this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at six: ten more patients have died in england after testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths in the uk to 21. president trump is extending his ban on flights from europe to include britain and ireland. the president has made a decision to suspend all travel to the united kingdom and ireland effective midnight monday, night eastern standard time. the spanish government is reportedly set to put the country into lockdown, in an attempt to control the virus. jet2 cancels all flights to spain, the balearic islands and the canary islands — with immediate effect. some european union countries say they will close their borders to most — or all — foreigners. and on sportsday at six—thirty, we'll find out how lower league football clubs are coping

with the postponement of fixtures due to the coronavirus outbreak. good evening. ten more people in the uk have died after testing positive for coronavirus — bringing the total number of deaths in the uk to 21. england's chief medical officer, professor chris whitty, said all of the latest to die were patients in "at—risk" groups. the rise comes as the government draws up plans to ban mass gatherings, in response to the escalating outbreak. the total number of cases in the uk now stands at 1,140. almost 38—thousand people have been tested.

meanwhile, the united states has extended the travel ban on most european countries to include the uk and ireland. this will come into effect at 04.00am on tuesday morning. the vice president, mike pence said american citizens returning from the uk will come through specific us airports. elsewhere in europe — the spanish government is expected to announce a full lockdown across the country as the death toll from the coronavirus rises to 190. the airlinejet2 has cancelled all flights to the country. and even turned back seven of its planes mid—flight earlier today. and, holidays to spain organised through tui, which were due to begin this weekend, have also been cancelled. we'll have reports from around the world — but first the situation here in the uk from our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson. on your marks, get set, go! a large group of runners out today, keeping fit but the question now is for how much longer.

concerns about the coronavirus mean the government may ban mass gatherings. it is understood the measure could be brought in as early as next week in order to free up emergency services to deal with the virus. the evidence tells us that stopping mass gatherings doesn't have a huge impact on the spread of the virus, but, for example, the decision has been taken in some countries because of the impact of public services and when you have a mass gathering that draws on the police and the ambulance service who need to support it. today the death toll in the uk jumped, almost doubling from 11 to 21 patients. all those who lost their lives were in the at—risk groups, aged over 60 with underlying conditions. there are more than 1100 confirmed cases in the uk, one of them is a newborn baby and its mother. but officials believe the true figure could be as many as 10,000. the world health organization has

raised serious concerns about the uk's handling of the outbreak and its aim to have enough people infected with the virus who then recover in order to build up so—called herd immunity. and other experts are worried about what they say is the uk's lack of action to stop the spread. the uk government response has, in my view, place the country at a considerably higher risk of becoming the next domino to fall in the series of outbreaks we have seen around the world. just remember this, if you cut your number of contacts in half, then you have cut in half the number of opportunities the virus has to transmit. if everybody were to do that then there would be a chance of slowing infection to an extent you would not be overwhelming the nhs. but the government is keen to stress it's following scientific advice and has underlined the importance of self isolating if you have a cough or fever. earlier i spoke to doctor bharat pankhania who is a senior clinical lecturer

at the university of exeter. on the line from his home in bath on the line from his home i asked him what more people could do to try and alleviate the spread of the coronavirus in the uk. i feel we should also be able to take personal responsibility. the government cannot make bespoke infection control and prevention plans for everyone. my advice would be if you are in the at—risk group, vulnerable, if you feel uncomfortable, you must take personal control and make your own decisions. i feel employers should also enable these personal decisions to be made, such as working from home and we can all reduce travel and commuting, we need to keep out of circulation whilst this virus is in circulation in the exponential phase of this outbreak. the government can do so much but we can also take charge and start doing what we feel comfortable with. more personal decision

making on these things, against the backdrop of what we are hearing, the professional advice, but also be prepared not to say i am going to wait to be told what to do, use ourjudgment and decide what we feel comfortable doing. indeed, i feel very energised that i must inform at—risk groups that they are at risk, and people that if you are not practising good hygiene it is high time you did. for example, in my city bath there is going to be a marathon tomorrow, it is going to go ahead. people are half for it and half against it, i say if you are uncomfortable, please stay away. it is not a bad decision if you stay away. that raises the question about what we are told the government is discussing at the moment, measures to ban large—scale events. judging from what you were saying, you don't think it matters whether they are banned or not,

it has to be about what individuals decide to do, whether they want to go out in a big group of people, whether they want to attend a football match or a music concert. in the end, we can spend too much time relying on government telling us what to do. indeed, i think it is very empowering. the government can say this and that at the big level but at the same time i think it is a very powerful tool to become educated and confident about the coronavirus, because it also reduces anxiety and stress about not knowing what this virus can do. as we've been hearing, the united states has extended their european travel ban to include the uk and ireland, with restrictions coming into effect from the early hours of tuesday morning. this is what the vice president mike pence told reporters at the white house. also, as the presidentjust foreshadowed, in our taskforce meeting today, the president has made the decision to suspend all travel to the united kingdom and ireland,

effective midnight monday night, eastern standard time. chad wolf will describe the details of that, but again, as the president just suggested, all of our health experts presented information, dr fauci will reflect on some of those numbers. made a unanimous recommendation to the president to suspend all travel from the uk and ireland. that will be effective midnight monday night, eastern standard time. again, americans in the uk or ireland can come home. legal residents can come home, but as the secretary will detail, they will be funnelled through specific airports and processed. our north america correspondentjane o'brien gave her reaction to the us travel ban extension to include the uk and ireland. it seems that the us is really

coming into line, that the week started very badly for the white house and for congress in general, the president being criticised for underplaying the severity of the crisis, forgiving mixed messages, and we saw the effect on the markets. a lot of confusion over the last week and the us really seemed to be ona last week and the us really seemed to be on a back foot and scrambling to be on a back foot and scrambling to get ahead of the curve. this press c0 nfe re nce , to get ahead of the curve. this press conference, i got the impression all the agencies seem to be working together, there is an admission that more tests need to be carried out and those tests are now being made available. we are going to be hearing more updates about how and where people can get tested later on tomorrow. also sweeping legislation passed the house, again there was real concern over whether oi’ there was real concern over whether or not there could be legislation in this hyper partisan atmosphere in

washington, the president indicating he will support the legislation passed at the house, the senate will be taking a vote early next week. it does seem things are starting to come together. the president again taking some criticism about whether oi’ taking some criticism about whether or not his own sense of urgency has evolved over the last few days, he said he has always felt there was an urgency and that has not changed. he himself has also now been tested, there was some concern over whether his lack of personal testing or sending the wrong message as he had come into contact with people who had tested positive. he said he has been tested, his temperature is perfectly normal and he is awaiting the results of that test. the spanish government has confirmed that the death toll in the country from coronavirus has risen to 190 from 120. a lockdown is being considered, as part of a state of emergency, to control the spread of the virus.

spain is the worst affected european nation after italy — where more than 17,000 cases have been confirmed . our correspondent, sima kotecha has more now, from rome. they sing italian national anthem. through a health crisis, italy turns to song. stringent measures restricting movement has led to this, from north to south. but behind the music, more than 1,000 have died. at a hospital in rome, doctors who helped with the outbreak in china are visiting to advise and support. we believe that colleagues in italy have done a very good job. they believe early detection is key and medics here say their experiences are invaluable. it is always important to have exchanges. some of these medical doctors

were on the front line since the beginning of the epicentre in wuhan so they have developed protocols and they have treated lots of patients, especially about the severe cases. i have understood they have important exchanges about the protocols. it was preferred that media on site wore a mask. this is the main hospital in rome where people who have coronavirus are treated. behind the hospital is a triage centre where those who think they might be infected are checked. some hospitals in the north, where most of the cases are, continue to struggle to cope. like in italy, some parts of spain are already under strict measures as the government prepares to enter a 15—day state of emergency. translation: it is not comfortable for anyone but it is the best we can do, go out only when necessary, perhaps get disposable gloves for not touching doors or keys

when we enter, that kind of thing and, well, just stay quiet at home. it is all very worrying. let's hope it lasts not only 15 days but a month or two, that we are careful at home and go out as little as possible. the famed latin vibrancy is fading as families cut themselves off and the outbreak continues. in central and eastern africa, rwanda, kenya, ethiopia and sudan, are among the countries to have confirmed their first cases of coronavirus. and morocco, has suspended air and sea links with france and spain, and banned any public gatherings of more than 50 people. let's take a look at some of the other lines around the world. norway will shut all its airports fom monday — that follows the closure of schools

and restaurants across the country latvia will close all borders to foreigners from tuesday and signs of a slowdown of the oubreak in china continue, as the country reported more imported cases than locally transmitted infections. the headlines on bbc news: ten more patients have died in england after testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths in the uk to 21. president trump is extending his ban on flights from europe to include britain and ireland. and the spanish government is reportedly set to put the country into lockdown, in an attempt to control the virus. let's stay with the coronavirus. earlier i spoke to professor david alexander — a professor of risk and disaster reduction at ucl, and also vice—president of the institute of civil protection and emergency management — and asked him about the current plan from the british government to tackle the virus. one thing you can say about the medical advice is that

much of it is based upon assumptions about the spread of the disease, which are in turn based on parametric models. a parametric model is actually a rather simple thing, where you put numbers into it and get numbers out at the end. the kind of numbers at the end depends on the kind of numbers you put in at the beginning. that is for example, you hear of the assumption could be half a million deaths. if there were, by the way, they would probably include me. but i don't think there are going to be half a million. that is the sort of thing a model will give you as a worst case. the trouble is, we don't have the data to put into the models, and therefore, there are large areas of uncertainty in the prediction of how the virus will go. what we are looking at and what we can say on the basis of the very recent past, up until now, is that there are explosive and very rapid changes in it. and really, you have

to be ready for those. i think the uk should have done more, much earlier. what sort of things would you have liked to have seen by now? i think banning mass gatherings is necessary. i'm not convinced it is, in fact a effective measure. —— in effective measure. let's bear in mind there is different types of mass gatherings as well. plus we have to specify by what we mean by banning mass gatherings. are we going to close museums and art galleries, for example? are we only talking about football matches or what is it? in any case, social distancing appears to have some effect. doesn't stop the virus, but it does slow it down, it does possibly reduce the number of cases and the transmission rate and so on, so it's worth doing, despite the pain and difficulty and disadvantages it creates. could i just correct an impression here, actually, in this emergency, there aren't phases.

that is to say, there are no phases in the way the disease develops. if there are phases at all, they are in response to it and therefore what the government does. so yes, there might be phases in that, but the disease itself is not subject to phases. and in terms of predicting at what point it will grow and how quickly it will expand and what proportion of the population will be affected then, you're saying, whatever information you put in will affect the result you get. if you don't have adequate information, you can can't expect these models to give you accurate advice on what to do? all these models are based on assumptions, they are often derived from previous events, but one thing you can say about this pandemic is it does differ from other pandemics. yes, it's got a certain amount of things in common with 1918, the very great pandemic with swine flu and sars in 2003,

but no, it isn't the same, and no, not the same characteristics. therefore, any assumptions based on previous events are likely to be, let's just say, debatable when it comes to this one. so in fact, it is a very difficult art to be able to predict exactly what is going to happen next. we therefore have to be proportional, we have to adopt measures before they're needed or perhaps more strongly then they are needed, just to be sure we don't find ourselves behind the curve instead of front of it. about ten or 15 years ago, maybe a little longer now, we got keane talking about resilience. i rubber talking about resilience. i rubber talking to a minister in the then government who is in charge of resilience. he said there was nothing more likely to cause you to wa ke nothing more likely to cause you to wake up any cold sweat than worrying about whether you enough places to put bodies in case of a major terrorist incident or public health emergency. he couldn't envisage what you are seeing emergency. he couldn't envisage what you are seeing now, emergency. he couldn't envisage what you are seeing now, and as you say, some of the worst predictions will not come to pass. but things will

have to be planned now so we are ready for when the virus becomes more widespread. what sort of things should be in place, should we have already have been considering? privately and quietly behind the scenes, will the authorities be preparing? i take one issue with one thing he said, that he couldn't envision this this, i believe he could and should and may well have. we do have scenario development, a scenario is not a prediction of the future, it is an exploration of possible future outcomes, pleural. in other words, the worst case, the not so bad case, the best case and anything in between. with the aid of scenarios, actually do know a lot about pandemics and what they do to the economy, to people's psychology, to the way people behave, to the medical side of it and so on and to the health system and so on. all of that really i trust it was fully

explored. the reason i am not totally sure about that is because so totally sure about that is because so much totally sure about that is because so much emergency totally sure about that is because so much emergency planning in this country is secret or at least parts of itare, country is secret or at least parts of it are, and therefore, we don't get to examine, even with the right credentials some of what is done. and only the greatest and simplest parts of that reach the light of day as far as the public and academics are concerned. but scenario planning should enable us to understand these things quite clearly, the impact of pandemics is not unforeseen or unexpected. the trade body representing uk hotels, restaurants and the hospitality industry, has warned that large businesses are at real risk of collapse because of the coronavirus outbreak. uk hospitality has written to the chancellor asking for more support for what it called an ‘existential threat‘. our business correspondent katy austin has more. did you want to make a dinner reservation? many businesses here in eastbourne rely on tourists and locals eating and drinking out.

they are doing that less. bookings at this hotel are down 60%. we have the money to carry on for maybe two or three months and then we are out of money. then what do we do, you know, with paying staff, paying vat? wednesday's budget promised billions to support the economy through the crisis, but in a letter to the chancellor that i have seen, the uk's hospitality trade body warns that support for small businesses with things like business rates and sick pay is welcome but there is little for larger firms who employ the most people and it warns the pandemic threatens their very existence without more government help. its demands include extending business rates suspension to all sized companies, government funding statutory sick pay for all hospitality firms and allowing temporary staff redundancies, and it says high—street restaurant chains and major hotel groups are the ones who need it. if nothing is done, put simply, these businesses will run out

of cash in 4—6 weeks, they simply will not be able to trade because the bills coming through the door remain there and are so substantial. if they have no income coming in, they cannot sustain that drop in footfall and the drop in income. it is a different picture for online delivery firms. demand's so high at ocado, it's stopped taking new customers' orders. supermarket shoppers continue to stock up on cleaning products and long life foods. the treasury insists help will be on offer where it is needed but some businesses who rely on people physically turning up to spend money fear for their survival. katy austin, bbc news. people with disabilities and their carers are calling for more support from the government as the number of uk cases of coronavirus continues to rise. they're among the group most vulnerable to the effects of the virus and many say they're worried about who will care for them as the outbreak worsens. jayne mccubbin has been hearing their stories. it's hard to avoid the fear, but what do you do when your loved ones rely solely on you?

hello, dan. hello. tell me who's in this picture. ok, in this picture is my wife, amy, and my daughter emily, who has spina bifida, hydrocephalus, and is a wheelchair user. i'm currently looking after both. but i love them absolutely both to pieces. love the stardust off them. but you're worried. but i'm very worried. because, as it stands, if i were to contract coronavirus who's going to step in and do the very personal care which both of them need? i can't leave it to a friend or neighbour, it has to be to a care professional, and, unfortunately, they are a very rare breed. right now, there are over 120,000 vacancies in the social care system. what happens if a suggested coronavirus sickness rate of 20% hits? hello, liz. hi, jayne. tell me about your brother and your daughter. my brother and daughter both have down syndrome. elsa's 23 and she lives at home with me. and my brother lives around the corner in his own flat with a 24/7 support team. this is why you're so worried.

people are going to get sick. much has been said about the risk to the elderly, but there are other sectors of society for whom this outbreak is a huge concern. i mean, you're also worried because routine for your brother is so very important. i don't know how he'll cope when he can't do the things he loves. and they're just ordinary little things like going to the shops. he loves to shake people's hands. that's a bit of a no—no right now, isn't it? we're working on teaching him elbow bumps. the routines — change to routines could really upset his mental health. these are the many and varied consequences of a virus which, we're told, repeatedly, for the majority is no worse than the flu. this mother spoke to me anonymously about her five—year—old son who has a multitude of complex progressive health problems. now, we tend to make a mini hospital at home these days so we'd only go in when we need intensive care.

ijust don't think my child is going to be one of those children that would receive a ventilator if push came to shove. because there are so many other complications with your boy? yeah, so he's progressive and he's nonverbal. so there are lots of reasons for them to say "we won't bother with him". these are the heartbreaking fears surrounding children and adults with disabilities. lucy is a journalist within the bbc. she has spent many hours recently chasing detail from the government about its plans to help people like her who rely on personal assistance to remain independent. this plan emerged yesterday, suggesting volunteers could be drafted in to replace professional staff.

and detail is exactly what these people are so desperate for, before a crisis hits — not after. let me bring you additional information that we have had in the last few minutes, one from a little earlier this afternoon which we haven't reported so far is that denmark has announced its first

death from coronavirus. the number of cases in the netherlands has now reached just under 1000, it is about 960 or sojust to reached just under 1000, it is about 960 or so just to confirm what we thought earlier, spain looks like it will indeed announce additional measures this evening. the spanish government will say all spaniards will stay home except to get food, drugs or other emergencies. that is according to a draft seen by reuters on saturday. interestingly, his government has postponed economic measures which suggest there is a dispute going on between his party and coalition party, which is much further to the left on economic issues. finally, dublin, the irish government has confirmed a second patient has died of covid—19, that announcement was made by the chief medical officer who also said that the number of cases of coronavirus infections increased from 90 to 129. slightly more trivial bit of news,

though not trivial for the slightly more trivial bit of news, though not trivialfor the people slightly more trivial bit of news, though not trivial for the people on the shoot, stephen spielberg has had to suspend the filming of his next film which takes place in south america, it is actually around the spanish conquest is coming to conquer the aztecs. they brought many illnesses with them, that has now been delayed because of an outbreak of coronavirus on the film set. let's try and end on a slightly happier note. now, despite italy being in national lockdown as a result of the virus, some are staying positive about the situation. singing. many italians have been taking to their balconies to sing and dance in unison, in an effort to boost morale. italy is the worst—hit european country, with over 11100 deaths. you can be isolated but you don't have to hide away. italy is the worst—hit european country, with over 11100 deaths. still plenty of people who want to show they are very much alive and determined to beat this virus if

they possibly can. lovely to see that. we had a italian guest in earlier who said saying this had cheered her up. here's jane hill with what you can do to minimise the spread of the virus. this is what we all need to know about reducing our risk of catching coronavirus, wash your hands regularly, rub the palm and back of your hands in between the fingers and not forgetting the thumbs. it should take 20 seconds, long enough to sing happy birthday twice. avoid touching your face with unwashed hands because this can spread disease. the first symptoms of coronavirus are a fever and a cough and you may experience shortness of breath. if you have a cough or high temperature, that does not necessarily mean you have coronavirus but if you think you might, don't go to hospital or your gp, stay—at—home and call nhs111 or use their online service. they will be able to tell you what to do next. you can keep up—to—date with the latest of elements about the

coronavirus outbreak, how to guard against it and what it means for you on the bbc news app and our website. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello, there has been a lot of clout on the scene with the wind picking up on the scene with the wind picking up to the west, blowing the rain through northern ireland further into scotland and then the rain band sinks down overnight into england and wales where it could be heavy over the hills. clear skies follow before the shower is packing to the north—west, temperatures 5—6d overnight for scotland and northern ireland. milderfor overnight for scotland and northern ireland. milder for england overnight for scotland and northern ireland. milderfor england and wales where we have that band of cloud and rain which will be heavy for a while, that will move in the morning through the midlands, lincolnshire into the west country then into the south—east of england. some shine follows behind and showers, though showers become fewer in scotland and northern ireland but the wind changes tomorrow. it will feel cooler, temperatures will be dropping away to eight or 10 degrees, it will be constructed monday, a frost in many places, we

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