where for weather in the forecast, where for much of the week we have not been able to say that for some time. this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines at 11:00... the health secretary warns that measures to combat coronavirus will disrupt the lives of everybody — and older people and those with health conditions will be asked to stay at home. the protection of the vulnerable and elderly by asking them to stay away, to stay at home, that is in our action plan, but we do not want formally to say yet that people should do that. british companies are urged to join a "national effort" to produce more ventilators and other medical equipment "at speed" supermarkets urge shoppers not to buy more than they need, amid growing evidence of panic buying. president trump and borisjohnson discuss the pandemic by phone. number ten says they agreed on the need for co—ordinating

international action. the foreign office advises against all but essential travel to spain, after a state of emergency was declared there last night. in france, the government orders the closure of most public places, including all cafes, restaurants, cinemas and non—essential shops. and foreign correspondents based in london will be looking at the extraordinary events of the week — that's in dateline london in half an hour. the health secretary matt hancock has warned that the measures the government will take to combat the coronavirus will disrupt the ordinary lives of almost

everybody in the country. he confirmed that, in the coming weeks, older and vulnerable people would be asked to self—isolate, staying at home and cutting down contacts, but he said that this would not happpen yet. here are the day's other main developments: matt hancock said ministers would ask the nation's manufacturers to switch to the production of ventilators needed to treat people who develop severe symptoms — more doctors would be trained in their use. supermarkets in the uk are urging customers not to panic buy during the outbreak. borisjohnson and president trump discussed the pandemic in a telephone call last night — downing street said they agreed on the importance of co—ordinating international action. the white house doctor says donald trump has tested negative for coronavirus after hosting a meeting with the brazilian president, jair bolsonaro, some of whose entourage have tested positive. in france — voters are heading to the polls in local elections, despite all cafes, restaurants, cinemas and most shops being ordered to remain shut.

and, the foreign office is advising against all but essential travel to spain, and the balearic and canary islands — easyjet is the latest airline to cancel all flights to spain, beginning tuesday. more on the international outlook in a moment, but first the position in the uk. in the last hour health secretary matt hancock appeared on the andrew marr programme. quite soon, anybody over the age of 70 is going to be asked to stay inside their house for up to four months. is that a realistic thing to ask them to do? the protection of the vulnerable and elderly by asking them to stay away, to stay—at—home, that is in our action plan. but we do not want formally to say yet that people should do that. the reason for that is simply this length of time that they'd need to stay self isolated,

stay—at—home, to protect themselves is a very big ask. it is a very long time. we do know that if you ask people to do this sort of thing, then they can tire of it. we know it has negative impacts and real negative impacts. sorry tojump in, it is notjust all of those millions of people staying inside their houses, it is also presumably anybody who is caring for them. there are 5 million carers in this country, 600,000 people caring for someone with dementia, but there is no point asking them to stay inside their houses, unless you're taking the same measures for those who are going to be bringing in food, helping change their beds and so forth. you have got to make sure that if people stay—at—home they get the help they need, of course. that will notjust be the social care system, we are putting a huge amount more extra cash into the social care system, but it isn't so much about the money it's about having the people.

so we are going to need a massive community response. the health secretary told the bbc what advice he had for people who cared for elderly people. our advice, very clearly that if you have a symptom, no matter how mild, then you must stay—at—home both to protect yourself, but also to protect others. this is the central message, alongside the message of washing your hands. those are the two things that right now we are asking people to do. who will look after these people? who's going to look after which... who will look after sick people, particularly older people staying at home? this is what we need, both the formal social care system and the whole community to do. getting through this will be a national effort. i don't mean those words lightly. i mean every single person in this country is going to be affected, and going to have to do things.

but this is a great dilemma, if you like. say there is somebody living in the same street as me and they are elderly and self—isolated and they need care and help. do i go in to help them or not? if you are healthy, yes. risking getting the disease myself? and then spreading it? sorry, if you are healthy and they are healthy, please go and help them. there are ways you can help without yourself getting infected. because the infection comes if you are within two metres of somebody, but making sure that they are ok, making sure that they have got the food they need if they cannot go out shopping, these things are critical, and you can do that without risking infection yourself. 0ur political correspondent nick eardly explained the thinking behind what the government is doing. the argument that ministers

are continuing to make is that they're going to be guided by science. the message from matt hancock this morning was they are absolutely prepared to take whatever action is required to try and stop the spread of coronavirus, but they want to do it at the right time. as you say, i think it's fair to say that the criticism and the questioning of what the government has been doing has been increasing. we have been hearing from politicians and others, some of our viewers, i'm sure, who want to know more about why the government is taking different measures to other places in europe, for example. now, the immediate response to that is the government is going to publish more of its scientific advice. but i think we are going to see over the next few days and weeks, a ramping up of the measures designed to help stop the spread of the virus. so matt hancock saying this morning that in the next few weeks, we are likely to see elderly

and vulnerable people asked to self—isolate. potentially for quite a long time, potentially for a period of months. likewise, the advice is likely to change some point soon from what it is at the moment, that if you or i have a fever or a cough we stay—at—home for a week. that will change to mean that if someone in your household, a family member or a flat mate, something like that, if they have symptoms then you are all supposed to self—isolate. we don't know exactly what that will look like and it's important to say that advice hasn't been issued yet. but i think more is coming and it's clear the government is starting to ramp up its response. and some of the papers today evoking a kind of wartime spirit. and in terms of specific measures, the government are calling on big companies to start producing ventilators and they are also trying to see if the nhs could use private hospital beds, trying to get everybody working together on this? that's right, the health secretary also using that wartime comparison,

saying that the country almost needs to draw on the blitz spirit from the second world war. i think it's fair to say the government thinks this is the biggest health challenge in a generation and for all of us, you and i and for our viewers, there is going to be a massive effort required that everybody needs to, you know, sacrifice something over the next few weeks. the first step of that is asking major manufacturers to make ventilators. the uk has about 5,000 at the moment, there is a feeling there needs to be far more. so the government is basically saying to anybody who can make ventilators, do it. no matter how many you make we will buy them. likewise, they are saying to private health companies, to private hospitals, we might need some of your beds and putting in place measures to make sure that if any chest beds are full, some of those private health service beds can be used as well. absolutely, the government is starting to really move up a gear in its efforts to tackle the virus. but as i say there continues to be

that questioning politically and some medically as well, saying we need some more information and perhaps to take some extra measures and the government is still facing questions on that. joining me now from her home in south london is caroline abrahams, the charity director for age uk. thank the charity director for age uk. you for being with your thank you for being with us. what is your advice to families who have elderly, elderly parents perhaps in the at risk category. what are you saying to families? 0bviously the at risk category. what are you saying to families? obviously there isa saying to families? obviously there is a dilemma we were just hearing it being explored by andrew moore and matt hancock on whether you should go and see somebody who is elderly and perhaps vulnerable and rest, you know, spreading the virus? yes, good morning. 0ur know, spreading the virus? yes, good morning. our advice today is there is no reason not to go and visit, as long as you are well and the person you go to visit is well. but it

does, of course, make sense to take the precautions of the secretary of state is talking about. do keep up on your hand hygiene. it is worth having a chat... caroline, it is not very good line so we are caroline, it is not very good line so we are going to try and come back to you later on if we can get a better line. that is caroline from age uk. across the uk, shoppers are continuing to buy large amounts of essential items such as toilet rolls and pasta. the organisation which represents british retailers has urged people

to shop responsibly. mr hancock said he was confident the pandemic would not threaten food supplies. here's our business correspondent, katy austin. the coronavirus outbreak hasn't yet peaked in the uk, but scenes like these show many shoppers are worried, stocking up on essentials like loo roll, hand wash and long—life foods. some shops are limiting purchases of in—demand products. people at this store in london felt there had been an overreaction. there's no nappies, toilet paper, nothing. so, it is going to be a struggle. i think that somebody needs to put kind of caution and say you can only take so much, rather than one person having so much in the house and someone having little and being hungry, especially the elderly. when i see them, they come in late at night. they can't get no food. it's a little bit over the top, frankly. it was only my friend said, "you've got to get bog roll, tea bags." i was like, "why? !" so, now, she has frightened me. so i have come out to get it all.

12 major supermarkets and food retailers have now published a letter to their customers, saying they are doing everything they can to speed up supplies and keep shelves stocked, also pointing out online delivery services are running at full capacity. but customers are asked to be considerate in the way that they shop and told that buying more than is needed can sometimes mean that others will be left out. they are reassured there is enough for everyone if we all work together. the risk is, we all buy that little bit more than we actually need. if we all did that, that would cause more of a problem in terms of making sure that we have got the right supplies coming through the system. we have seen certain products with less availability where some things have run out for a short period of time. we are not going to see com pletely time. we are not going to see completely empty supermarkets, that is absolutely not the case. it is much more around making sure we can spread the demand out and if we are

considerate as shoppers, only buying what it is that we need, there is going to be plenty for everyone and the retailers really wanted to give that reassurance to everyone. the unsaid message of the letter today is — think of others before you panic buy. katy austin, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... the health secretary warns that measures to combat coronavirus will disrupt the lives of everybody — and older people and those with health conditions will be asked to stay at home. british companies are urged to join a "national effort" to produce more ventilators and other medical equipment "at speed" supermarkets urge shoppers not to buy more than they need, amid growing evidence of panic buying. european countries are continuing to take extraordinary steps to try to stop the spread of the coronavirus. measures on a scale not seen before in peace—time are coming into force. in spain there's a nationwide

partial lockdown for the next 15 days. in france — all cafes, restaurants, cinemas and most shops have been ordered to remain shut. this report is from rich preston? bells toll. three of europe's biggest economies have imposed national lockdowns. spain is europe's second—worst hit country, with more than 190 deaths and over 6300 infections, and has now declared a state of emergency. public gatherings are banned and most shops and businesses are closed. cafes and restaurants will only be able to carry out home deliveries. for the next two weeks, people have been told to stay at home unless they are going to work or to buy food or medicine. begona gomez, the wife of the spanish prime minister, pedro sanchez, and pictured here with her husband last year, has tested positive for the virus. on the streets, cheers of support for health staff going to work

and caring for the sick. cheering and applause. at the stroke of midnight, sweeping new restrictions came into force across france. public places described as nonessential forcibly shut, including cinemas, cafes and nightclubs. the traditional french bistro, an integral part of the country's cultural identity, closed. more than 90 people in france have now died of coronavirus and authorities say this is the only way to prevent mass fatalities. translation: i am aware of the efforts and sacrifices that are required and i have confidence in the ability of french men and women to understand the seriousness of the moment and to adopt together the civic, responsible and supportive behaviour which will enable us to overcome this crisis. despite the lockdown, local elections are going ahead — the prime minister calling

for people to come out and vote, but to do so sensibly and keep a safe distance from others. italy remains europe's worst—hit country, with over moo deaths. its national lockdown has been in place for nearly a week, but the number of cases and fatalities keeps rising. on friday, the world health organisation said europe was now the epicentre of the covid—i9 outbreak, a virus which started in china and, which, in just ten weeks, has spread around the world and killed thousands of people. rich preston, bbc news. spanish police have been using drones equiped with loudspeakers to tell people in public spaces to go home. let's have a listen.

it is recommended to avoid going out, only when it's necessary. stay at home". so the message there from the police being enforced asking people only to go out when necessary and stay—at—home. to get more on the impact of the virus on travel, our correspondent, jenny kumah, is at heathrow. talk about the impact on passengers and of course, on the airlines as well? it is difficult times for travellers and the airlines. particular disruption to spain, the country is on lockdown and emergency measures have been put in place. a number of airlines have cancelled flights to the country, so easyjet

say they are running a normal timetable today and tomorrow but from tuesday, there will be no more flights for the rest of the month but they will be running a number of rescue flights. yesterday, one airline and jet2 said they were cancelling flights. another blow to the airline industry is the united states said it is extending its european travel ban to the uk and the republic of ireland. this will particularly affect a number of vital routes for airlines like british airways and virgin atlantic. the trade body airlines uk has put a stop message out to the british government saying, unless the british government pulls itself together who knows what will be left of the industry. they are calling for emergency financial support for the airline industry. says it is engaging with industry to support workers, businesses and travellers. jenny, thank you very much indeed.

we can speak to travel journalist and editor ofjetsetjourneys.com, jill starley—grainger. thank you for being with us, what is your assessment of the travel situation at the moment? all i can say is it is looking very bleak. i have been trying to find any sort of positive to this and i am struggling to. the foreign office has now advised against all but essential travel to spain and i expect several other countries will follow, given what is happening in france where they are now not allowing people to go out in the streets. poland, croatia, lots of countries going on lockdown so you can expect that advice to change quite quickly. the whole industry is suffering massively, businesses and passengers. passengers, we will come to them in a minute. but in terms of the industry, the hotels, the airlines, this is going to be

desperately difficult for them and somejust will not desperately difficult for them and some just will not recover from this? i already know businesses that have practically shut down overnight because of this. when italy came in, italy is a hugely popular destination for people from all over the world, so lots of company specialise in italy and they lost their business pretty much overnight. whether they can recover once this is all sorted out, i don't know. i think it is very worrying andi know. i think it is very worrying and i do not think the government has done anything whatsoever to provide support for the travel agents and the travel businesses that have already been affected. i know the government has brought in these measures to help high street shops with business rates, but this is doing nothing to help the majority of the travel agency, which has already suffered huge losses. people are being made redundant left, right and centre. it is quite extraordinary. in terms of

travellers and holiday—makers who have booked holidays, hotels and air tickets, what broadly, obviously every case is different, but what rights do they have to compensation? there is no right to compensation, which is what you would get if there isa which is what you would get if there is a cancellation, you might get some money on top of the refund. but there are rights to refunds. because this is obviously forced measures, none of the airlines all the travel agents can possibly be held responsible, you would not get compensation on top. but what you should do is get your money back for anything that is cancelled. if you are ata anything that is cancelled. if you are at a destination right now and you need to get back, as we have heard earlier, the airlines are trying to put on rescue flights. but if you miss that or are unable to get to one of the rescue flights and you have to try to figure out another way to get back, what you will have to look to in your travel insurance is something called curtailment cover. most of them have

that. it is worth bearing in mind, if you get stuck in the destination you will need to get disruption cover. i would encourage anybody in any of these countries to try your best to get on one of these flights back to the uk, if you are in a country that is going into lockdown. we are seeing more and more countries going into lockdown, more and more restrictions day by day, hour by hour. is this something, do you think that will go on, notjust for the next few weeks, but potentially for months?” for the next few weeks, but potentially for months? i do think there are plans that this could happen for a few months. i have been speaking to various industry bodies and they are trying to make plans, scenario plans, if this goes on. financially, companies have already lost all of their finances in many cases overnight. so they may not be able to sustain this. i do think

this is probably at least going to bea this is probably at least going to be a few months and also, its worth noting that if you are thinking of booking any new trips, make sure you check their travel insurance policies because in the last 48 hours, several insurance have said they are no longer going to offer travel disruption cover, which is what would cover you if you were to be quarantined in a destination. many of them are putting in clauses where they will not cover anything to do with coronavirus at all. people watching you now will be looking ahead and thinking about their summer holidays in july, august and so on, wondering whether those will be able to go ahead. august and so on, wondering whether those will be able to go aheadlj would be very hesitant to book those right now, but if you already have one booked you know, wait and see. it might all calm down within a month or two, and it might all calm down within a month ortwo, and in it might all calm down within a month or two, and in which case your holiday will be fine. if you already have a holiday booked, hold fire.

but if you are nervous, especially if it is in one to two months, contact your airline or travel agent because almost all of them are being flexible with allowing people to change dates for their trip. but this is important, one thing you should not do is do not accept vouchers or credit if you can avoid it. it is much better, your rights will be much safer if you actually make a booking for later in the year. ideally, before the end of the sist year. ideally, before the end of the 31st of december 2020, which is when we are technically leaving the eu. under eu law, if you have a booking and the company goes bust and you paid ona and the company goes bust and you paid on a credit card, your rights are much stronger. if you are left with vouchers or credit and the company goes bust, it is very difficult. many people with thomas cook vouchers found they were absolutely useless, while those who had thomas cook bookings were able to get money back from that when the

company went bust. 0k, great to talk to you. thank you very much indeed. let's return to that warning from the health secretary, matt hancock who has warned that measures to combat coronavirus will disrupt the lives of everybody — and older people and those with health conditions will be asked to stay at home. we can cross back again to caroline abrahams, the charity director for age uk. we have a better line with you now, caroline. the government are talking about the elderly potentially self isolating for a matter of four months. i am isolating for a matter of four months. iam not isolating for a matter of four months. i am not saying it is going to come in quite yet, but down the road, ina to come in quite yet, but down the road, in a few weeks' time, they might be asked to do that. what is your thoughts on the latest government thinking? like a lot of people it is pretty shocking, not the idea of having to stay—at—home for a bit, i the idea of having to stay—at—home fora bit, ithink the idea of having to stay—at—home for a bit, i think that has been widely discussed for older people. what will be alarming for people is the duration of it. for months is a

very long time. that definitely means we will have to put some local infrastructure in place to support people over that period. some people are lucky and they will have fantastic family support nearby, but absolutely loads won't. we are going to have to come together in communities to help them get through it, i think. we are going to have to help them but that dilemma was raised with matt hancock this morning about weather, you know, if you want to go and help an elderly person in your street, or a grandparent, should you be doing that and popping round to see how they are because you might, of course, infect them? i agree with what the secretary of state said about that. you can ring the bell and then take a few steps back. you don't have to get too close to them. but is still a good idea and absolutely fine to keep in touch. the last thing older people need is to be backing off them at the moment. wejust need to be backing off them at the moment. we just need to use sensible

precautions. if you had planned to go and have sunday lunch as a family with grandma, you can probably go ahead with that, provided that you are well and they are well. but don't get too close and wash your hands very carefully, just as we are all being instructed to do. good advice, thank you for coming back to us. for the latest developments on the coronavirus outbreak, including what symptoms to look out for, how to reduce your risk of becoming infected, and advice for those with underlying health conditions, just visit our website at... or go to the bbc news app. now it's time for a look at the weather. good morning. we have got rain clearing from the south—east and onceit clearing from the south—east and once it does so, it is going to leave a trail of sunny spells and scattered showers but the winds are swinging round to a northerly

direction in scotland and that means it is going to turn colder, particularly as though they will be gusting to go full—time. showers here and then getting into east anglia and the south—east corner by the end of the afternoon. behind it, blustery with sunny spells. we keep clear skies for many. temperatures will peak at around five to 7 degrees in scotland. double digits into the south. with clear skies ever night, there's temperatures are likely to fall away. the rain should ease as well and we will see blue tones on the map which denotes temperatures below freezing into the far north and west and maybe one or two sheltered spots of wales as well. it is a chili, frosty stock for monday. great deal of dry weather in the forecastjust for monday. great deal of dry weather in the forecast just some rain into the north—west later on. enjoy your sunday afternoon. hello, this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines: the health secretary warns that measures to combat coronavirus will disrupt the lives of everybody

— and older people and those with health conditions will be asked to stay at home. the protection of the vulnerable and elderly by asking them to stay away, to stay at home, that is in our action plan, but we do not want formally to say yet that people should do that. british companies are urged to join a "national effort" to produce more ventilators and other medical equipment "at speed". supermarkets urge shoppers not to buy more than they need, amid growing evidence of panic buying. president trump and boris johnson discuss the foreign office advises against all but essential travel to spain, after a state of emergency was declared there last night. in france, the government orders the closure of most public places, including all cafes, restaurants, cinemas and non—essential shops. now dateline london — foreign correspondents currently