scientists, though, are trying to work out how long that immunity lasts. shiv wanted to know, "how can you predict what will happen when you're not mass testing?" all sorts of information is being fed into models that's helping us to predict what this virus will do, but more testing will give us more accurate predictions. it could help us to answer some really big questions like, how many people have this virus with mild, or even no, symptoms? and knowing this will help us to better understand its spread. the uk government is about to really ramp up testing. why does the uk have a higher number of deaths per identified cases than most other advanced countries? it's hard to truly compare different countries because everywhere has a slightly different approach.

in the uk at the moment, we're only testing in hospitals, where patients are already very ill with the disease, so that so that gives a higher death rate than across the general population. corrina says, "my gp surgery says newborn babies will not receive their immunisation because of coronavirus. what's the public health risk?" the advice from public health england is that as long as you and your baby are well, you should go ahead with routine childhood immunisations. it's really important to protect children from diseases like measles and whooping cough. is it safe to visit my elderly parents via the back garden and sit in the garden and chat to them, as long as we don't get too close? this will be a difficult mother's day for many of us. the advice is to stay away from family and friends. if you are outside, keep a safe distance — at least two metres — and if you can't do that, use the phone or technology to stay in touch. this is especially important for anyone over 70, who's pregnant or has underlying health conditions.

you can find out more about the symptoms of coronavirus and how to protect yourself on the bbc news app, and on our website, which is bbc.co.uk/news. rebecca morelle. answering your questions. time for a look at the weather. here's stav daneos. good evening. a bit of good news on the weather front with regards to no rain. it will be sunny throughout the weekend and into much of next week, if sunshine is your thing. lots of sunshine this weekend, but chilly, cold easterly wind affecting central and southern and eastern areas and nights will be chilly. the areas and nights will be chilly. the area of high pressure will park over scandinavia towards the baltic states and the cold air mass around it will be brought in on that easterly breeze towards our shores. now, that north—easterly wind continues to push this band of cloud affecting central and southern parts of the country again today in towards the south—west and corn

devon, dorset and the channel islands could stay cloudy tonight. because of the these in the south, we should escape a frost here but it will be chilly further north with widespread frost. not quite as cold as ice and eight. a little bit of cloud across the far south and south—west tomorrow, but it will be a very sunny and dry day across the country. easterly winds will be quite a feature, so chilly across southern and in particular north sea coast. temperatures may reach 11 or 12 degrees across sheltered western areas. under the clear skies, saturday night is cheery, essential northern areas, the breeze continues to keep temperatures from falling much below 2—3d. sunday, another fine day with a little low cloud affecting the north—east coast of england into eastern scotland which may drift northwards, the channel islands could see a little cloud. elsewhere, widespread sunshine, a little cooler and sunday thanks to that strong easterly wind, particular across the east coast. top temperature 11 degrees. into next week in dominates to bring lots

of dry and settled weather, quite a bit of sunshine around. the nights will be chilly and very chilly by day. see you later. thanks, stav. a reminder of our top story... devastating effects of coronavirus, an unprecedented rescue package is unveiled for workers and businesses. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me. and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are.

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effect of coronavirus. pubs, restau ra nts, effect of coronavirus. pubs, restaurants, and james are among the basement is that close in and unprecedented rescue packet confirmed for businesses. the government will give employees 80% of their salary, that chancellor said it was one of the most comprehensive set of measures in the world. life as we e—mail it dramatically with the prime minister urging people... scientist warren at the next 12 months before social distancing will be lifted in order not to overload the nhs. i'm a london hospital becomes the first to temporarily run out of critical care capacity for coronavirus patients. ina

capacity for coronavirus patients. in a moment we will catch up with this point needs but first a look at what else is coming up here. we will first, though, let's check up with all the support. here's gavin. another major sporting event has been postponed — snooker‘s world championship won't take place next month now. organisers hope to reschedule the tournament injuly or august. judd trump had been due to defend

his title at the tournament scheduled to take place from 18 april to 4 may. so, disappointment for him, but a more worrying time for players who aren't so high profile. earlier, my colleague holly hamilton asked world snooker tour chairman, barry hearn, if any provisions have been made for the sport's lower earners. we are looking behind closed doors, ina we are looking behind closed doors, in a sterile environment, for a limited number of players to keep them occupied and playing and earning. these are self—employed people and they don't get paid when they don't play, and i know also the governing body is looking at the has of their reserves and how they can help in this period, depending on the situation with the virus. the rugby season is officially over. the rfu has confirmed all levels below the premiership have finished. the decision applies to all league, cup and county rugby in england, which means the championship campaign will finish with at least seven rounds to play. the rfu said a further update would be issued in april, as they aim to "ensure fair and balanced outcomes". meanwhile, wasps have confirmed they're cutting pay by 25%

across the "majority of the rugby department" in response to the financial threat posed by the coronavirus pandemic. worcester warriors have also announced similar cuts to all staff pay. however, both clubs say this won't apply to the lowest paid workers. the england football team's doctor, rob chakraverty, has left his role at the football association. dr chakraverty‘s position had come under intense scrutiny following revelations in a bbc panorama programme about his time as a medic at uk athletics, when he was involved in a controversial procedure on four—time olympic gold medallist mo farah. while question marks remain over the olympics this summer, preparations are continuing as normal. british delegates are currently in tokyo, finding out more about the facilities. one of the representatives on the trip, organised by the british olympic committee, told us people they are nervous but they will "undoubtedly be ready" to host the event this summer.

the japanese are going to be ready and they are setting up what looks like will be a fantastic games. they are obviously very nervous with these circumstances that are going on at this stage. my gut says the chances are 50—50. they expected to be bit more frenetic, but they are ina common be bit more frenetic, but they are in a common space stop they are well progressed with their plans and the village is outstanding, and the venues village is outstanding, and the venues are village is outstanding, and the venues are looking great. they are game ready. earlier, there was a small, symbolic victory for the ioc and local organisers, as the olympic flame arrived in tokyo, ahead of the start of the torch relay next week. our correspondent rupert wingfield hayes is there. japan seems to doing quite a good job of controlling the epidemic here and because of that, the japanese government is saying we're still full stea m government is saying we're still full steam at the 24th ofjuly. the relay, the torch relay, will begin

as it is supposed to tweak and it will go on this 100 when he one day relay around the whole of japan —— 121 date relay. they are playing all this to go ahead, but there are many, this to go ahead, but there are any this to go ahead, but there are many, many other voices here, many people i've spoken to, experts, the former mayor of tokyo, who said to me there is very little chance they think it can go ahead as scheduled on the 24th ofjuly because, even if everything is under control here, evenif everything is under control here, even if the epidemic locally here in japan is well under control or over, what about the rest of the world? how can you hold the on the pics when it is still carry on elsewhere? i think we don't know? there is a huge amount of uncertainty. we are waiting for both the ioc and the who and the japanese governments to make and the japanese governments to make a decision, they say at the moment it is still too early to make that decision and they are going ahead. ahead for the opening ceremony. some news away from the coronavirus now. and tom brady, arguably the greatest

quarterback in nfl history, has joined the tampa bay buccaneers. brady has played his entire 20—year career with the new england patriots — guiding the team to unprecedented success with six super bowl titles. the 42—year—old said he was "excited, humbled and hungry." this team has just changed overnight. you have the best quarterback, all—time, in the nfl 110w quarterback, all—time, in the nfl now on your team on an offence that already had a lot of firepower and weapons. he is a great addition to this team. they will be in the playoff push and hunt. he is going to show young again. he takes care of his body full of anybody that knows him knows about the time he puts into the off—season to be prepared, but this is a new mental challenge around new team—mates, so this will get him feeling like he's a rookie all over again. he's got a lot left in the tank. and for brady himself, all he has known is the patriots. what will it be like for him going to this new site, and for someone like you who is commenting

on the nfl very regularly, what will it be like seeing brady in another jersey? i love this. anybody in the media has to love this. so many stories, so many narratives, and we arejust stories, so many narratives, and we are just really focused on can he ta ke are just really focused on can he take this kind of culture he had in new england and bring it to tampa bay? he is good you have that schmeichel you have the sky so prepared he is going to have them need to go the elite. if you are around tom brady, you absorb that knowledge, and i think this is good for the players around him and him himself. some breaking news coming in. there will be no ecb cricket from the 24th of may. gavin, thank you very much.

on the bbc news channel, we'll be answering your questions on what new measures are in place for businesses and latest public health advice in bbc your questions answered. i'm joined by melanie weatherley, co—chair of the lincolnshire care association, and dr rowena christmas who is a gp in trelech. let us get straight into it. the first question here comes to us from chris, chris says, what is the advice for under 17? it is very clear, everyone who is 70 or over needs to be socially isolating. so you need to keep yourself to yourself, avoid public transport if yourself, avoid public transport if you possibly can, avoid large gatherings, avoid small gatherings with family and friends. try it if you can to work from home and it

seems odd that the advice of a cell blanket, there's lots to think they are fit and healthy but the advice stands for you just as it much —— does as someone who cracks 84 with a medical condition. it seems age is an independent risk factor for covid—19. an independent risk factor for covid-19. i got an e-mail here and she asks what is being done for care workers who work for small companies out in the community and not for the nhs though that private sector. sometimes the nhs is used as a shorthand by central government when we are talking about things like this but support for care workers in many ways is just the same. this but support for care workers in many ways isjust the same. so this but support for care workers in many ways is just the same. so the key worker status applies to those in adult social care, delivery as well as those in the nhs and the difficulties are the same. we are all waiting for more protective equipment, we would be happier if there were testing so we can't know

whether to go to work or not and even the free drinks for the nhs if you look at the small print, social ca re you look at the small print, social care workers you look at the small print, social ca re workers can you look at the small print, social care workers can get them as well. has there been guidance from the government for social care and care workers? yes. there's been a lot of fighting for social care workers but i think he and that guidance looks like it has beenjust by the nhs but there is specific guidance for care homes for community care workers, local authorities and local resilience forums are very mindful of the social care sector because we need to be there to support the nhs. so that those people who do not meet heidi specialist acute hospitals can be supported safely in their own homes and in care homes. thank you. j°ey homes and in care homes. thank you. joey asks, why are some people are asymptomatic and can anyone of any age be asymptomatic? and also, is a tree that the stronger your own

personal immune system is, the more likely you are to have mild symptoms? that's a really good question. we don't know why some people are as into and carry the virus without any symptoms at all, we do know that happens. this is one of the things that we are desperately trying to find out so we understand more about this condition. we don't really know why, sorry what was the second part of the question again? if it also true the question again? if it also true the stronger you are, your immune system, the more likely it is that you will have mild symptoms? that would make sense but again we don't really know the answer to that. we know that if you have underlying health condition, if you have asthma 01’ health condition, if you have asthma or diabetes or heart conditions like angina or heart failure, then you're more likely to be more seriously affect that. but we don't know for

certain whether people who are dressed very physically robust will be spared the more serious condition that's more likely they would be the case. margaret asks, is there any help for charities who provide daycare for vulnerable adults? charities providing daycare are very vulnerable to people counselling, particularly because most of their clients are in big groups that are being asked to socially isolate. but most local authorities are well aware of this. certainly in my locality in lincolnshire we are talking about how can we deploy the staff and volunteers and maybe even the premises, we are going to need some way to the fact small children of our key workers. and it may be that a base and their premise has all the right facility. if there are small charities out there, i do get in touch with your local care association or your local authority, whichever you can find the easiest contact to. and my says that she

thinks she may have had coronavirus this week and it's all because her husband travelled to barcelona two weeks ago and then she started showing the symptoms, and i says i followed the advice not to contact the nhs unless it is an emergency. should i be telling someone that i've had the symptoms so that i can be tested and included in the actual statistics? we are not testing people now in the community, the only people who are at this moment being tested for covid—19 are people who are on leading up to be going into hospital or into intensive care. i completely understand why she think it's important that we know that she may have had it but i think what the government is doing is it's modelling using the numbers who are going to hospital and extrapolating that to work out how many people in the country are affected. she does not need to tell anybody effectively at the moment. and you only go to the hospital if you are very party if that is right?

yes, you need to talk to your gp or 111 if you have thought symptoms that are causing you, if you but shortness of breath or in your chest 01’ shortness of breath or in your chest or feeling weak and wobbly. do not go to the hospital, call us or call 111 and we can make the right decision for you. sandra would like to know, is there help available for ca re to know, is there help available for care workers who care for the elderly and vulnerable within our community, which also includes the ca re community, which also includes the care homes? so as their extra help available? we understand there is extra help available, the details are not fully out yet and this is a very fluid fast—moving situation. but there is certainly help in terms of personal protection equipment, there are some issues around food supplies, that is being looked at collectively, lots and lots of help out there. it can be difficult for ca re out there. it can be difficult for care homes and home care providers. there may be 20 or more percent of

staff missing, so it is hard for them to find the time particularly smaller companies, to reach out and get that help. but it is fair, contact your local authority, even if you are not commissioned by your local authority. the idea to help or idea will be a care association in your area and the are also there to help you. what i daycare worker priorities in terms of help? the first thing is they need advice, they are not clinically trained a lot of them are not medics so they are not sure what is the advice to listen to or what not to listen to, there are fears about what happened next week when the schools are closed. pe, knowing whether or not you have got covid—19, and therefore should you go to work why should you stay at home sojust really the same as our nhs colleagues which is why we are working quite closely with them so that reduces the amount of time that people in government have to spend talking to us. we need the

same advice as everyone else. michael would make —— like tanned grandparents under the age of 70 look after their grandchildren during the coronavirus outbreak? yes. i think if you're under 70 and you don't have underlying health conditions then you can do that for. you can advocate for handwashing and wiping surfaces and don't have so many cuddles as he would have before this happened. try to minimise the risk of passing it on between yourselves. but yes i think if you don't have any underlying conditions and you are under 70, that is ok. coming off our last question, what is the governments going to do to help unskilled care workers who are working on the front nine is there something in the wings?|j working on the front nine is there something in the wings? i would challenge the concept that there are unskilled care workers. as i said

before that as a in terms of the same kind of support that is going to our nhs colleagues, they may be the opportunity to be further scaled so we can support particularly in the community, the committee nursing teams will have more burdens where people are air but not enough to go to hospital, some care staff may ta ke to hospital, some care staff may take on more routine tasks under the supervision of those nurses but we are already full of lots of skills and be called upon giving this crisis and maybe by the end of this it will be declared that it is not an unskilled profession. teresa would like to know, i am 62, i have a heart condition, high blood pressure and diabetes. do i need to isolate, if so, for how long? what doido isolate, if so, for how long? what do i do about seeing my children and grandchildren? yes. teresa you absolutely need to isolate yourself

i don't know for how long can i say to me i don't know for how long can i say tomel i don't know for how long can i say to me i would say to the next 12 weeks which seems like an awfully long time but possibly longer than that. it is essential that you maintaina that. it is essential that you maintain a relationship with your children and grandchildren. you don't need to do that in a physical way. so hopefully if you can get yourself set up to my desk so many different online ways to stay in touch now, you can do whatsapp or messenger all these different services, try and get some —— something set up regularly at least once a beta that you can maintain that absolutely essential contact for all of you. amy yang has written, my husband has a carrier which we pay for, we are in our late 70s and i should be manage without the carrier as she moves about in the carrier as she moves about in the community? what you need to do is balance the risks. it depends on what the terror is doing, if those

are essential tasks, such as making sure that your husband has his medication or as moved often enough to prevent pressure sores itself that care is essential. and your ca re that care is essential. and your care worker will be taking great ca re care worker will be taking great care to make sure that they are not bringing infections into you, we are all trying to minimise the number of people that go into each of the settings on the other hand, if the ca re settings on the other hand, if the care that you are receiving at the moment is one that you can manage without them it may be you need to consider whether or not you should cut down so perhaps having less calls but talk to the people that are providing your care and they can talk you through the risks and work out what is best for you and your husband. finally, we had a question here from paula, a teaching assistant, she lives with her eight—year—old daughter and 72—year—old mother —— mother—in—law

who has an autoimmune disease, she wa nts to who has an autoimmune disease, she wants to know should i going to school, we are currently in week two ofa14 school, we are currently in week two of a 14 day isolation as my daughter got a temperature, she thinks she has had covid—19 about four weeks ago. it is too late to get tested. that is a really good question and things are moving very quickly with this. at the moment when we test for covid—19 we are doing the swab which is looking to see have got at the moment at the moment but it does not tell you about what happened the past. i know cardiff university is moving as fast as a plan to look for a blood test that looks for antibodies to covid—19 which will tell us whether you have been infected in the past. that would then answer your question. it's not available now but once it is, i think it will be a game changer in terms of getting people back to work more quickly which obviously is such an important thing at the moment. and will give us much more information than we get at the moment from the swab. thank you. all

i wanted to know essentially if she has that immunity if she has had it. thank you very much. the co—chair of the lincolnshire chair association and doctor molina who is a gp intellect, thank you. good evening. we had an abundance of leather watch pictures and space behind me was taken today, lots of sunshine in the area it will keep that wet and dry throughout the next two or three days. it is not entirely trite, it has not been because of the week weather front in the south, this has been a nuisance by biting some drizzly rain but a lot of clout for some parts of southern england while the majority we have had the sunshine on the trailer there. just a few showers in some eastern parts of england and scotla nd some eastern parts of england and scotland but it stayed away under the starry skies tonight, temperatures will plummet. we have

just enough cloud in the south and west although it's putting away and breezy to keep us frost free but it isa breezy to keep us frost free but it is a cold night. not as cold or as harsh as the last night but nevertheless a chilly start to our weekend. with the breeze coming in from the east with a high—pressure centre that will make it feel to be sterile, particularly along the south coast and east coast. so the weekend is looking fine and try for most of us i think they will be an abundance of sunshine actually but that we blidh have quite a chill to it. bear in mind this time of year the north sea temperatures are about the north sea temperatures are about the lowest that they get coming directly, that temper is the field of things. the wind will be noted north as well but they will be my sunshine in the south if we hang onto dampness and cloud in the south and west in particular but for many across the south it's sunny here and from the east, dryer without the showers as well. we let appreciate that 11 or 12 celsius. here's the chance we see some higher counts

later on and through the nightjust a moistening of the air in the north and west so here, not quite as cold as the coming night but again it does look like a cold night and saturday out into sunday from any of us. the other difference, then not eat of england and the east of scotla nd eat of england and the east of scotland that should lift and break and it won't be too low, just a bit more cloud in the sky in the night and less as well let that weather front close by but that means the wings will be right there for most of us. back to the, but considering it has been so wet through the autumn and winter, we do keep the dry weather into next week, that is good news as you can find out more from our website.

this is bbc news. the headlines at seven p: m. . this is bbc news. the headlines at seven p:m.. the deficit effects of coronavirus. pubs, restaurants and gyms are among the venues order to close as an unprecedented rescue package is unveiled for workers and businesses. the government will pay all employees, 80% of their salary, up all employees, 80% of their salary, up to two and a half thousand pounds a month. the chancellor said it was one of the most comprehensive settle m e nt one of the most comprehensive settlement measures in the world. life as we notice changing or magically, with the prominence urging people to stay home. it comes as scientists warned it could be almost 12 months before social distancing measures are lifted —— with the prime minister urging

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