so there is going to be a prize —— providers and a large number of small providers and you decrease after that, so if you think haven't got a command and control about it if we bring in drastic structure in the way that you have

measures 110w, with the nhs so the role of the about it if we bring in drastic measures now, it will be several months of people not being able to local authority is critical. local travel, having to stay at home, authorities know they provide is a people will just get very well and what i expect them to travel, having to stay at home, people willjust get fed up and break the embargo and go out at be doing and i know they are doing is working very closely with care com pletely break the embargo and go out at completely the wrong time and become homes and the providers of home care infected, hence the more softly softly approach in uk. but the in the area to work out the best predicted peak seems to be slipping further away from us, at the ways of social care providers being beginning of the week it was a couple of weeks and then it was four able to support each other, local authorities being able to support weeks and now you say it is 10—14. them and the nhs and social k working together so that if we have couple of weeks and then it was four weeks and now you say it is io—mi don't think it was ever a couple of got community teams in the nhs, they weeks. i think the sudden increase, are working closely with social care colleagues. i know many bases are at the moment the line is fairly looking at the role of volunteers flat but there is going to be to and volunteers have a very important role in both health and social care start to be as sharp increase in at the best of times but they can about four weeks' time and the peak also come into their own when they will be between ten and 1a weeks and are challenged here. it is not to then there is the downhill, all say that social care is not scaled, going well, the strategy is to push it isa say that social care is not scaled, it is a skilled, but there are tasks that curve further into the distance that volunteers can do and one thing and make it flatter so that it will that volunteers can do and one thing that volunteers can do and one thing that volunteers can do is help with the social contact that some of your arrive when the nhs can best cope in correspondence have been talking the summer and there isn't going to be lots of people wanting it all at about. whether they do that in the

the same time. talk to usjust home, taking the appropriate hygiene precautions, or whether they do that quickly if you can about the idea of through more organised ways, there herd immunity. it is what we have are choices that they are, but what we need to do is make sure that we for flu. what you want is people to have the right workforce in the get the disease, not suffer too social care system to support people badly from it, and be resistant to both in care homes and people being which should it come again in a looked after in their own home to slightly different form next year. minimise the risk of them ending up when the moment, i'm sure all see in hospital not necessarily with you again this afternoon, thank you coronavirus but because of their very much. we're joined via webcam other frailties and vulnerabilities. by professor of medicine lots of planning needing to go into paul hunter from the this to help us cope. hell university of east anglia. buckingham, thank you. —— helen good to have you on the programme again. thank you forjoining us. we have this strategy, people are being told don't bother 111, if you have buckingham. got a mild case of it could be coronavirus, self isolation for seven days. what are the gaps in the strategy as far as you can see? who the elections that were due to take might not be cared for in the right place in may are going to be way with that approach?” postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. the peak of the outbreak might not be cared for in the right way with that approach? i think group that many of us are becoming is expected to be near the date of

polling day. let's get more from our concerned about is particularly the elderly, and not onlyjust older chief political correspondent. tell us more. they were a whole raft people but people who are over 75, of elections due to take place in may. local elections. the mayoral over 85, i think they are doubly election is, including elections for vulnerable to the covid—19 outbreak, the mayor of london. police and because if they get the infection crime commissioners. by the they are more quite to have severe government says it is following scientific advice here because they disease and die as a result of it. said yesterday that they thought the but also they are vulnerable to peak of this coronavirus outbreak actually the control measures, to would probably hit in the uk in about ten to 1a weeks, so they are the potential of being increasingly isolated in their community with looking at those dates and realising these elections would come right at difficulty getting to shops, that point, so they say it would be difficulty getting to shops, difficulty of care companies and com pletely that point, so they say it would be completely impractical. changing it carers coming in to see them, so it will require legislation so they will require legislation so they will have to be a bill put through isa parliament to do that but they are carers coming in to see them, so it is a particularly problematic issue for the elderly. as yet we have seen planning on postponing them for a year. earlier today, the electoral some advice, but i think we do need commission did write to the cabinet more clear advice directed at this office, the people in charge of all this, saying they thought they would age group and people who care for

need to be delays. the labour party them. if they are worried they will joined in with all of that. the isolate themselves for weeks on end, other side of this, it's notjust if we are 10—14 weeks away from the people going to the polling peak, that is a very long time. stations, it is about campaigners knocking on people's doors. none of absolutely. i think it has to be that practical in the current situation. so the government has made that decision and legislation more nuanced, that it is right that will have to go through parliament to make sure that happens. thank people who are particularly vulnerable should avoid certain you. situations now. they might not want. we have also heard from the french president emmanuel macron via one of the questions is whether many twitter following an extraordinary conference between the g7 leaders. elderly people should continue to volunteer in hospitals and that we too —— we agreed to organise a might well actually be sooner rather than later inappropriate if you are summit bya we too —— we agreed to organise a summit by a video conference on particularly elderly person. it is a monday all about covid—19, to difficult decision. one of the coordinate efforts to find treatments and a vaccine and an things, if we can delay it long economic and financial response. enough, is the issue of a vaccine is still quite a long way away, early

in a moment, tadgh enright next year. but hopefully if we still is going to bring us the latest business news. first a look at the headlines see the infection around next year on afternoon live. which i suspect we will, we will be 798 people have now tested positive for coronavirus in the uk — able to provide more protection for up more than 200 from this age group. a lot of the yesterday's figure. responsibility then it is likely to fall on family members when it comes buckingham palace says the queen has to making sure elderly relatives are postponed some public engagements for next week due well looked after. that also will to the coronavirus outbreak. the premier league and create a strain. absolutely. english football league will suspend all matches particularly if you live a long way until the 3rd of april at the earliest. away from your elderly relatives. i all professional football games in scotland have been suspended until further notice. have an age group now where i certainly also have my own elderly relatives but i am worried about it, within a few months. i think the here's your business headlines on afternoon live. crucial thing is to make sure when british airways has warned staff that more flights will have your elderly relatives no longer are to be cut and that some will lose theirjobs. able to go out into the community, chief executive alex cruz described that you still keep in contact with the coronavirus as a "crisis them. if you are self isolating make of global proportions", bigger than sars, 9/11 sure you found them regularly to and the financial crisis. make sure they have still got somebody to talk to. try and make the international air travel association has warned that airlines

will collapse if the crisis lasts sure “— somebody to talk to. try and make sure —— phoned them regularly. try another two or three months. and make sure neighbours still have travel insurers have been enough food delivered. just give changing their terms and conditions. axa has followed aviva and the post office in telling customers that new policies will not them thoughts, because that is a cover any cancellations or disuption group that could potentially suffer caused by the coronavirus. quite harshly both from the virus apple has reopened all and the control strategies as they of its shops in china, more than a month after they were closed become inter—course of the next two because of the coronavirus outbreak. the tech giant is changing months. thank you once again. my their layout to leave more open space and cancelling some in—store classes to limit transmission. pleasure. a report into the so—called ‘cash all of apple's shops for ash‘ scandal that in italy remain closed. contributed to the collapse of northern ireland's government in 2017 has found "systemic shortcomings" in the scheme but "corruption" was not to blame. you have got to ask yourself who it offered subsidies for renewable would go on holiday now? who would fuel but flaws in it meant book a holiday? absolutely. many the subsidies were worth more people have holidays booked because than the fuel cost. easter is on the way and who knows how long this is going to continue the report criticises first minister arlene foster who introduced the and many of those people are scheme although it says she was given advice that was often conflicted, myself included. inaccurate, incomplete or misleading destinations that you are going to to stop let's find out more from our

go to are not necessarily badly correspondent keith doyle. he is a affected by coronavirus but certainly there is a question in storm. tell us more about the background to this. it seems many people's mines. it is obviously creating a huge amount of turmoil complicated but this was a renewable heat incentive. basically it was for airlines. they bookings have supposed to be greener and save collapsed, thousands of flights have money but in reality it did neither. been cancelled, and then you have people who signed up to the scheme got those us travel restrictions coming into effect tonight, limiting to use eco friendly wood pellets travel from continental europe to received more in subsidies than the the united states. the british pallets cost. the more that they airways boss warning ofjob losses, burned the more money they earned. saying they say is the worst crisis that led to the scheme being called of the last generation. and talk byrne to arm. it could end up about some airlines collapsing in the next few months if nothing costing the northern of £700 changes. they are asking the united million. eventually when they states to look at these travel realised the flaws in the scheme it restrictions again to decide whether they are actually warranted. where curtailed but it ended up costing £30 million. released in the last hour with this report into the we re they are actually warranted. where were you meant to be going?” they are actually warranted. where were you meant to be going? i was meant to be going skiing to france next week. i believe the resort is cash—for—ash scandal. it says there clear over the virus but clear of was no corruption, but some behaviour was unacceptable. it says there was an accumulation and a many people on the slopes as well because many people are staying compounding of errors and omissions

away. and because this is a fast over time and a failure of attention ona part changing situation, goodness knows over time and a failure of attention on a part of all those involved, what will happen between now and that means ministers, civil next week. what is supposed to servants, special advisers, happen in relation to compensation? basically anyone who was supposed to be looking up to the scheme and the building behind me, they simply were if there is official advice not to not doing theirjob properly according to this report. on the 90, if there is official advice not to go, you are covered. you will either get a refund or your travel civil service, it says there were insurance will kick in, but if you not equipped with the expertise or given the right support stop it are making a decision for yourself not to go because you are scared, it says, overall that this complex becomes a lot more complicated and you are not likely to get your money project was a project to part with the northern ireland government. back. joining me is the editor of keith, has arlene foster been jetsetjourneys. it implicated? arlene foster, now the back. joining me is the editor of jetset journeys. it is back. joining me is the editor of jetsetjourneys. it is an incredibly fast changing situation. many first minister, she was in charge of travellers will be facing a the department that implemented the difficult choice, unless they have scheme. the report says that she been told not to travel somewhere. that's right, but the good news is should not have signed documents that were involved in the setting up that across the travel industry, of the scheme and all the way travel agents, the airlines, lots of through during the development of the scheme. even though she was them are being surprisingly given advice which said was often flexible. as you said, in most inaccurate, incomplete or situations, you would only misleading. sir patrick coghlin has automatically get a refund if the made 44 recommendations, aimed at foreign office advises against all

but essential travel to a reforming the civil service here in destination, such as italy or china, northern ireland. updating the code but all of the, most of the travel of conduct for ministers and how agencies, most of the airlines have they use their special advisers. come out and said, look, if you are during the inquiry arlene foster concerned, get in touch and in many said that she did not read detailed cases you will find that they will allow you to move your trip, free of documents but relied on advice from charge, to a date in the future. for her advisers. sir patrick coghlin in your trip to france, if you are his report, one of the recommendations, he said ministers really concerned, maybe consider presenting the assembly with that. call them and say, can i move legislation for approval should it to six or nine went down the line sufficiently read and familiarise themselves with that legislation. when hopefully this will be a much calmer situation. you mentioned the clearly aimed there at arlene foreign office and they are usually the people we go to for advice about foster, now the first minister. where we should or should not travel overall the overriding conclusion of to, but there is some confusion this, it says, responsibility for about where this advice is coming what went on was lying notjust with from in this crisis, particularly one individual or group but with a when it comes to cruises. in most broad range of persons and situations, the foreign office puts organisations involved, relating to all of its advice about each the design, approval, management and administration of the scheme destination, so with italy it says throughout its life. basically this

scheme was a shambles. for the to avoid all but essential travel to italy, and that means your travel moment, thank you. keith doyle at insurance in the uk will typically kick in, cover you for your stormont. let's return to the coronavirus cancellations, all those pandemic — and concerns consequential losses, but with cruises there is not really a place about the elderly being among those for it to live. the government has most at risk from the contracting the virus. so, how do we best care for elderly relatives, therefore put this advice on the friends or neighbours? should we be encouraging older people not to carry government website to say that on with their social activities? and how do we make sure people people over 70 and those with aren't being left lonely and feeling ignored ? pre—existing conditions should not ruthe isden is the head ta ke pre—existing conditions should not take cruises. but there is nothing of health from age uk. nice to have you here. what are in travel insurance policies that allows for this and says that is an older people saying to you about automatic refund in that case. so your concerns? obviously older the best thing to do is to contact people are concerned and they are certainly taking this very the best thing to do is to contact the cruise line or the travel seriously. they are looking at the advice and thinking about what it insurerand the cruise line or the travel insurer and you will probably find means for them and what it may mean that in most cases the cruise line for them in the future. i think will either allow you to cancel or people who are level—headed, but are change the date or the insurance very clear—sighted about of the will say it is probably not worth things they they need to be. so, as the risk and if you are in one of these categories, the insurer might families and communities and neighbours, what would you say we need to be doing? we are used to say you can cancel and they will refund you. but there is no getting these messages particularly guarantee. unfortunately, no time

around christmas and in the depths of winter, but here we are for more questions, although i know approaching spring, it is not what we are used to having to... normally many people will have more. we do need to do more on that. the we are used to having to... normally we are used to having to... normally we are on the way out from winter and starting to think about pointing markets, then. bouncing back after down. all the planning we do around flu. it is a visa concerning. there yesterday's big losses. the ftse, are two flu. it is a visa concerning. there a re two really flu. it is a visa concerning. there are two really important things people can do and the good news is which was up to 9% higher, the they are relatively simple and we can all do them. one of the things recovery fading. so to for the dow we are saying is actually, when you are looking at a virus on the scale and the company that owns british airways. bouncing back from it is beyond any single one yesterday's lows but those organisation, it requires us all to recoveries really fading as the day pull together and do our bit. the goes on. thank you. perceptive things is basic things around personal hygiene. i know during the coronavirus outbreak, sometimes it doesn't feel like a lot you may be wondering how to keep your smartphone clean, in the scale of what people feel is as some substances can such a big challenge but it is the damage the device. single most important thing we can dr lena ciric, who's a microbiologist from people stop watching our hens university college london, says you can effectively regularly and thoroughly, catch it, clean your phone using just kill it, in it. following the advice household soap and water. the government gave us yesterday and while washing your hands is vital, if you are under the weather and you don't feel very well, please do stay if you are worried about germs on at home for seven days. if you for your phone, you can clean it effectively with a simple soap and example live with relatives, how you

are trying to make sure you don't water. i am a microbiologist at come into contact with them. we are university college london and i'm going to show you how to clean your getting information about how you self—isolate from your own family. phone. unplug your phone, turn it off and remove the case. all the which is something else for people to ta ke which is something else for people to take on board. that is about major phone makers warn against following the very same basic using chemicals, hand gels and precautions but around the home. the abrasive wipes on your device as this can damage the screen plus my other really important group of things people can do is recognise that actually many older people are protective coating. dampen a microfibre cloth with water and already thinking they want to reduce simple household soap. gently rub social contact and being cautious, and the advice may well change and the services with the damp cloth. we are asking older people to stay take care not to get moisture in any at home in which case it will be of the openings because even water resista nt of the openings because even water resistant phones lose their quite challenging, but the practical things we can do to help, making protection over time. finally, resistant phones lose their protection overtime. finally, draw sure people have the things they your phone with a clean microfibre needed him to stay safe and well, do cloth. even just using soap and they have shopping or purse water can effectively remove perceptions, everything that they need but then also thinking about bacteria from your phone and we can the fact that it is tough to stay at test that by using this little home for extended periods of time. device and the swabs. the device we don't want people to become gives a reading of relative units physically inactive or feel isolated and lonely. that carries risk for which relate to the microbial itself. what can we all do to activity on your phone. we tested encourage people to stay active around the house and garden? to be all of these phones and their cases thinking about how we stay in touch, before and after cleaning with soapy

by phone or online if that is water and they were all available to us, by post. also may significantly cleaner afterwards. on a surgical surface, we would want to be time to get creative and how can get a figure of 50 or less and all we help people still carry on with the usual hobbies and activities and of our bones and cases had a reading feel included. for example i have lower than that. if you have an already heard of a book club that is iphone, apple says you can clean it set itself up now to make sure all with wipes that you can get from members can get hold of the books and they will dial in and have the computer shops or online. there are also devices you can use to usual conversations each week. things like that which will make a sterilise your phone using huge amount of difference if we do ultraviolet uvc radiation. these pull together as a community and should not harm your device but some look at what we can do. temptation phones or cases could be discoloured might be to say, you're not going to over time. with all of these go to normal prices, i will come and methods, as soon as you touch your visit you, or you visit me, come in phone, you are going to getjames for a back onto it so make sure you keep visit you, or you visit me, come in fora cup of visit you, or you visit me, come in for a cup of tea or i will come and make you a cup of tea. there might washing your hands regularly and be risks involved although the risks thoroughly —— germs. might not be that great, how do you work out to do? at the moment the now it's time for a look at the weather. i'm sure many of you have enjoyed advice is and remains for the time the sunshine today. it's more like being that actually if you are feeling well in yourself and you march should feel. however, the wind have no symptoms and no reason to and the rain is likely to return for think you have been in contact with the weekend. the next low pressure the virus, you're still safe to go

and pop round for a visit. following all of those really important precautions around hygiene. although of course it is worth checking in with relatives and friends and family, do they feel comfortable system, with wind and rain, moving with that? some people may not. but later in the day on saturday. but we until that advice changes, then clearly staying in touch and popping have had some decent spells of in is one of the options that we sunshine. there is some lovely cloud around where we have seen a showers have got. but again, if that is something people don't feel across england and wales but for co mforta ble something people don't feel comfortable with or if the advice does change, think about how we are most it has been much drier. this is the main chunk of rain coming in communicating by phone, now is a through this evening across southern good time perhaps about thinking and western areas but temperatures getting people set up if they are have been a little higher than they not already using things to use face we re have been a little higher than they were yesterday and it has felt more calls if they are not already using pleasant. but without the wind internet in ways that might be helpful for them, we have overnight, temperatures will internet in ways that might be helpfulfor them, we have a temporarily dip for scotland. but internet in ways that might be helpful for them, we have a window of opportunity to help support them to get ready for that as well. for most of us, because we increase our cloud, temperatures should hold advice, ruthe isden from age uk. thank you. above freezing. the question again is scotland because we are going to see some snowfall as well. that the boston marathon in the united should clear out of their way through the course of a saturday states has been postponed according morning, allowing a window of drier to the mayor of the city. it is due weather before more rain pushes him now to take place on september the across particularly in northern 14th. in april the london marathon ireland, later scotland and western due to take place and its organisers parts of england and wales, and it

are saying they are watching the will slowly meander southwards on situation and will keep it under sunday. there is the snow across the review. 43 days to go until the highlands of scotland. that cleared london marathon. noting updates and away and leaves a legacy of cloud. but it is drier and brighterfor a advice given by the government and time. the rain coming infor northern ireland, western wales. it no doubt further decisions will be isa made in due course but no change for northern ireland, western wales. it is a much drier afternoon but this the london marathon while while the rain band is giving us a little bit customers and postponed. ofa the wife of the candian prime rain band is giving us a little bit of a headache because it pushes across scotland. and then it minister, justin trudeau, has tested positive for coronavirus. officials say sophie gregoire trudeau has mild symptoms meanders its way slowly southwards and is feeling well. during saturday night across england mr trudeau will self—isolate and wales and into sunday. it may be with his wife for the next 1a days. late in the day before it reaches the south and east but some areas prince charles and the duchess of cornwall have postponed their forthcoming trip to bosnia could have 30—a0 millimetres of and herzegovina, cyprus and jordan, owing to the unfolding situation rain. so it is quite a soaking, with the coronavirus pandemic. u nfortu nately, rain. so it is quite a soaking, unfortunately, with river levels are still high and ground saturated. so the couple had been due to leave chilly air coming still high and ground saturated. so chilly aircoming in still high and ground saturated. so chilly air coming in behind but it on their spring tour next week. isa chilly air coming in behind but it is a brighter enter the day. northern ireland and scotland having let's ta ke let's take a look of the weather a brighter day. the start of it week forecast now with helen, but first is bringing some drier weather and we hope to see more of that later in

not our forecast, what has been happening in egypt? we have had as the week but through the middle part of next week, a little bit more rain often happens in this part of the to come to. world, we don't see that much rain, it is in cairo close to the sahara desert, but we have had two years worth of rain in the space of 2a hours. let me show you the footage because we have had some very dramatic effects clearly because it is not usual. dust storms, a proper area of low pressure, 60 mph gusts of wind, a deluge, over 50 millilitres of rain that has fallen here clearly causing a lot of disruption. through the transport network and many other networks as you can see. the morning rush hour, happened yesterday into this morning. it has had impact and it will still be feeling the impact. moving its way away. giving a lot of rentals a re moving its way away. giving a lot of rentals are merry of rentals invariably pressure in cyprus. this satellite picture, i will show you this area of low pressure which did hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm martine croxall. form across the desert, very today at four... unusual. rain in the desert as well. 798 people have now tested positive for coronavirus in the uk — up more than 200 from yesterday's

you get quite a contrast, on the figure. coast probably a couple of hundred millilitres a year but down in the mayoral and local elections in england have been sa ha ra millilitres a year but down in the sahara is virtually nothing. cairo postponed for one year, was just sahara is virtually nothing. cairo wasjust on sahara is virtually nothing. cairo was just on the edge so they get due to the coronavirus outbreak. about 25 a year. that has only buckingham palace says the queen has postponed some public because cyprus, about 70 millimetres engagements for next week. out. more usual to get 30 or a0 in march here but double that in a day, all professional english and scottish football not good. it will affect northern parts of the middle east over the matches are suspended. the latest official advice — coming weekend which could have self—isolate for seven days impacts here is. what has happened if you have a cough or fever. as the jet stream, all to do with a top adviser says their tactic that which we talk about a lot here is to protect the nhs from overload. in the uk, but didn't talk much about it across egypt and africa, we across europe, the outbreak curtails travel, and shuts schools, museums and galleries. have the warmth across seville, record—breaking earlier this week, the negative for that is the cold the markets stage a partial recovery air is not particularly cold but the after this week's huge sprayjet, sung air is not particularly cold but the spray jet, sung south falls in stock values. air is not particularly cold but the sprayjet, sung south and we get the intense heat over the desert. that but british airways warns ofjob losses — saying it faces a "crisis of global cold i warms up at the surface and we get the parry of low pressure proportions like no other." forming which has given us a proper area of low pressure with strong coming up on afternoon winds around. just not used to live, all the sport. coping with it and who would be with two years of rain forming in a very we are hearing about more and more short period? two years of rain forming in a very short period ? tell us

two years of rain forming in a very short period? tell us about our sporting events having to be forecast because we have been used cancelled. football not the only sport affected — england's cricket tour on friday to talk about storm after of sri lanka is off, storm after storm this year. we as is this weekend's six nations wales—scotland match. have, not a storm this weekend but i but in the one sport going ahead, can say it is plain sailing. today al boum photo has won back—to—back has been lovely, not much rain at gold cups at cheltenham. all, but we still have a roundabout thanks, and we'll bejoining you for a full update just after half—past. 20 flood warnings in force across helen willetts has all the weather. england even though we haven't seen good afternoon. the persistent rain for the last few it's been pleasant today. days. we are going to see more rain very few showers around, lighter winds, some march sunshine. through the weekend. one area moves and we will see some march into tonight, and the next area sunshine over the weekend, but we will also, all of this, see more rain, and at times some strong winds. moves in during saturday. with it i'll have more detail there are some strong winds. i'm concerned about the amount of rain just before half past. we will get but this is a satellite picture amateur shows you where we one other story this hour... have a samsung, the cloud is getting a report into a green energy scheme a few showers across the midlands, that contributed to the collapse of northern ireland's government in 2017 finds mistakes were made, north east england, wales as well. if and but says there was no corruption. north east england, wales as well. ifand far north east england, wales as well. if and far between because of a dry picture. it feels pleasant out there because we have got more sunshine and the windsor later today but the rain will get into the south and west fairly soon and then through the evening rush hour it moves its way across wales, northern ireland, and then gradually through the night it will put it right eastwards. we have the get go there with us in

scotland, so expect more snow here. more for the central belt. still hello, everyone — some snow. the a9, for example. then this is afternoon live — i'm martine croxall. the number of people testing not such a tool chilling out because positive for coronavirus in the uk hasjumped again, we have got more cloud and rain. that rain will still be around first as the government announces that thing tomorrow morning across local elections have been postponed. central and eastern areas and then there are now 798 it clears. another window of dry weather. not that long before confirmed cases of the virus. maureen gets into the north and west. this is giving us a little bit ten people have died. ofa west. this is giving us a little bit of a headache on the speed of movement of this next rain band. local elections in england, here is saturday morning. quite a mayoral elections and police damp and drizzly start for most of and crime commisioner elections have been postponed for a year — us. hopefully the cloud will lift they were due to be held and then and it will become dry and on may 7. and the queen has postponed two bright. then more rain for the of her upcoming visits, afternoon for northern ireland, western scotland, western parts of to cheshire and camden, england and wales. then this is with other events to be reviewed. in the world of sport, where we start to run into these all english and scottish football issues with timing of the rain band. matches have been suspended it will gradually push across in a dramatic move, including scotla nd it will gradually push across scotland we think through northern the premier league. ireland and down causing wells england's tour of sri lanka through saturday evening and has been suspended, overnight. if we pick it up on with players travelling home. and wales' six nations match at home sunday morning, it is to scotland on saturday has been postponed. let's cross to westminster — get more on those elections being postponed.

vicki young joins us. it has only been announced in the last half hour or so, tell us what it does dry up later in the day and the government is saying. they are it freshens a little bit but a saying that because they think the little bit up and down this week. peak of this virus outbreak will be ina peak of this virus outbreak will be in a couple of months‘ time, we heard yesterday from the chief medical officer that they thought that would be in about 10—1a weeks, meaning that these elections would actually be really in the run—up to that very difficult time. they say it is just simply not practical to do that so they are postponing the elections for a year. important to say what these are. these are council elections in england, that involves 2700 councillors. the mayor of london and london assembly, the full combined local authorities in manchester, liverpool, tees valley and west midlands. then there are single authority mayors in bristol, liverpool and salford and police and crime commissioner is in england and wales. earlier today the electoral

commission wrote to the government saying they had massive concerns about holding elections and as for various regions, democracy voters need to hear what candidates have sight and need to hear what candidates have sightand in need to hear what candidates have sight and in the current climate that would be extremely difficult. large meetings, people would be relu cta nt to large meetings, people would be reluctant to go to those. people knocking on doors, something may be not practical. also they expect that local authorities will be very much this is bbc news. our latest headlines. focused on the impact of the 798 people have now tested positive coronavirus outbreak in the coming for coronavirus in the uk — weeks, and so having to think about elections where you have to stop at up more than 200 polling stations, get all the paperwork there, even videos of from yesterday's figure. oats, that won‘t be enough. as well all professional english and scottish football matches as the fact lots of people will be are suspended because of staying home at that point, either the impact of coronavirus. no games will be played isolating themselves because they think have the virus or they have until april 3rd as some players and staff it, super others reason the government has decided to postpone are affected by the illness. this for a year. for the moment, gary lineker calls the suspension inevitable and unprecedented in our lifetime. thank you. vicki young in the latest official advice — westminster. let‘s head to geneva self—isolate for seven days and here from the world health if you have a cough or fever. organization. based on the principle

a top adviser says their tactic is to protect the nhs from overload. that you don‘t know who is infected the global markets stage a recovery and you are separating, putting after a week that saw socialist distance between everyone. the biggest decline in stock values we‘ve said again and again many in a generation. but british airways warns staff countries are not —— social ofjob losses saying the company faces a "crisis of global distance. many countries are in a situation where the disease is proportions like no other." recognisable, cases can be detected, contacts recognisable, cases can be detected, co nta cts ca n recognisable, cases can be detected, contacts can be identified, quarantined and it is a more cost—effective intervention to separate some individuals from another couple of lines on breaking society than separate everybody in news from spain and switzerland. society than separate everybody in society from each other. however, spain's prime minister says that he where there is not a good handle, will declare a state of emergency in where there is not a good handle, where there is not a good handle, where there hasn‘t been a good understanding of disease spain on saturday because of the transmission myth where enough has coronavirus outbreak and he doesn't not been invested in core public rule out that they will be more than health interventions such as case 10,000 cases of coronavirus in spain panting and contact tracing, then as early as next week. the swiss social distancing measures may be the only option to create distance government say they are going to enact checks on all borders and they between individuals. but as we have will limit crossings from italy into said in previous press conference, there are very costly interventions

switzerland to only swiss citizens, in terms of societal acceptance, those with resident permits or those very costly in economic terms, and that must come into switzerland for they have to be used in a work. so further action being taken by spain and switzerland. time—limited fashion, with the specific purpose of slowing down sport now on afternoon live with jane dougall. we've been hearing about football being suspended until next month, but coronavirus has also impacted infection, enough to protect the health system and this is the on other sports, too? difference, very often in public health we use case planning and we have had some breaking news at contact tracing to go up to the this hour, the first golf major of virus to stop, interrupt, push back. that is the purpose of those public the year, the masters, has been measures. the purpose of social postponed, and it comes after the distancing is only too slightly slow pga announced that all events will be postponed until april. that has down the virus, so the health system can cope. the objectives are been extended to include the different. i think we have to be masters. the chairman said that the clear that social distancing measures are not a panacea. they are health and well—being of everyone associated led them to take that not going to stop this epidemic, decision. their masters are they are not going to stop this suspended. earlier at the players pandemic, purely on their own right. championship in florida it was cancelled after just one if countries want to really turn championship in florida it was cancelled afterjust one macro this around, for those countries round. it has also been confirmed at that are in a position to do that, this hour by the organisers of the

and it has been clearly demonstrated six nations that the wales against in places in other places that scotla nd investing back in the measured six nations that the wales against scotland match due to be held at the principality stadium has also been comprehensive strategy as referred to some eight times of trying to postponed. we had anticipated that this might happen. the other matches still do the kind of case finding due to take place this weekend, contact tracing isolation to push the virus back, that is not to say italy against england and france that certain social distancing against ireland already postponed. measures will not have a positive and in cricket, england's test impact but they come at a gust and must be considered as has been said, series against sri lanka has been postponed. all players and staff in the local context and a local will return to the uk as soon as context both in public health terms possible. the decision made in but also societal acceptance terms. unprecedented times. the series was society may accept social distancing due to start next thursday. and in in one part of the world and may formula 1, their season is suspended reject it in another and governments until may because of the virus. have to balance those genuine dilemmas around social and community their decision to cancel the acceptance. in addition to what mike australia grand prix was made in the early hours of this morning after a mclaren team member tested positive has said, he mentioned this in melbourne. and just a few hours comprehensive package of measures and the dg has said this repeatedly, ago, the bahrain grand prix and the social distancing is one aspect that vietnam grand prix called off. so we have been promoting here but this is in addition to a lot of other formula 1 will not start until may.

measures that we have also been and we have also just heard that the promoting which include case and boston marathon has been postponed contact finding, aggressive case and so boston marathon has been postponed so sporting events which have a contact finding, aggressive case and great deal of people gathering and contact finding, aggressive case and contact finding and testing. testing needs to be appropriate in each travelling just not a great idea at the moment. but some sport is going country to ensure that we know who our cases and who are not cases. it ahead. yes, in the midst of all also includes hand hygiene, washing your hands with soap and water, these cancellations and postponements, one event is using an alcohol —based rub, making happening today and that is the sure that you also practice cheltenham festival, with the gold cup taking place later. lizzie is respiratory etiquette, sneezing into therefore risk. despite coronavirus, your elbow or cupping into your elbow, making sure that we mobilise all of our population. it is very thousands in attendance there today. important that every single person will they be put off at all by the on the planet knows what the signs virus or have they been taking precautions? they are definitely and symptoms of covid—19 are. the signs and symptoms of covid—19 are taking precautions at cheltenham. not sneezing and having a runny there are a lot of hand sanitiser nose. it is a fever. it is a dry is. one of the few places in the country where you can actually buy cough, excellent pains. it is very hand sanitiser. i have been asking important that we know those differences. some people will also people working here about whether they are happy to be working here have difficulty breathing. knowing what the signs or symptoms are and and generally they are pretty what the signs or symptoms are and what your risk may be will help relaxed. you talk about the masters protect you and help protect your

being postponed or cancelled, this is likely masters ofjump racing, family. just to remind journalists the really big one, the cheltenham that to ask one question at a time. gold cup. every one of these races has a meaning and a reason for being an taking place so it isjust let‘s try now. can you hear us? fantastic for the sport that it is going ahead. their numbers are slightly down. we think about 70,000 thank you very much. just to remind, today. they were saying 10% down at the start of the week. shall we get ask one question at a time... can to the actual racing? the first few you hear me? india has blocked the events a re to the actual racing? the first few events are already getting under way. and we have got the gold cup taking place later. we have had to travel for all foreign nationals coming from across the globe. we can races so taking place later. we have had to races so far and it has been a hear you now go ahead. double for will he mullins. his horse is the defending champion in the gold cup. as i say, all these each sovereign country must decide races have a reason and the point of upon its own measures to protect its this race, the county hurdle population. but we have also

handicap, is the best of its arrest consistently said, blanket travel in hurdle racing. they are not good measures in their own right will do enough to go to the champion hurdle nothing to protect an individual but they can ride in the county state. in fact many countries who hurdle handicap which means the best had a dry travel bans early and was horses have a bigger weight, a bit this response ended up importing like the grand national, and that is cases anyway and may have reacted how they even it out. mullins has later than they should have because they assumed travel restrictions would protect them. i think it is a when the first two races. he has got the defending champion in the gold very important that the main focus in this fight is not anything other cup, but rachel blackmore, the irish jockey, if she wins that, she will than the public health measures, become the first female jockey to case detection, isolation, getting an increasing number of tests done, win the gold cup at cheltenham. people who know their status can thank you very much. all the details protect others. it's a little bit like in the hiv academic. until of the impact of coronavirus on the people could understand my status, i bbc sport website. always best not to be the news story can protect others. we need to move yourself, isn't it? thank you very to that sort of stance and investing much. in the capacity to do that, now it's time to answer your questions on how coronavirus investing in the ability to treat might affect your travel plans. cases effectively and give proper reassurance and community education and community mobilisation. as part

ofan chris haslam, chief travel and community mobilisation. as part of an overall calmer heads of writer for the times strategy. there is a place, and sunday times, joins me now. particularly inside national borders a lot of questions coming in from for potentially restricting movement people concerned about plans that between zones, as we have seen in they have no doubt had in the certain places. but there is rarely pipeline for quite a long time but are going to be affected by the justification blanket bans, unless advice that is changing by the day. of course the context and risk the first question, if we are told defines that. so it is difficult for to self—isolate or advised by our us to comment on the individual gps against travelling, would our airline or insurance be likely to action of an individual nation. we will have to fully understand the pay out even though the foreign risk assessment and the office haven't advised against vulnerability assessment that was carried out in india. very much. travel? sadly, in that case, not. you would... if you wanted to cancel, you could, but you would be considered is inclination to travel let's try to get to nhk. otherwise and they would not pay out. you need the fco to advise against travel. npr, sorry. do we have anyone from very straightforward. what is the

advice given for travelling on brittany ferries to france, adding, npr? i wanted to ask about the is there a conditioning safe on ferries? it is a very good question. i have not seen any communications from brittany ferries about it apart from brittany ferries about it apart from the usual, your health is stigma... paramount to us. it's a good question. we need to dig into that a bit more. brian asks whether, in i think there is something everyone can do to battle against stigma. to light of the prime minister advising the over 70s, for educate yourself about what this virus is, where it is circulating. no one is at fault for getting infected with this virus. we need to help each other as best we can. we see many examples of countries example, not to go on cruises, does helping each other within their own that apply to river cruises or just populations. whether this is oceangoing cruise is? it does apply providing some support to families to river cruises actually. viking who have affected cases, providing support to families who have members have cancelled all cruises right up who are in quarantine, providing until may. in those cases, all support to health care workers who

shipping lines now, there are so we re support to health care workers who were working on the front line, ringing them groceries or helping many of them, all these ocean liners them clean their homes. and we need as well, they are offering refunds to all stand up to stigma. we need but they don't really want to give to all stand up to stigma. we need to stand up to people who are you your money back. they would much rather you postpone your cruise pointing out that someone may be at until another date. they might give fault for being from a certain country. this absolutely should not you a credit note app to about 100%, be tolerated in any form. and we do see many good examples of it. and we 125%. i don't know if people will go need to make sure that we promote that. but everyone has a for that. i think cruising has been responsibility here do the right dealt quite a toxic blow. another thing and to help each other out during this difficult time. if i cruise question, it has been could do that because there is another word that goes with stigma suggested anyone over 65 with a and that his exclusion. there are pre—existing kidney should and two processes here. maria has very should not go on a cruise. will i be able to cancel my cruise to denmark well at the end, stigma associated in may and get my money back? with the disease or profiling according to that, but there's also able to cancel my cruise to denmark something we need to avoid. we have in may and get my money back7m short, no, you can't. in most cases, been speaking very much about those who are vulnerable in our societies. tour operators are running a rolling 21 day window at the moment, so they that vulnerability is very important to deal with. but when we speak are only looking 21 days ahead, and about that vulnerability, we cannot in that time, there is a scope

forget migrants, we cannot forget occasionally for cancellation, amendment or postponement. may is a undocumented workers. we cannot forget prisoners in prisons. they little bit too far ahead and the government has advised —— have not may be serving a sentence but they deserve no less protection under the law than others. so when we talk advised a 65—year—olds not to cruise about stigma we also need to really look carefully at exclusion. we are which means normal booking conditions apply. another question, working very closely with the office of the high commissioner for human we are due to go on a cruise in the rights with the red cross movement, we we re rights with the red cross movement, south pacific to celebrate my we were on the telephone this morning, we were speaking about joint activities around issues like husband's 70th birthday in march. we this. the director—general has said many times, we must leave no one are very concerned. should we go on are very concerned. should we go on a south pacific cruise? well, if behind, because the only way to beat your husband is 70 years old, it this is to leave no one behind. so when we talk about stigma, we also suggests that he fits into the fco need to avoid that, but we need to advise against people that age avoid exclusion as well. we are in travelling on a cruise. it would this together and i hope we can suggest to me you are entitled to a finish this together. yes, i fully refu nd suggest to me you are entitled to a refund based on that. but here raises the question, is the cruise line going to give your has spend agree and this is everybody‘s the money back but will you still business and nobody should be have to go or forfeit? i think that excluded. but the only thing i would isa have to go or forfeit? i think that is a matter of negotiation with the

like to add to this is especially cruise line. steve says, i am political leaders, religious scheduled to travel to italy in leaders, community leaders have a april. am i in the right time frame special role to play here, to tell now to cancel my trip or desert the foreign office advice only run to a date that is before my departure our followers to adhere to basic date? italy is effectively shut down morality, respecting others, and until april the 3rd. again, there is this virus is the common enemy. so i a test 21 day rolling cancellation would expect and call upon all period with tour operators. if you political leaders, religious leaders and community leaders to play a bigger role here. the are going sometime after april the 3rd, may be the middle of april, it isa 3rd, may be the middle of april, it is a case of wait and see. at the director—general of the world health organization speaking there live in moment, your trip is going ahead. geneva, calling upon leaders of all is a case of wait and see. at the moment, your trip is going aheadlj think we are going to have to have you back at some point. but for now, types to play a bigger role in thank you very much. combating the coronavirus outbreak. followed on from doctor michael ryan who we are used as being speaking on these occasions talking about the need to include everyone in being protected from this virus. he just a reminder of the breaking news previously said as well that whilst

all countries should be allowed to that the six nations match between carry out their own measures, it was wales and scotland has been called really going to be justified for blanket travel bans to be off. our correspondent tomos morgan is in cardiff for us now. introduced. earlier the director—general had said that we what have they said? it was at had passed a tragic milestone, with 5000 people now having died from 9:30am this morning that the welsh rugby union issued a press release coronavirus. he also said that saying the game would still be on, europe has now become the epicentre of the pandemic with more reported saying the game would still be on, saying they will be extra courses and debts than the rest of sanitisation stations in the stadium the world combined, apart from ready for the support is coming in, china. we also heard suffering from by just over five hours ready for the support is coming in, byjust over five hours later, a ready for the support is coming in, byjust overfive hours later, a new statement saying they have called it the chief medical officer in scotla nd the chief medical officer in scotland who says that she is off. the welsh rugby union has certain to report that a patient in maintained an open dialogue with the scotla nd certain to report that a patient in scotland who tested positive for coronavirus is no doubt. catherine welsh assembly, medical services and other stakeholders, and they have decided is in the best interest of calderwood offers deepest sympathy supporters, players and staff to to the family at this time. we have fall in line with recent measures also just heard that bristol taken across the uk and global sports industries across the world university is going to spend all and due to the unprecedented nature classes and exams until further of coronavirus, a postponement notice —— micro suspend. it was became the only viable option. the revealed yesterday a student had tested positive for coronavirus big issue is, a lot of supporters

after returning from the city from are already in the city centre. the pubs are already full with abroad. there might be some other supporters from scotland and other areas of wales who have come down to advice coming in from the government regarding adult social care. again cardiff expecting a game. with less to help protect people from than 2a hours to go before the game, they have come to cardiff infection. anyone suspected of having covid—19 the government says essentially to see no sporting should not visit care homes or fixture. no telling when the game people receiving care and should will go ahead but that is now the self—isolate at home. people receiving care will be isolated in their rooms if they have symptoms, end no telling when the game will go with care stop using protective equipment to minimise risk of ahead but that is now the end of the six nations. thank you just hearing from pakistan transmission. gps have been asked to that they are to close all land look at the possibilities of offering digital appointments for people needing advice since and give borders and to limit international flight borders and to limit international flight for 15 days over we are just advice and guidance, additional hearing from pakistan that they are to close all land borders and to advice and guidance, additional limit international flight for 15 advice and guidance coming into us days switzerland as well limiting from the government all the time. the number of who can travel over the epidemic has cut a swathe the number of who can travel over the border who can travel over the through sporting events here and border land borders and limiting across the world. our sports correspondentjoe wilson reports. international flights for 15 days. this all seemed to matter so much all these international impacts being felt by countries around the. and it all seemed so routine. whatever else occurred,

there would be champions, there would be football, there would be sport. well, today, england‘s football and now pakistan shutting all land borders and limiting international flights for 15 days. all these authorities announced a suspension international impacts being felt by countries around the world. of games until april the 3rd back to the impact the virus at the earliest. is having on sport now. the statement read... professional football in england and scotland has been suspended. the fa has postponed all premier league, english football league, international and women's football matches for at least three weeks, while the scottish football season has been stopped until further notice. drjames reade is a sports economist at the university of reading and joins me now. what might this mean for finishing off this what might this mean for finishing off it has to finish at to be clear, this goes some point. when will it finish? we through the professional game, the football league is off, have the european championships in the women‘s super league the summer and if they have to go and championship is off. ahead in the summer, who knows when scottish football quickly followed it can finish? gary lineker has been suit, from the champions down to everywhere, all domestic tweeting about how this is professional and grassroots football unprecedented in our lifetime. are under thejurisdiction of the scottish fa suspended there any other examples of something that has had an impact on until further notice. this scale? not that i can think of. the reaction? eight days i feel very well, gary lineker‘s tweet probably summed it up, unprecedented, certainly in peace

time. and what might the financial inevitable and unprecedented in our lifetime. he said it. impact be on collapse? i'm guessing and here are some examples that bigger clubs have got a bit more of forced the decision. arsenal‘s manager mikel arteta a cushion than smaller ones? the positive for covid—19 premier league clubs would have only and chelsea‘s callum hudson—odoi confirmed he had tested positive and spoke about it on a video 10% of it is hard to know. you imagine it has to finish at some posted on social media. point. when will it finish? we have hi, guys, as you may be aware, the european championships in the summer the european championships in the summerand if the european championships in the summer and if they have to go ahead i had the virus for the last couple in this emma, who knows when it can of days which i have recovered from. finish? gary lineker has been i followed the health guidelines tweeting about how this is and self isolated myself unprecedented in our lifetime. are from everyone for the week. there any other examples of something that has had an impact on hope to see everybody soon this scale? not that i can think of. and hopefully be back on the pitch very soon. eight days i feel very take care. unprecedented, certainly in peacetime. and what might the financial impact be on collapse? i'm around the world, guessing bigger clubs have got a bit sport is closing down. more of a cushion than smaller ones? the premier league clubs would have australia‘s formula 1 grand prix was cancelled with doubts growing over the whole season. only 10% of any given year coming in the usa, golf‘s immaculate from match days so the rest of it is fairways will see no play television money, but the further until april at the earliest. you go down the football ladder, england‘s cricketers, meanwhile, into the football league, afl, and even below that, you have got are being sent home from sri lanka. football clu bs even below that, you have got football clubs that are very, very the governing body says dependent on match day revenue, and the well—being of players that could be a serious problem if there are no more paydays for the and support teams is paramount in what it calls completely foreseeable future. what sort of unprecedented times. hardship exists for claims that are smaller and don't have that it appears none. we saw bury football clu b but at horse racing‘s appears none. we saw bury football club going out of business in the cheltenham festival summer. club going out of business in the summer. my own team oldham, bolton wanderers, macclesfield town, all today, life continued.

sorts of teams in lots of trouble, the horses arrived on gold cup day so sorts of teams in lots of trouble, so it seems there is not any sort of and everything that goes with them, including tens social fund, it appears so it seems there is not any sort of socialfund, it appears none. we saw of thousands of spectators. bury football club going out of business in the summer. my own team oldham, bolton wanderers, i was pretty shocked macclesfield town, all sorts of that this was going ahead, teams in lots of trouble, so it being a big event forfour days, seems there is not any sort of in but i suppose we are all glad cricket, if you can't finish a that it was not cancelled. cricket, if you can't finish a any concerns about coming? cricket match, they sometimes apply the duckworth—lewis ruled to work out how many runs would be scored. absolutely none at all, we are in the open air and as long is there anything like that in as people take precautions, which we will do, obviously, football? again, it is all it should be fine. unprecedented. there are predictions looking ahead, what of and you could say liverpool are the olympics and paralympics? bound to win the premier league, but tokyo presented a video of its mascots happily touring it is still mathematically possible the world and japan‘s olympic that they don't and everything else minister insists there is no is still up for grabs. you could use intention of cancelling or even postponing the summer games. statistics to try and provide some well, one thing we have learned today is how quickly way to find a different resolution everything can change. joe wilson, bbc news. but people are always going to debate, people are always going to disagree about whether west brom the official advice from the government is now that might be promoted, whether norwich anyone with a persistent cough will go down. these kinds of things or high temperature should isolate are far too themselves for a week. will go down. these kinds of things are fartoo up will go down. these kinds of things are far too up in the air. and it the government‘s chief scientific would be a brave person to propose adviser has defended its strategy — it. i will claim against criticism that more

would be a brave person to propose it. iwill claim no would be a brave person to propose it. i will claim no credit for it at stringent measures haven‘t been imposed. all. thank you very much for coming catherine burns reports. this is the front line of the government‘s latest stage as we've heard, the government is advising schools in the fight against coronavirus, in the uk to remain open for now. staying at home. but some universities have stopped officials are clear — face—to—face teaching. our education correspondent anyone with a temperature or a new and persistent cough needs caroline davies reports. to self—isolate for a week. this is such a big move because it is asking people to stay at home. the last day of school in france. some will have coronavirus, probably a minority at the moment. many universities in the uk have now some will have the common cold. ended face—to—face teaching by today some may have something else. at the conference for the but this is the type of measure association of school and college we need to make which is why leaders, the government said again at schools in the uk will currently it is quite a big change, in order to try to reduce stay open. in the overwhelming the speed of transmission. here is why that is so important. majority of situations, there is absolutely no need to close a school this is what the peak number of cases could look or to send pupils or staff home. can like without these new steps. you just flip over the sheets of instead, the idea is to spread paper you were reading please. the the cases out, to help the nhs cope better. government's chief advisor said it the government is planning for would be inconceivable that children a reasonable worst—case scenario, would be inconceivable that children where 80% of us get infected. would not socialise with each other a nyway would not socialise with each other anyway and that there are more

impactful measures to be put in they think and hope that the real place first. some schools have level will be lower. but if it got to that point, already tried remote learning for the health service would come under extreme pressure. pupils in self isolation, like there's a school in devon, but some at the worst—case scenario, head teachers have pointed out this the nhs would not cope only works if all pupils have access with the number of ventilator beds that were required, nor to technology. 4596 of our young could any health care system. people are pupil premium, so we have take some soap... washing our hands well and often children who don't have access to is still the most useful thing most the internet. for them, of us can do to slow children who don't have access to the internet. forthem, we children who don't have access to the internet. for them, we have come up the internet. for them, we have come up with schemes of learning whereby down the spread. they can have a paper based it might sound strange but the aim learning, but that feedback from a teacher which is so important to is not to stop it entirely. we need enough people to get it ensure you continue to progress and to build up herd immunity. learn well, those children will miss the point when it becomes difficult for the disease out on. there are concerns that the to carry on spreading. the government says coronavirus could reach its peak their steps will do this, while protecting vulnerable people. during the to and during school exams, but students have been told to continue studying as normal and the main strategy right now is that focus on people who have got a cough that, if needed, contingency plans or temperature self isolating. will be put in place by the examination authority.|j will be put in place by the examination authority. i know from that really means staying at home. talking to the regulator that that planning, even though it is on a if possible, sleep alone. if you do live with other bigger scale, is taking place and i people, try to keep two metres away from them,

think children should be reassured that is about three steps away. that they have got two duties here, and you don‘t need to tell medics you are doing this unless you become one is to make sure the exam is run more ill or haven‘t recovered and the second is to make sure the in a week. exa m and the second is to make sure the exam is a fair, and they have a very good track record in doing that. other countries like italy have gone into lockdown. some have pointed out that during many others are closing schools or banning large gatherings. times of exceptional uncertainty, we are not doing any of that yet. the rhythm of school life can create a sense of normality. i think it is surprising and concerning that we are not doing any of it at all, when we have just four in a moment, tadgh enright will weeks before we get bring us the latest business news. to the stage that italy is at. first, a look at the headlines on afternoon live. you would have thought that every 798 people have now tested positive single thing we do in that four for coronavirus in the uk — weeks would be designed to slow up more than 200 the spread of people catching the virus. from yesterday's figure. i think we are doing the premier league and too little, too late. but the other big thing is that this english football league will suspend all matches until the 3rd of april is basically a community emergency at the earliest. all professional football games and the brunt of this will fall in scotland have been suspended until further notice. on families and on communities. the government defends there has been precious little discussion about that. its approach to slowing the spread of the coronavirus if these videos of usually as new official measures busy morning commutes are anything to go by, come into place. it seems that some people have already decided to stay at home.

the government isn‘t ruling out stricter controls soon, here's your business but says it is starting headlines on afternoon live. with the measures that british airways has warned staff will have the biggest impact now. that some will lose theirjobs. chief executive alex cruz has this illness can have described the coronavirus serious consequences, but for most people, as a crisis of global proportions it will probably mean a week at home recovering. like no other. catherine burns, bbc news. the international air travel association has warned that airlines will collapse if the crisis lasts another two or three months. the boss of norwegian air has appealed for help from the norwegian government to help it survive. some new guidance the government has issued in the last few minutes travel insurers have been changing their terms and conditions. regarding protecting people who are today, axa has warned customers that new policies will not cover any in adult social care from the cancellations or disuption coronavirus. it says anyone because of the coronavirus. suspected of having covid—19 should aviva, the post office not visit care homes for people and insureandgo have made similar moves. receiving home care and should admiral and lv have stopped selling new policies. instead self—isolate at home. the advice for everybody. people apple has reopened all of its shops in china, more receiving care of themselves will be than a month after they were closed isolated in the rooms if they have because of the coronavirus outbreak. symptoms of the virus, and care the tech giant is changing staff will use protective equipment their layout to leave more open to minimise them contracting it. gps space and cancelling some in—store have also been asked to look at the

classes to limit transmission. possibilities of offering digital all of apple's shops in italy remain closed. appointments, via a computer or on there are stark warnings out the firm, rather than seeing there about airlines. patients face councils have also been asked to map out all care and details coming out from british airways, this is a sector as a whole support plans to prioritise the thatis people who are at the highest risk airways, this is a sector as a whole that is probably the worst affected. notjust a and to contact all registered that is probably the worst affected. not just a collapse that is probably the worst affected. notjust a collapse in bookings, providers in that area to facilitate thousands of flights cancelled and plans for mutual aid, so you can see then those restrictions announced by then those restrictions announced by the us government and other this guidance changing by the day governments due to come into effect and also becoming broader in its tonight, limiting flights between continental europe and the united remit. in the united states, president trump has said coronavirus states. for british airways today, tests will happen on a ‘large scale‘ the bbc has obtained a video message after a top health official admitted the system for carrying out checks from the chief executive to aid in the us was failing. staff warning ofjob losses, saying let‘s speak to our correspondent this is a far bigger crisis than in washington, gary o‘donoghue. 9-11, this is a far bigger crisis than 9—11, down the financial crisis. the how are the tests failing? there is air transport association, the world lobby group for airlines, are not enough of them. that is the warning some airlines will collapse principal problem, they haven‘t been if this continues for a few months, produce fast enough and they haven‘t asking governments to review those been distributed fastener. there was

a technical problem with some of restrictions, particularly the west, them in the early days where they to see whether or not they are failed quality assurance at the cdc, actually warranted or not. and centre for disease control. but the norwegian air, the budget carrier that has really exploded in terms of man really in charge of the attack on this virus really criticising the its popularity over the last few yea rs, its popularity over the last few years, expanded rapidly, taking on a system, that is not very made for lot of debt, and many people would say it has got too much debt on its this. they are trying to gear up for production of that and they have books, it has reduced air passenger promised up to a million tests being duty but only within norway, and it available in the next few weeks. but has gone back to the norwegian ina available in the next few weeks. but in a sense they are needed right now government today saying they need and that is why the numbers being more help to get through all of tested each day are really very low. this. but the markets seem to be you are looking at a total number of recovering today. recovering, but off at the back of the worst day, tests of about 13—1a,000 at the moment as far as we can tell, where which was yesterday, in more than 30 za are some countries doing close to yea rs. which was yesterday, in more than 30 years. the ftse lost 11% yesterday. that, south korea on a daily basis. you can see now it is just 3.76% president trump has been on twitter again saying we have got so few higher. the recovery which was made cases because of our border policy. earlier this morning, when it was as we are expecting to hear him speak a much as 9% higher, is actually bit later on, i think three o‘clock

falling back. the dow is also washington time. that's right. we falling back. the dow is also falling back, having lost 10% are expecting him to talk in some yesterday, it is up by almost 3%. sense about the national emergency. we are not exactly sure what and this is the company behind provisions he will invoke under that british airways, along with iberia emergency. it will undoubtedly mean and aer lingus, they share is also extra money and the taking of powers bouncing back, but that is following to the federal government to try and some fairly stock falls yesterday. coordinate the effort across the country, because there is a lot our north america business correspondent, samira hussain, joins us now being done state—by—state at the from the new york stock exchange. moment in terms of their own local situation, so that is what we are let's talk first of all about the expecting later on. we are also recovery we are seeing let's talk first of all about the recovery we are seeing today. what seeing exactly what he has to say is it that is giving investors a about this case the brazilian semi hope? investors on wall street have been looking for some kind of president who close press aide has economic stimulus to come from the developed coronavirus. president federal government. after us president donald trump's speech on bolsonaro himself with his press aide was at the president‘s wednesday, markets did not hear that and that was a big reason for those mar—a—lago estate over the weekend with the president and vice massive collapses on thursday. president. president bolsonaro we today, we are now hearing that understand has tested negative but i congress and the white house may be think there will still be questions close to a deal. we could hear an about whether or not the president

or vice president need to have announcement later today and they themselves tested at the moment, as could also be voted on. according to far as we know at the moment with they are not done that. thank you house speaker nancy pelosi, it is a big economic stimulus package to try very much. and help the american economy. that is exactly the kind of thing people world health organization chief on wall street have wanted to hear tedros adhanom ghebreyesus and that is a big reason why you are seeing a boost on the american described the more than 5,000 deaths financial markets. and similar moves worldwide as "a grim milestone". by the european central banks, and they have been reported to who from injapan and china, to inject money into the financial systems. let's 123 countries and territories. 5000 talk specifically about the airline people have lost their lives. a industry now, very much in the tragic milestone. europe has now spotlight given the clamp—down on air travel. we have heard the become the epicentre of the international air travel association pandemic. with more reported cases asking us government and other governments to reveal travel and deaths than the rest of the restrictions. do you get any sense that might actually happen?” world combined, apart from china. restrictions. do you get any sense that might actually happen? i think more cases are now being reported that might actually happen? i think thatis that might actually happen? i think that is a very unlikely. it is clear that is a very unlikely. it is clear that this administration is very every day than were reported in much taking an america first stands china at the highest of its when it comes to combating this

virus. if you look at the way in which it was revealed that there was epidemic. going to be this travel ban on those the who‘s director—general speaking european countries, members of the with an elastomer. time for a look at the weather. hello. i‘m sure many eu were not even consulted, so it is highly unlikely that an international body would be able to have enjoyed the sunshine today. apply any kind of pressure to this more than we have seen recently. they were showers. and with fewer administration to try and restrict that. and as you rightly pointed out, other governments are imposing showers and lack of sunshine it is similar kinds of restrictions, although it now and go as far as the felt more pleasant but the rain is marching in full oh so south—west one we have seen by the trump and wales, northern ireland. it will administration. but if you look at push eastward through the night turning to snow because the air is the way american airline stocks have still cold across the highlands of scotland. up into the gap yes. ear been trading today, yesterday they touch and for most of us the night fell between 10% and 15%, today they shouldn‘t be as chilly as in ijust are recovering by the same amount. gone. it does mean we will have a thank you very much for that. i will bit of a damp start first thing. it be back later with more on the clears away then window if i were there before the next area around markets. marches into northern ireland, west of scotla nd marches into northern ireland, west of scotland and west living in wales but the afternoon and many other areas looks dry and fun. mild as

lots of sunshine around today and it well that has been because we are picking up as a that it has been will feel more pleasant if you are because we are picking up especially out and about, more like it should when but that will be moisture laden feel for march, but their do is as we go into sunday‘s well. strong bring the risk of yet more rain. winds picking up at that stage and summer winds picking up at that stage and summer rainfor winds picking up at that stage and summer rain for the south. that will come into the south and west during the afternoon, across wales, towards northern ireland. there is a lot of dry weather as well and it feels more pleasant. through the evening and overnight, that rain will make its way eastwards so not as cold tonight, exceptin eastwards so not as cold tonight, except in the highlands of scotland where it will turn readily to snow. clearly close to freezing in the suburbs. tomorrow it might dawn a bit of a grey and dank note but that rain fizzles out gradually for england. it takes a little while longerfor england. it takes a little while longer for scotland. then we england. it takes a little while longerfor scotland. then we have england. it takes a little while longer for scotland. then we have a window of dry weather for six hours before it comes back into the south and west. that rain will be with us through the day on sunday.

personally hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm martine croxall. today at three... 798 people have now tested positive for coronavirus in the uk — up more than 200 from yesterday's figure. all professional english and scottish football this is bbc news. matches are suspended — our latest headlines. because of the impact of coronavirus. no games will be played until april 3rd. gary lineker calls the suspension inevitable and unprecedented in our lifetime. the latest official advice — self—isolate for seven days 798 people have now tested positive for coronavirus in the uk — if you have a cough or fever. a top adviser says their tactic up more than 200 from yesterday‘s figure. the world health organisation‘s chief says europe has now become is to protect the nhs from overload. the epicentre of the pandemic. europe has now become the epicentre at the worst case scenario, the nhs would not cope of the pandemic with more reported with the number of ventilator beds cases than the rest of the world that were required, nor combined, apart from china. could any health care system. mayoral and local elections in england have been across europe, the outbreak curtails postponed for one year due travel, and shuts schools, to the coronavirus outbreak. museums and galleries. buckingham palace says the queen

has postponed some public engagements for next week. the markets stage a partial recovery after this week's huge falls in stock values. but british airways warns ofjob losses — saying it faces a "crisis of global the government has issued new guidance for adult social care to help protect people proportions like no other." from coronavirus anyone suspected of having covid—19 should not visit coming up on afternoon care homes or people receiving home care and should self—isolate at home. all professional english live, all the sport. and scottish football matches are suspended because of the impact of coronavirus. the latest official advice — not just football matches following by the wayside. no, not by any self—isolate for seven days if you have a cough or fever. a top adviser says their tactic means. golf's first major, the is to protect the nhs from overload. across europe, the outbreak curtails masters, postponed, and the six travel and shuts schools, nations match between wales and museums and galleries. scotla nd nations match between wales and scotland has been suspended. all the the markets stage a recovery details later. helen will tell us after this week‘s huge falls in stock values. but british airways what the weather hasn't in store for the weekend. not the stones we have warns of job losses, saying it faces a "crisis of global had of late but some unsettled proportions like no other." weather on the way this weekend, concern for the rainfall amounts sport now on afternoon live through saturday night into sunday. with jane dougall. more on that a little later. we‘ve been hearing about football also coming up... being suspended until next month, one other story this hour — but coronavirus has also impacted

a report into a green energy scheme that contributed to the collapse of northern ireland's government in 2017 finds mistakes were made, on other sports too? but says there was no corruption. yes. cancellations, bone pullman —— postponements, it has been snowballing. earlier, it was confirmed by the organisers of the six nations that the wales against scotla nd six nations that the wales against scotland match at the principality stadium in front of 75,000 hello, this is afternoon live, i'm spectators has also been postponed. martine croxall. hundreds more we can cross now to ollie foster who people around the uk have tested is in cardiff for us. not a great positive for current affairs. there are now 798 cases in this country, surprise, given the other six nations matches are off as well. an increase of around 200 on yesterday. ten people have died so remember, this was the final weekend farfrom yesterday. ten people have died so far from the virus in the and it was only the wales and yesterday. ten people have died so farfrom the virus in the uk. earlier, football bosses in england scotland match at the principality stadium that was still standing. it and scotland suspended all professional league matches including those in the premier is not much of a surprise as the league. no games will now be played re st of is not much of a surprise as the rest of the world looked on in same until at least april the 3rd england. the officials disbelief that this fixture was going to go ahead with a 75,000 due

to attend a fantastic rugby stadium. made the announcement after several clu bs made the announcement after several clubs reported that players and staff are having to isolate themselves because of the illness. but early this morning, the welsh rugby union released a statement saying they were going to go ahead with this match, they were following the westminster government hasn't banned large gatherings but scotland medical advice about large is to cancel evidence of more than gatherings. they put the extra hand 500 from yesterday. in rugby union, washing in place and it was all systems go. but as we saw football the six nations match wales was hosting it on to scotland has been in the uk shutdown in england and postponed and two other scheduled scotland, then the welsh rugby union games in round five had already been we nt postponed although an update has scotland, then the welsh rugby union went back on that early statement and released another one in the last been confirmed to complete the 2020 championship. our first report, hour saying while medical advice been confirmed to complete the 2020 championship. ourfirst report, our sports correspondentjoe wilson. remains constant and consistent, we have decided it is in the best this all seems to matter so much and it all seems so routine. interest of supporters, players and whatever else occurred, staff to fall into line with recent there would be champions, there would be football, measures taken across the uk and there would be sport. well, today, england's football global sports industries. in the authorities announced a suspension next 20 minutes or so, the wru are of games until april the 3rd at the earliest. going to hold a media conference the statement read... picture side which we will attend and we will seek to find out exactly why they went back on that early statement. thank you. other sports affected include the

first golf major of the year, the masters, which has been postponed. that is one of the biggest events of the golfing calendar, and it comes to be clear, this goes after the pga tour announced all through the professional game, events would be postponed until the football league is off, the women's super league april. the masters was due to begin and championship is off. scottish football quickly followed on the 9th of april so that has been suit, from the champions down to everywhere, all domestic extended to include that tournament. professional and grassroots football they said the health and well—being under thejurisdiction of everyone associated had led them of the scottish fa suspended until further notice. to ta ke of everyone associated had led them to take that decision. earlier, the players championship in florida was the reaction? well, gary lineker‘s tweet cancelled after just one probably summed it up, players championship in florida was inevitable and unprecedented cancelled afterjust one round. in our lifetime. this follows the decision to cancel he said it. the pga tour leading up to their and here are some examples that masters so augusta national are forced the decision. following suit in a sense by and here are some examples that. the decision. postponing rather than cancelling arsenal's manager mikel arteta positive for covid—19 that masters. it is worth stressing and chelsea's callum hudson—odoi confirmed he had tested positive that masters. it is worth stressing that there is still the hope that and spoke about it on a video posted on social media. somewhere in 2020 the first men's hi, guys, as you may be aware, major of the year will be played but i had the virus for the last couple who knows when that might be. of days which i have recovered from.

i followed the health guidelines obviously it is a very fluid and and self isolated myself from everyone for the week. dynamic situation at the moment and hope to see everybody soon and hopefully be back the organisers face huge headaches on the pitch very soon. across the entire sport to work out take care. around the world, across the entire sport to work out a schedule as and when it becomes sport is closing down. australia's formula 1 grand prix apparent that it is safe to continue was cancelled with doubts growing over the whole season. playing golf. in the usa, golf‘s immaculate fairways will see no play cricket, and england‘s test series until april at the earliest. against sri lanka has been postponed england's cricketers, meanwhile, with players and staff returning to are being sent home from sri lanka. the uk as soon as possible. the ecb the governing body says the well—being of players said the decision was taken in and support teams is paramount in what it calls completely unprecedented times. unprecedented times. cancellations are not over yet because formula 1 also heavily but at horse racing's cheltenham festival affected. their season is now today, life continued. the horses arrived on gold cup day suspended until may because of the and everything that goes coronavirus. the australian grand with them, including tens prix, the bahrain grand prix and the of thousands of spectators. vietnam grand prix called off over i was pretty shocked the last 2a hours, and the china that this was going ahead, grand prix had already been being a big event forfour days, cancelled last month. but i suppose we are all glad that it was not cancelled. there is some sport that is going any concerns about coming? absolutely none at all, ahead though. we are in the open air and as long yes, amid all of those as people take precautions, which we will do, obviously, cancellations, it has been a very it should be fine. successful final day at the

cheltenham festival, not just looking ahead, what of because there are plenty of hand gel the olympics and paralympics? stations, also because more than tokyo presented a video 70,000 people were watching the gold of its mascots happily touring the world and japan's olympic cup, one of the biggest events of minister insists there is no intention of cancelling or even the racing calendar, and they saw the racing calendar, and they saw postponing the summer games. the will he mullins multi—macro well, one thing we have learned today is how quickly everything can change. horse when to become the first since 200a to successfully defend the gold joe wilson, bbc news. the official advice from the government is now that cup. the last horse to wind it more anyone with a persistent cough or high temperature should isolate than once was best mate. themselves for a week. the government's chief scientific adviser has defended its strategy — against criticism that more stringent measures congratulations to them. that is all haven't been imposed. the sport for now. for updates on catherine burns reports. all the impacts of the coronavirus this is the front line on all sports, go to the bbc sport of the government's latest stage in the fight against coronavirus, website. staying at home. there are now. back now to coronavirus, officials are clear — and there are now 798 official cases in the uk, anyone with a temperature up from 590 yesterday, or a new and persistent cough needs although health bosses think the real number‘s probably much, much higher. to self—isolate for a week. here to explain how the virus this is such a big move could affect you in the workplace because it is asking is employment laywer,

people to stay at home. anne sammon. some will have coronavirus, i‘m sure you are being asked a lot probably a minority at the moment. some will have the common cold. of questions about people‘s rights some may have something else. and responsibilities. can an but this is the type of measure we need to make which is why employer expect an employee to it is quite a big change, in order to try to reduce self—isolate, particularly if they the speed of transmission. have been to an area of the world where we have seen an outbreak? most here is why that is so important. this is what the peak number of cases could look like without these new steps. employers are following government guidance in terms of locations where employees have to self—isolate. instead, the idea is to spread the cases out, to help the nhs cope better. guidance in terms of locations where employees have to self-isolate. and what if somebody refuses to the government is planning for self—isolate? what powers might and a reasonable worst—case scenario, where 80% of us get infected. employer have over an employee? they think and hope that the real employers are able to suspend level will be lower. employees in certain circumstances and where you are looking at health but if it got to that point, the health service would come and where you are looking at health under extreme pressure. and safety situations, an employer might choose to exercise that right at the worst—case scenario, to suspend, to keep somebody out of the nhs would not cope with the number of ventilator beds their workplace. how much that were required, nor information is an employer entitled could any health care system. to ask of an employee? where have take some soap... washing our hands well and often you been? which parts of the world?

is still the most useful thing most what we have been seeing from our of us can do to slow down the spread. client is a need to ask for certain it might sound strange but the aim information in order to maintain a is not to stop it entirely. safe working environment and so as long as you can justify what you are we need enough people to get it doing and you are not going further to build up herd immunity. thanis the point when it becomes doing and you are not going further than is necessary, you are probably on safe ground. there is a give and difficult for the disease to carry on spreading. ta ke on safe ground. there is a give and take with this though, in an ideal the government says their steps will do this, while protecting vulnerable people. the main strategy right now is that world, an employer and an employee will have a frank discussion, but focus on people who have got a cough or temperature self isolating. not all employers and employees that really means staying at home. enjoy that sort of relationship. how if possible, sleep alone. careful there‘s an employer have to be to make sure they handle this if you do live with other properly? i think consistency is people, try to keep two metres away from them, really important because you don‘t that is about three steps away. wa nt really important because you don‘t wantan really important because you don‘t want an employee feeling they have and you don't need to tell medics been singled out or treated less you are doing this unless you become favourably than their colleagues and the best way to do that is to treat more ill or haven't recovered everybody in a similar way. there is in a week. other countries like italy a huge amount of worry from people, have gone into lockdown. many others are closing schools will i get paid if i have to take or banning large gatherings. time off? if i have to self—isolate. we are not doing any of that yet. i think it is surprising

evenif time off? if i have to self—isolate. even if they haven‘t got the full and concerning that we are not blown symptoms and they feel well doing any of it at all, enough to go to work. what is the when we have just four weeks before we get law regarding the payment of sick to the stage that italy is at. pay? the good news is that they you would have thought that every single thing we do in that four would be entitled to statutory sick weeks would be designed to slow the spread of people pay from day one. that pays you £9a catching the virus. i think we are doing per week, which may not cover their too little, too late. but the other big thing is that this full wages. the difficulty is for is basically a community emergency those in the gig economy or in the and the brunt of this will fall zero—hours contract, where they are on families and on communities. probably not entitled to statutory sick pay. some employers would like there has been precious little discussion about that. to go if these videos of usually sick pay. some employers would like togoa sick pay. some employers would like to go a little bit further and pay, busy morning commutes if you have got freelance work lined are anything to go by, it seems that some people have up, but you can‘t turn up. where do already decided to stay at home. you stand ? the government isn't ruling out up, but you can‘t turn up. where do you stand? the legal position is that the chances are you have no stricter controls soon, legal right to be paid. what we have but says it is starting with the measures that seen some will have the biggest impact now. legal right to be paid. what we have seen some organisations come out and say is, we want to do the right this illness can have serious consequences, thing and therefore we will pay but for most people, people in those circumstances. we it will probably mean a week at home recovering. should people go to get easily catherine burns, bbc news. understandable advice, because it is a very complicated area of law.

donald trump has been on social understandable advice, because it is a very complicated area of lawm isa a very complicated area of lawm is a very complicated area of law. the first port of call would be a media again, nothing new there i hear you say. however he has been solicitor. for people who can‘t tweeting. .. i will hear you say. however he has been tweeting... i will have a news conference today at 3pm and the afford that, their citizens advice bureau have very good advice on their website. thank you very much. white house, topic, coronavirus. seven o'clock our time. you can look forward to that. to this point and susan michie is a professor because we have had a very strong of health psychology and director of the centre of behaviour change at university college london. border policy we have had a0 deaths she‘s on the government‘s related to coronavirus... nearly behavioural science advisory committee for covid 19. i asked her what she had five and a half thousand people have observed about people‘s replied to that. i'm sure they will agree with him that behaviour so far. there is a wide variety of degree mike... of concern and change of behaviour. susan michie is a professor we have everything from people of health psychology and director being extremely concerned and highly of the centre of behaviour change anxious and taking as many measures at university college london. she's on the government's as they possibly can to people behavioural science advisory who are still saying committee for covid—19. that there is too much fuss shejoins me now. this must be a fascinating time for and carrying on business as usual. i think the challenge you as you watch people change or for the government is how, given the diversity of responses, perhaps not change their behaviour which is moving in the direction

under these circumstances. what are your observations so far? that there of being more concerned over time obviously, isa your observations so far? that there is how to bring in measures that is a wide variety of degree of are seen to be proportionate. we know from the evidence that concern and change of behaviour. we in order to get public acceptance have everything from people being and therefore adherence extremely concerned and highly to the recommendations, anxious and taking as many measures recommendations need to be seen as they possibly can to people who to be proportionate to the degree are still saying that there is too of risk there is and they also need much fuss and carrying on business to be seen to equitable which another important principle. as usual. i think the challenge for the thing we have been advised to do more than anything the government is how given the is to wash our hands, diversity of responses, which is but it is notjust that, it is about how we wash moving in the direction of being our hands and when. more concerned over time obviously, how do you get people to comply, how do you get people to change is how to bring in measures that are their entrenched behaviours? seen is how to bring in measures that are seen to be proportionate. we know different behaviours are very different. from the evidence that in order to the washing hands is a question get public acceptance and therefore of building it into your routine. adherence to the recommendations, if then rules, if i come recommendations need to be seen to into a building then be proportionate to the degree of i wash my hands, if i am risk there is and they also need to about to prepare some food or sit

be seen to equitable which another important principle. the thing we down to eat, i wash my hands. a top—down bit of our have been advised to do more than brain giving us rules. anything is to wash our hands, but for other behaviours like not it is not just touching your mouth, anything is to wash our hands, but it is notjust that, it is about how nose or eyes which is incredibly we wash our hands and when. how do important because that is how the virus gets into your body you get people to comply, how do you and into the system, get people to change their this is a totally different entrenched behaviours? different behaviour, because people do touch these parts of their faces, behaviours are very different. the more than 20 times an hour. mostly they are not aware of it. washing hands is a question of what we are having to do building it into your routine. there is break an automatic habit. if then rules, if i come into a the kind of thing one can do with that is to think building then i wash my hands, if i about for example keeping your hands am about to prepare some food or sit below shoulder level, down to eat, i wash my hands. a it is much easier to do something top—down bit of our brain giving us than it is to not do something. then with tissues to rules. for other behaviours like not cough and sneeze into, touching your mouth, nose or eyes that is a different behaviour again, which is incredibly important absolutely dependent because that is how the virus gets on having tissues with you, into your body and into the system, so you need to make sure that this is a totally different behaviour, because people do touch when you check you have got your purse or keys in the morning, these parts of their faces, more you also have tissues at hand. than 20 times an hour. mostly they if you take those three simple

are not aware of it. what we are behaviours which are absolutely key having to do there is bright and to breaking the transmission cycle, automatic habit. the kind of thing they are all rather different and have different strategies one can do with that is to think for dealing with them. about for example keeping your hands some people think individual below shoulder level, it is much behaviours are not that important. but if we get this adopted over easier to do something than it is to not do something. then with tissues the whole of society, we can, as was previously said to cough and sneeze into, that is a on your programme, delay and flatten the peak of the epidemic. different behaviour again, absolutely dependent on having tissues with the footstep so you need to make sure that when you check you have got your purse or keysin the government is advising check you have got your purse or keys in the morning, you also have schools in the uk tissues at hand. if you take those to remain open for now. three simple behaviours which are but some universities have stopped face—to—face teaching. absolutely key to breaking the transmission cycle, they are all our education correspondent rather different and have different strategies for dealing with them. caroline davies reports. some people think individual behaviours are not that important. but if we get this adopted over the whole of society, we can as was previously said on your programme, delay and flatten the peak of the

the last day of school in france — epidemic and help prevent the nhs one of more than 30 countries around being overwhelmed by cases. so it the world to decide to close them. many universities in the uk have now ended face—to—face teaching. but today at the conference really is important that behaviour for the association of school and college leaders, now can actually prevent deaths the government said again later on down the road. your picture that schools in the uk will currently stay open. in the overwhelming majority has frozen but we can still hear you of situations, there is absolutely so has frozen but we can still hear you no need to close a school soi has frozen but we can still hear you so i will carry on. we will put or to send pupils or staff home. can you just flip over the sheets of paper you're reading, please? some. . . the government‘s chief so i will carry on. we will put some... that you are, you have come scientific adviser defended not closing schools, back. what's happening! don't worry saying that it would be inconceivable that children wouldn‘t socialise with each other anyway, at all. it is too interesting to and that there were more impactful stop at all. it is too interesting to sto p eve n measures to be put in place first. at all. it is too interesting to stop even though we have these can you hear me all right? little malfunctions. how quickly do can you see the powerpoint ok? some schools have already people adopt these new habits? if tried remote learning for pupils in self—isolation, you think about other changes to like this school in devon. but some head teachers have pointed out this only works if all pupils behaviour we have tried to get have access to technology. people to implement, surely it has 45% of our young people are pupil premium. taken years. in the old days when i so we have children who don't have access to the internet. so for them, that's not a goer. so for them, we've come up was young, everybody wash their hands before meals. so you can with schemes of learning whereby they can have paper—based learning. actually get these things taken but that feedback from a teacher, which is so important to ensure throughout society. also only a few you continue to progress and learn well, those children

will miss out on. yea rs throughout society. also only a few years ago, we didn't have people there are concerns routinely picking up dog to in the that the coronavirus could reach its peak during the build—up park, they now are. so we can get to and during school exams. but students are being told these big changes across society but to continue studying as normal it does require motivation, people and that, if needed, contingency plans will be put in place by the examination having the capability and authority quual. opportunity, all those things need i know from talking to be in place for behaviours to to quual, the regulator, is that that planning — change and we have to keep on with even though it‘s on a bigger the same messages, have different scale — is taking place. and i think students should be reassured that quual has angles to help people. one thing i got two duties here. one is to try and make sure exams heard yesterday was just considered run, and the second one that you are infectious, go around is to make sure exams are fair your everyday life as if you are and they have a very, very good infectious. that sort of thing, track record in doing that. we've got all the lovely changing your way of thinking about bubbles and suds. some have pointed out that theissue during times of exceptional uncertainty, the rhythm of school changing your way of thinking about the issue and help change behaviour. life can create we just need to adopt these sorts of a sense of normality. caroline davies, bbc news. things. everybody telling each other, giving feedback to the other, asking for feedback from each other. all these things will help. you in a moment, the latest business news. first, a look at the headlines coloured feedback, how useful is it on afternoon live. to shame people, to make they feel 798 people have now tested positive for coronavirus in the uk — they are being anti—social and up more than 200 from letting us all down if we don't do

yesterday‘s figure. it? there are ways of doing it, i buckingham palace says the queen have done when people have sneeze into a has postponed some public have done when people have sneeze intoa hand, have done when people have sneeze into a hand, i have said would you like a tissue? i think you can just give this feedback. but when it the world health organisation‘s chief says europe has now become the epicentre of the pandemic. mayoral and local elections potentially could cost lives, i do in england have been postponed for one year due think it is worth people doing it to the coronavirus outbreak. but also asking other people. if you here are your business see me touch my eyes, nose and headlines on afternoon live. british airways has warned staff mouth, please let me know. you are that more flights will have to be cut and that some will lose theirjobs. chief executive alex cruz described the coronavirus as a "crisis all good to go. ion the other hand "of global proportions, have an itch on my cheek and i am bigger than sars, 9/11 not allowed to scratch it because i "and the financial crisis." am conscious of not touching my face. fascinating to talk to you. the international air travel association has warned that airlines thank you very much. the louvre will collapse if the crisis lasts museum in paris is saying it will be another two or three months. closed from six o'clock local time the insurance giant aviva today until further notice because is the latest to suspend the sale of worries about the coronavirus at of travel insurance, following similar decisions brea kfast of worries about the coronavirus at breakfast at that isn't going to be by lv and admiral. other insurers have been changing their terms and conditions, open. telling customers that new policies

the time is approaching 17 minutes will not cover any cancellations or past three. i'm going to... here we disuption caused by the coronavirus. apple has reopened all 90, past three. i'm going to... here we go, there we go. thank you for of its shops in china, more than a month after they were closed finding the right script. because of the coronavirus outbreak. as we've heard, the government the tech giant is changing their layout to leave more open is advising schools in the uk to remain open for now. space and cancelling some in—store but some universities have stopped face—to—face teaching. classes to limit transmission. our education correspondent caroline davies reports. all of apple‘s shops the last day of school in france — in italy remain closed. one of more than 30 countries around the world to decide to close them. many universities in the uk have now so the market is showing signs of ended face—to—face teaching. but today at the conference recovering but it seems to have for the association of school faded today. let's bring up the and college leaders, the government said again that schools in the uk numbers and you can see it is all will currently stay open. broadly positive but yesterday was in the overwhelming majority the worst day on the ftse since of situations, there is absolutely no need to close a school or to send 1987. the worst day in 30 years. the pupils or staff home. can you just flip over the sheets ftse is up by 1.65% now but it of paper you're reading, please? the government's chief scientific adviser defended closed down by almost 11% yesterday. not closing schools, saying that it would be the dow has recouped 2.1% but it inconceivable that children wouldn't socialise with each other anyway, and that there were more impactful measures to be put in place first. closed almost 10% down yesterday.

and it has been a very choppy day can you hear me all right? can you see the powerpoint ok? because at one point the ftse was 9% some schools have already tried remote learning for pupils in self—isolation, higher so those gains are fading. like this school in devon. this is all despite the fact that but some head teachers have pointed out this only works if all pupils you have had central banks in the have access to technology. european union, the euro zone, china,japan, the usa, 45% of our young people are pupil premium. european union, the euro zone, china, japan, the usa, pledging to inject money into the financial so we have children who don't have access to the internet. system to help them flow better, so so for them, that's not a goer. with the fading recovery coming so for them, we've come up with schemes of learning whereby despite these pledges. and look at they can have paper—based learning. but that feedback from a teacher, the pound. it hasn‘t been as low as which is so important to ensure this against the uk dollar since the you continue to progress and learn well, those children will miss out on. brexit withdrawal agreement was in doubt towards the end of last year. there are concerns that the coronavirus so we are going back in that could reach its peak during the build—up direction, partly because the us to and during school exams. dollar in times of crisis is seen as but students are being told a safe haven asset. to continue studying as normal and that, if needed, contingency plans will be put joining us now is paola binns, in place by the examination senior fund manager at royal london asset management. authority quual. i know from talking it looked for a while like markets to quual, the regulator, we re it looked for a while like markets were going to recoup yesterday‘s is that that planning — even though it's on a bigger gains. why has it gone so far south scale — is taking place. and i think students should be now that we have reached the close

reassured that quual has got two duties here. in europe? ijust think one is to try and make sure exams now that we have reached the close in europe? i just think that the run, and the second one markets are disappointed because the is to make sure exams are fair lack of coordination between the and they have a very, very good central banks and the government's, track record in doing that. we've got all the lovely i think the messaging from the ecb bubbles and suds. some have pointed out that yesterday was poorly delivered, so during times of exceptional uncertainty, the rhythm of school the markets are really looking for a life can create a sense of normality. more substantial response from the caroline davies, bbc news. fiscal side from the government and we are just not seeing it. cutting rates and introducing cheap lending quite a few breaking lines to bring to small and medium—sized enterprises is all well and good but it's probably not enough, given what you regarding coronavirus, of we are facing. and we know that the course. first, its dealwith you regarding coronavirus, of course. first, its deal with what is happening with oxford university. news on coronavirus is probably going to get worse in the short term they are saying that exams will be and not better. what do you think is going to happen in aviation. it is cancelled, these are the ones scheduled for the easter break, either cancelled or rearranged. six undoubtedly the worst affected sector. we have heard warnings today stu d e nts either cancelled or rearranged. six students have contracted the coronavirus. they have decided that from norwegian, also from the they can't go ahead with these exams international air transport agency, that some airlines and indeed those as previously expected. also the airlines i mentioned, that they are queen's diary has been affected, for

in danger of collapse. any airline with a substantial amount of debt sensible precautions and practical reasons in the current circumstances must be very stressed out how they are going to pay that debt back. i changes made to the queen's diary. think the announcement on wednesday commitments in the coming weeks. in consultation with the medical that the us were not going to allow flights from europe into the united household and government, the visits to cheshire and camden will be states is going to affect potentially up to 800,000 passengers rescheduled. other events will be a week. these are huge numbers. reviewed on an ongoing basis in line with the appropriate advice. and after 9—11, the airspace around the us was closed for two weeks. we are football, the national league has decided to allow matches in its talking a month at least. i day three divisions to proceed as planned this weekend. it will keep doesn't seem to go by without a the operation of its competition country announcing that they are under constant and diligent review we are told and will remain in closing their borders. it's almost impossible for anybody to arrange compliance with the government holidays at the moment. and looking at all times. the football association has offered its guidance and made it clear the decision to at the pound, it has been falling continue or to suspend the all week against the us dollar. that‘s more of a case of confidence competition is a matterfor each be to make. at the moment those three in the us dollar because it is a divisions of the national league will go ahead. you're watching bbc safe haven asset, but it is forming against the euro. it seems news. it's 20 past three. confusing, when you consider that

countries using the euro are probably worse affected by the virus a report into the so—called ‘cash than we are. when markets are in for ash‘ scandal that contributed to the collapse of northern ireland's government in 2017 has found "systemic full blown panic, which we were shortcomings" in the scheme — but says "corruption" yesterday, don't expect much was not to blame. the scheme offered subsidies rationality. it is simply safe for renewable fuel, but flaws in the scheme meant the subsidies were worth more than the cost havens. the two largest economies of the fuel itself. away from china are the us and the report criticises first minister arlene foster, who introduced the scheme — europe. these are the places to put but says she was given inaccurate, incomplete your money in times of extreme and misleading advice. (read stress. what more do you think our correspondent, keith doyle, is at stormont — governments and central banks can do remind us of the background to this. to shore up confidence, because interest rates have been cut already and are already close to zero. this started in 2012. the renewable whatever tools are in the box?” don't think from the monetary side there are many tools that central heat incentive was supposed to be a banks can use. if you go into a green acre friendly scheme that would save money but it really did negative rate territory, you are neither of those things. the whole going to have the opposite effect of point of it was to try to switch people from using fossil fuels to assimilating growth. now it is up to renewable wood pellets. the problem the government to spend more, to ensure app companies, support areas was that the subsidies given to people to use these wood pellets of tourism, for example, which are

we re people to use these wood pellets were worth more than the pellets actually cost so the end result is under extreme stress, aviation and more the pellets you burned, the more the pellets you burned, the more money you aren't. that is why other affected industries. it got dubbed burn—to—earn and under extreme stress, aviation and otheraffected industries. it under extreme stress, aviation and other affected industries. it is really looking for more of a coordination between more cash—for—ash. it could have cost the internationally, so not government's northern and government £700 million. by the time the pits and checks on it it ended up costing £30 acting independently, acting in a more coordinated fashion, and million, but of course as you said, spending more to support companies. thank you very much for that. it broke down the end of the power—sharing agreement here in stormont and northern ireland was without the assembly and executive markets have closed in europe, still for three years. this report took a few hours of trading left in america, and then it is the weekend. three years to create, sir patrick then we will be back here again on monday. thank you very much. coghlin was in charge of the report, 360 pages. the report says there was during the coronavirus outbreak, no corruption but some behaviour was you may be wondering how unacceptable. he says this was all to keep your smartphone clean, as some substances can about establishing the facts rather damage the device. dr lena ciric, a microbiologist than attributing blame but he says from university college london, there was an accumulation and says you can effectively clean your phone using just household soap and water. compounding of errors and omissions over time. and a failure of the part while washing your hands is vital, if you are worried about germs on your phone, you can clean it of all those involved. that really effectively with simple

soap and water. means the ministers, the civil i am a microbiologist servants, their special advisers and at university college london all those in the building behind me and i‘m going to show you how that were supposed to be watching to clean your phone. and keeping an eye on this scheme unplug your phone, turn it off and keeping an eye on this scheme and putting checks on it. he says and remove the case. there was a complete lack of all the major phone makers warn against using chemicals, oversight and the civil servants, civil service, they said they were hand gels and abrasive wipes not equipped with the expertise or on your device as this can damage the screen‘s protective coating. given the right support. all in all he said this was a complex game and dampen a microfibre cloth with water he said this was a complex game and and simple household soap. he really said it was a project too gently rub the services farfor he really said it was a project too far for the he really said it was a project too farfor the northern he really said it was a project too far for the northern ireland with a damp cloth. government. was arlene foster take care not to get moisture in any implicated? absolutely. arlene of the openings because even water resistant phones foster now the first minister, lose their protection over time. headed the department, brought in finally, dry your phone with a clean microfibre cloth. the scheme. the report says she even just using soap and water can should not have signed important effectively remove bacteria documents during the development of the scheme, even though that she was from your phone and we can test that by using this little given advice which was often device and the swabs. inaccurate, incomplete or the device gives a reading misleading. when she gave evidence of relative units which relate to the inquiry, she said that she to the microbial activity on your phone. was accountable but not responsible we tested all of these phones for certain mistakes that were made. and their cases before

she did admit and tell the inquiry and after cleaning with soapy water and they were all significantly that she did not read certain clea ner afterwards. documents but relied on advisers. on a surgical surface, we would want to get a figure of 50 sir patrick coghlin made aa recommendations aimed at reforming or less and all of our bones the civil service in northern and cases had a reading ireland. updating the code of or less and all of our phones and cases had a reading contact between ministers and their special advisers. one brother lower than that. if you have an iphone, apple says you can clean it pointed recommendation where he says with wipes that you can get ministers presenting the assembly from computer shops or online. with legislation for approval should there are also devices you can use to sterilise your phone sufficiently read and familiarise using ultraviolet uvc radiation. themselves with that legislation. these should not harm your device but some phones or cases could be overall he did say the discoloured over time. responsibility for what went on they not just with one with all of these methods, as soon as you touch your phone, responsibility for what went on they notjust with one individual or group but with a broad range of you are going to get germs back onto it so make sure you keep washing your hands persons and organisations involved relating to the design, approval, regularly and thoroughly. now it‘s time for a look arrangement and management and at the weather with helen willetts administration of the scheme throughout its life. so basically all in all, what is report says is iam sure that the scheme was an absolute i am sure many of you have enjoyed disaster. kate, thank you. the sunshine today. very few showers around, lighter winds, so it has felt more like march should feel.

more breaking news. we remind you of however, the wind and rain is likely to return for the weekend. that will the effects that the coronavirus is push its way eastwards overnight. having on the queen's diary the next low pressure system, rain commitments. these being rethought. and wind, move in later in the day on saturday for most of us. we have asa commitments. these being rethought. as a sensible precaution, we are told, and for practical reasons in had some decent spells of sunshine. the current circumstances, changes are being made to the queenmy there is some lumpy cloud around commitments in the coming weeks. in across england and wales. but for consultation with the medical most, it has been much drier. this household and government, her majesty's forthcoming visits to is the main trunk of rain coming in through this evening, across chester and camden will be southern and western areas. temperatures are a little higher rescheduled. audiences will continue than they were yesterday. it has as usual. other events will be felt more click —— pleasant. for reviewed on an ongoing basis in line with the appropriate advice. oxford most of us, because we increase our university can report coming exams. cloud and we push the rain eastwards ona cloud and we push the rain eastwards on a brisk wind. temperatures should also the prince of wales and duchess hold above freezing. the question is of como have postponed their forthcoming trip to bosnia and about scotland because we are going herzegovina, cyprus and jordan to see some snow fall as well. that because of the coronavirus pandemic. should clear out of their way through the course of saturday the couple had been due to leave morning, allowing a window of dry on their spring tour next week.

the wife of the candian prime weather, before more rain pushes in minister, justin trudeau, across northern ireland, later has tested positive for coronavirus. officials say sophie gregoire scotla nd across northern ireland, later scotland and western parts of trudeau has mild symptoms england and wales, and then it will and is feeling well. mr trudeau will self—isolate slowly meander southwards on monday. there is a wet snow across the with his wife for the next 1a days. highlands of scotland. that rain time for a look at the weather. clears away but leaves a legacy of here's helen willetts. cloud. it is drier and brighterfor a time but that rain comes in for we will get to our weather in a moment but what is happening in northern ireland, western parts of egypt? some rather unusualweather. england and wales. for many central and eastern areas, it is a much they don't get much rain in egypt, drier afternoon but this rain band particularly cairo. you do get some is giving us a headache because it is giving us a headache because it is pushing across scotland. it in the north coast, 200 millimetres but we have had the equivalent of two years worth in the past 2a meanders its way slowly southwards during saturday night across england hours. to show you the footage, a and wales and into sunday, so it may proper area of low pressure, strong be late in the day before it reaches winds, 60 minor gusts of wind which have whipped up the desert dust. the south and the east but some poor visibility is. a deluge, 50 areas could have 30—a0 millimetres of rain. quite a soaking, with river millimetres of rain, we normally would see over the course of two levels are still high at the ground yea rs. would see over the course of two years. this is the typical type of still saturated. chilly air coming rainfall they get. showers. they in behind with so showers as well but it is a brighter enter the day. happen so infrequently that it does

northern ireland and scotland having cause devastation as we have seen a brighter day. the start of the during the course of yesterday and week is bringing some drier weather today as well. it is also now and we hope to see more of that later in the week, but through the affecting cyprus and it is heading middle part of next week, a little east. it is to do with the jet bit more rain to come to. strea m east. it is to do with the jet stream which we talk about a lot across our hemisphere, our part. further south we don't talk about it because we do have a sub—saharan jet strea m because we do have a sub—saharan jet stream further southwards. this area of low pressure has been caused by the jet stream pushing some really cold there southwards. slow moving low pressure but it is on its way out. up to the northern middle east expecting unsettled weather this weekend. i don't know if you picked up weekend. i don't know if you picked up but there was some record—breaking heat in seville early in the week because we had a surge in thejet early in the week because we had a surge in the jet stream northwoods. temperatures into the 30s. the negative of that as we pulled the cold airfor negative of that as we pulled the cold air for south, negative of that as we pulled the cold airfor south, huge negative of that as we pulled the cold air for south, huge undulation in thejet cold air for south, huge undulation in the jet stream. that colder air sitting over the heat of the desert has peeled this deep area of low pressure which has brought this unprecedented amount of rainfall. it

is now moving east. things will calm down. get back to normal hopefully. about our weather? business as usual. not as wet as it has been put any amount of rain at the moment is not good news. today has been a much quieter day. still one or two showers around. signs of the next rain band putting it to the south—west and that will present the arrival of the next weather system and then the next area of low pressure coming in on saturday. not a storm but it will give quite a lot of rain. not as much as we have had but any amount at the moment is not good news. i hope we have enjoyed the sunshine today. it has felt more present out there than of light because there is some sunshine. that should last for one or two showers through the afternoon but you might have noticed on satellite picture cloud looming, thick cloud towards the south—west, the next area of today at 5pm, a patient in scotland rain which will push east overnight. dies from coronavirus. it comes into the relatively cold air across scotland so we expect they‘re described as an older person more snow here but from the central with underlying health conditions. lowla nds more snow here but from the central

lowlands northwoods, so over the nearly 800 people have now tested higher ground. elsewhere because of positive for coronavirus in the uk. the increasing cloud and wind and the world health organization says more than 5,000 people have now rain it won't be as chilly. apart lost their lives worldwide. from where we have the snow in scotland. for the weekend we still europe has now become the epicentre have that band of rain with those in the east to start and across of the pandemic. with more reported scotland. this is the next area of low pressure coming in. business as usual because it will cause some cases and deaths than the rest of the world combined, apart from issues, i suspect, usual because it will cause some china. issues, isuspect, even usual because it will cause some issues, i suspect, even though it might not be as extensive as we have all professional football in the uk is suspended — seen. might not be as extensive as we have seen. damp and grey start which is a a number of premier league teams are in self—isolation. bit disappointing to start the and tomorrow‘s six nations weekend. then skies will brighten as match between wales and scotland is postponed. weekend. then skies will brighten as we see the drier weather coming in but not one of the nile and for very buckingham palace says the queen has long for scotland. that rain comes postponed some public in through the afternoon, western fringes of england and wales. damp into the upturn here. milder. a south—westerly wind. that will pick up south—westerly wind. that will pick up as well and tend to push the rain further south and east through saturday night. it will allow drier skies and weather to come into northern ireland in western scotland, pressure air. the problem is how quickly this weather front or how it doesn't move very quickly

during sunday, saturday night on sunday, it could take several hours of wet weather to areas very saturated, 30 or a0 millimetres on the cards in some areas. we keep an eye on that. it points up, a much drier diaper parts of scotland and northern ireland with just the odd shower run. a drier day on monday. through the middle of next week we might seea through the middle of next week we might see a bit of rain, but towards the end of next week we are hopeful, we are keeping everything crossed we might have four or five days of high pressure and dry weather. still a bit up and down this weekend and crossed fingers for later next week 01:30:36,508 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 and what we need.