this is bbc news with the latest this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the british prime minister, the british prime minister, borisjohnson, has spent the night borisjohnson, has spent the night in an intensive care unit being treated for coronavirus after his symptoms worsened in an intensive care unit being treated for coronavirus after his symptoms worsened yesterday evening. yesterday evening. borisjohnson is at st thomas‘ hospital in london where borisjohnson is at st thomas‘ he was admitted on sunday. hospital in london where he was admitted on sunday. the prime minister is in intensive care being looked after the foreign secretary is standing by his medical team, in for the prime minister receiving the very, very best care from the team at st thomas‘ "where necessary". and our hopes and prayers the queen is being kept informed are with him and with his family. about mrjohnson‘s health. the foreign secretary is standing in for the prime minister "where necessary". it has emerged the uk cabinet office the queen is being kept informed minister michael gove is self—isolating as a member of his family is displaying virus symptoms. about mrjohnson‘s health.

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emerged that cabinet office minister and is receiving "excellent care" at st thomas‘ hospital. ministers have insisted michael gove self—isolating at home that government business will carry on as usual. because one of his family members is the foreign secretary, dominic raab, will deputise showing symptoms of coronavirus. for the prime minister going back to the prime minister, he where necessary. has been given oxygen but has not messages of support have been been put on a ventilator. flooding in for the pm. downing street says mrjohnson, his predecessor theresa may tweeted who's 55, was moved to the unit to say her thoughts and prayers in london on the advice are with borisjohnson and his family. president trump described of his medical team yesterday the prime minister as a "good friend of his" and said he‘d offered and is receiving "excellent care" help to mrjohnson‘s doctors and president macron of france wished mrjohnson a "speedy recovery". at st thomas‘ hospital. ministers have insisted that government business will continue as usual. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, will deputise for the prime minister where necessary. in the last hour, cabinet minister buckingham palace says the queen is being kept informed michael gove has tweeted to say he about mrjohnson‘s health. isa michael gove has tweeted to say he is a self—isolating after a member messages of support have been of his family started to display mild symptoms. he said it was flooding in for the pm. continuing to work as normal. —— he his predecessor, theresa may, tweeted to say her thoughts and prayers are with borisjohnson and his family. was continuing. well, mrjohnson‘s friend president trump described and former director of communications will walden says

the prime minister as a "good friend he‘s optimistic that he he make a full and speedy recovery and be of his" and said he‘d offered help to mrjohnson‘s doctors. back running the country soon. and president macron of france wished mrjohnson i would imagine that, you know, a "speedy recovery". on sunday evening he took the decision to go to hospital, well, mrjohnson‘s friend you know, pretty reluctantly. he is not a good patient and former director in the sense that, you know, of communications will walden says he often battles through colds and flu and that sort of thing and he‘s pretty stoic and can be he‘s optimistic that he he make a bit bloody—minded about this sort of thing. but i don‘t think he has a full and speedy recovery and be been that in this case. back running the country soon. the doctors were in constant contact i would imagine that, you know, with him, they have advised him on sunday evening he took it was right to go to hospital. the decision to go to hospital, while he‘s there, clearly you know, pretty reluctantly. there is more cause for concern he is not a good patient in the sense that, you know, than there was but he‘s in the best possible hands at st thomas‘ he often battles through colds and flu and that sort of thing with the best possible clinicians. and he‘s pretty stoic and can be a bit bloody—minded about this sort of thing. we can speak now to but i don‘t think he has charlotte gallagher, been that in this case. who is outside st thomas‘ hospital the doctors were in constant contact in central london where the prime with him, they have advised him minister is receiving treatment. it was right to go to hospital. charlotte, what more while he‘s there, clearly can you tell us? there is more cause for concern than there was but he‘s in the best all we know so far is that sources possible hands at st thomas‘ with the best possible clinicians. close to the prime minister say his we can speak now to charlotte gallagher, who is outside st thomas‘ hospital condition remains unchanged. he in central london where the prime spent the night in intensive care,

minister is receiving treatment. was given oxygen and he has not been placed on a ventilator but we are being told he was moved into the we have just heard we havejust heard in we have just heard in the last few unit so he could be nearer a minutes about michael gove‘s ventilator if he needed one. obviously only the sickest patients are treated in intensive care so it condition, he is self—isolating due to symptoms from a member of his isa family. we will come to that with are treated in intensive care so it is a very serious situation. when you are outside the hospital, you norman smith in a moment but i would can tell something is happening. like you to concentrate on the care there are police at every entrance of the prime minister. are st and exit, some checking people‘s ids thomas‘ saying anything this and exit, some checking people‘s ids morning? no, we have not heard any and security hoardings have been placed around the a&e and other update officially this morning but exits and entrances. obviously a sources close to the prime minister very worrying time for mrjohnson‘s have said his condition remains friends and family. his partner is unchanged. he is being treated in of course pregnant and people who the intensive care unit. obviously have relatives with coronavirus only the sickest patients go to the intensive care unit at hospitals and being treated in hospital, people cannot visit them because the virus we know borisjohnson is being is so infectious. more pain and treated with oxygen and has not been heartache for those worrying about placed on a ventilator but they are saying the reason he has been moved relatives. however, an nhs doctor into this unit is so that he is said that a lot of people are recovering, they are getting better close to a ventilator if he needs and that is something to hope for. one. number 10 say they will keep charlotte, thank you so much.

the blick informed if there is any change in his condition. obviously a dr helgi johannsson has spent really worrying time for boris johnson‘s family, his partner is the last week working pregnant at the moment and one of on the intensive care unit the toughest things about at st mary‘s hospital in london. coronavirus is that when people go to hospital, obviously theirfamily hejoins me now. and friends cannot visit them because the virus is adjusted so we saw pictures from an intensive infectious but don‘t michael gove himself earlier said that you could ca re we saw pictures from an intensive care unit on bbc news in the last 12 see the fact that one of the most hours and they were concerning and powerful men in britain had been showed the gravity and difficult if struck down with a coronavirus shows the situation you are operating in and one can only imagine how how vulnerable we all are. however, difficult it is for doctors as they an nhs doctor told the bbc there is deal with the prime minister as any other patient but can you describe some positivity and hope, a lot of people diagnosed with the virus are your experiences in intensive care? recovering and leaving hospital. i think the report last night something positive to focus on. reflected relative very well and thank you so much for that. over the last four days, i would say our assistant political editor, it has been difficult, particularly norman smith, is in north london. news just breaking in the last few minutes about michael gove. let‘s wearing the ppe all the time is hard work. it is a sweaty and talk about the prime minister in a

moment but what do you know about uncomfortable and i feel michael gove? not much more than you particularly for the nurses who are there at the bedside the whole time andi there at the bedside the whole time and i think they do an absolutely have reported already, namely that he is now self—isolating at home amazing job at the bedside looking because a member of his family after these patients. at least we appears to be showing symptoms of coronavirus and you are left with get to come in and go out a bit and have a bit of a rest while we do the thought, how far this disease other things but the nurses are there constantly. and of course we has ripped through those working out of downing street and who have been saw the prime minister tweeted involved centrally in tackling coronavirus. we obviously have the yesterday from st thomas‘ hospital prime minister now in intensive earlier yesterday, thanking the nhs again, as he has done and came out care, chris whitty, the chief medical officer, was another to clap with the rest of the public casualties but he is now back pundit dominic cummings, the chief advisor last thursday evening, but since then of course the news that he has to the prime minister, he was also stricken down and a number of other gone into intensive care. we don‘t senior officials in number 10 have know... we know he has had oxygen, all been pretty much knocked out by we don‘t know or have had no news on coronavirus. that also has to jar his condition in the last few hours. with the whole decision—making process at this critical time when but as an intensive care doctor yourself, can you talk us through people cannot have that face to face, day—to—day conversation with some of the situations that you face each other, that they would have had in the intensive care unit? first of ina each other, that they would have had in a normal politics. it does not all, just to correct that, i am an

make it impossible to communicate obviously but it was that much more anaesthetist by training and as such, we do a lot of intensive care protracted and competitive and difficult and it makes it a bit more in ourtraining and ofa such, we do a lot of intensive care in our training and it overlaps difficult and it makes it a bit more of a strained process, shall we say. considerably with intensive care so that said, obviously the focus inevitably today remains on the i have gone back into intensive care health of the prime minister. we from anaesthesia. it reflects the don‘t honestly know much more than we we re fa ct from anaesthesia. it reflects the fact that we are all doing things we don‘t honestly know much more than we were told yesterday evening by numberio. would not have dreamt of doing about we were told yesterday evening by number 10. beyond that he is still six months ago. are not going to say in intensive care. apparently is not ona unprecedented because everybody says in intensive care. apparently is not on a ventilator, according to that, but this is a very strange michael gove, who also does not think he has pneumonia. and this time for us all. i have actually morning he was insisting that throughout his isolation in downing been really, really impressed with street, the prime minister had followed the required medical advice. how much everyone is gathering as we speak, the prime minister is in intensive care, together. i was actually quite being looked after by his medical team, receiving the very, very best emotional about the clapping for the care from the team at st thomas', nhs and! emotional about the clapping for the and our hopes and prayers nhs and i didn‘t think i would be are with him and with his family. but i just want to say thank you to and the prime minister loves eve ryo ne but i just want to say thank you to everyone who did that. i think all this country and wants to do his very, very best for us. that's one of the reasons why he's the people who are on the front line made sure that he's been involved are doing an absolutely amazing job in the decision—making and he's

chaired meetings, but he's also had ina are doing an absolutely amazing job to strip back his diary, in a situation that we just didn‘t and that affected the medical advice think we would be in. and the that the prime minister has had, but ultimately i think one of the things about this situation you are now in but did not new and uniquely challenging virus think you would be in, do you get is that we must all follow the appropriate medical advice any sense of your hospital and all of us are discovering approaching a peak, being at one or that this virus has a malignancy, beyond one? do you feel you can see a malevolence that is truly any light at the end of this tunnel currently? i'm very optimistic frightening. person and i‘m glad to say that at the moment, certainly in my hospital and i‘m sure in others, we are very busy. we have become busier. we have managed to keep up with the demand thatis managed to keep up with the demand that is being asked of us and we in the meantime, dominic raab will still have a few plans, plan b and step up as acting prime minister. plan cup still have a few plans, plan b and actually, many of the big decisions plan c up our sleeve. actually we have been taken in terms of the are probably on plan b at the moment government response to coronavirus, but plan c is still there and we can so it is not as dramatic a move as ta ke but plan c is still there and we can take more patients but this is the it might sound, added to which there impressive thing about major is already a structure of government incidents, and this is a major

for carrying through decisions built incident. we are able to flex up our around four separate cabinet committees that have been set up. capacity to deal with it, and, as we michael gove was also stressing the extent to which decisions will by have done with major incidents in and large still be taken by cabinet the past. at least we have had some warning this time which has allowed that was also the view this morning us warning this time which has allowed of the former tory leader iain us to prepare for it. doctor helgi duncan smith. johannsson, thank you so much for joining us and as we have said every boris is a singular character, front—line health worker and ebullient, upbeat, always wanting essential work that we have talked to give people he meets to, we wish you and your colleagues and the public in general a sense of optimism. and patients all the very best. that's what he does, it's the way he works thank you very much. let's go back and that's what makes him, in a sense, cut through. and so many of the people to the politics. vicki young is in that would have met him, or manyjust watching on television, will worry about this, but, downing street for us. we know it you know, i honestly genuinely believe that boris couldn't be has been a busy morning in some in better hands right now, respects, that meeting of the covid this brilliant nhs that we've got, and i have to say that he will fight this through and we committee and we know the meeting is are with him on that. but with regards to the country, underweight right now in terms of with regards to the running of the country, i hope i can the briefing to reporters but give reassure everybody, having sat us the briefing to reporters but give us the latest —— under way. at the table myself, the briefing to reporters but give us the latest -- under way. we don't the cabinet system of government know the outcome of that at this allows this to happen. stage, the briefing normally goes on

it's not a presidential system, for some time with a lot of we have a prime minister questions as you can imagine and who's, as some have said, many today of course will be about first amongst equals. the health of the prime minister. the rest of those equals really, we don‘t know any more than are still in post and dominic raab is one of them, and he will lead we did yesterday once he was taken them through this using the same into intensive care. we do know that policy positions in the same decision—making process until boris is able to step back up the prime minister was given oxygen again and take charge, and that we fervently hope before being ta ken the prime minister was given oxygen before being taken into intensive ca re before being taken into intensive care as a precaution, they said, in from the bottom of our hearts. case he needs more assistance in terms of oxygen and that potentially i expect we will get an update on would mean a ventilator. that is the the health of the prime minister at the health of the prime minister at the morning lobby meeting which will situation, is being treated at st be at around 12 o‘clock, maybe not thomas‘ hospital, just across westminster bridge and not far from here and one of the leading the readout until around one o‘clock but that will give us the latest hospitals in the country which has ha rd but that will give us the latest hard information about how the prime expanded its intensive care unit, minister is doing but it seems to one of the first to take in patients me, given he has been admitted to with covid—19 so they are used to treating patients with the illness. intensive care, the likelihood is he will be out of action for quite a as everyone has said this morning, long time, presumably notjust in he is in the best hands. that terms of treatment but also in terms meeting, the morning cabinet of rest and recuperation of course. that actually is not quite as subcommittee, i suppose, meeting, the morning cabinet subcommittee, isuppose, walk committee are them as calling it, serious as it may sound in terms of

chaired by dominic rama, he is the the decision—making process because, first minister of state —— war asi the decision—making process because, as i said earlier, most of the big committee with dominic raab chairing strategic decisions on coronavirus in terms of our approach to testing, it put as has been all of the our approach to trying to get more government departments know their role in this and matt hancock, the ventilators or who we will prioritise with ppe clothing, most health secretary, is of course carrying on with his task. he has of those decisions have been taken but that the only one which is recovered from the covid virus and coming up pretty soon if this three is back at work but there are a week review of the lockdown but number of advisers and senior anyone who has been listening to the figures who have been hit by this scientists over the past days and project the latest we have heard weeks i think will take from what about is michael gove, or because a they have been saying that the family member showed signs of covid, likelihood of a decision being taken to ease the lockdown next monday or he is now self—isolating. you can tuesdayis to ease the lockdown next monday or tuesday is pretty unlikely. and all see how it is affecting every level of government. and we have been the indications are that that decision will be pushed back until the scientists are satisfied with talking about how some of the most the scientists are satisfied with the data they are getting, difficult decisions have already particularly that we have reached been taken by the government, some the peak of the outbreak and they will want to see exactly the nature of the biggest health decisions on of the decline, if it‘s coming down testing and provision of equipment fast, in which case it is possible for front line health workers, we could see elements of the testing and provision of equipment forfront line health workers, but also on the economy. and in a way, lockdown easing. however, if it is a norman smith has been talking about much more gradual decrease, we could

be still in for quite a long haul how the lockdown decision, whether andi be still in for quite a long haul and i was struck at the weekend, to lift it, that is not a decision professor niall ferguson, who has for today and it has effectively provided much of the modelling been taken. some things are already advice to the government on this, was suggesting that he thought the clear and yet day—to—day, the lockdown or some form of it might enormity of these decisions and of have to be in place until the end of delivering these policies at a time may. norman, thank you very much for of national crisis must be putting that. we will carry on looking at pressure on everybody in the building behind you. of course it some of the politics and personalities here. we will talk will, and having the prime minister in intensive care course will have a to... let‘s speak now to tim montgomerie, the founder of the political huge impact on the ability of the to tim montgomerie, the founder government to deal with this, up to of the political website, conservativehome. he joins us from salsibury. a point. but it is worth remembering we are in the middle of a national you have the cabinet secretary, a crisis that affects the lives and very powerfulfigure, who livelihoods of all of us and here we coordinates the civil service and are with the man at the helm, boris works closely with ministers, plus a johnson or a larger than life figure couple of weeks ago they did set up himself, stricken down with a very different committees to deal with all aspects of this. as we have seen virus he is fighting. what are your come is affecting every aspect of observations this morning?” virus he is fighting. what are your observations this morning? i agree peoples lives and of course a with what norman smith has just said government. the chancellor, rishi to you. i think most of what the sunak, who has been working on the economic package, matt hancock of government is trying to do to course working on mainly the protect us all from this terrible

capacity of the nhs. and i think virus, those policies are in place. they are pleased with how that has gone under the fact that in london, it is not as though, in the absence ofa which has had the most cases of it is not as though, in the absence of a minister, it is not as though, in the absence ofa minister, big it is not as though, in the absence of a minister, big strategic decisions need to be taken. the coronavirus, actually they don‘t clear path of the government is feel they are at capacity as yet trying to follow is clear and so it it‘s seen as a big plus point, that is really about implementing it hospitals are still coping even though they are massive pressure. wisely as government ministers can there are still available beds. all and in the meantime, i‘m sure it‘s those elements have been put in true people of all political place as you said. of course there colours, our thoughts and prayers will be very big decisions to come. are with the prime minister at the that initial review talked about by moment as he fights the fight of his the prime minister when he made the life, really, to make sure he is fit announcement from here that there and healthy and able to lead the would be this effective lockdown of country into the future. you know the uk, he talked about it being him well, as you do many of these looked at again in three weeks. we figures, dominic raab as well is understand and the indications are deputising, michael gove who we have that the peak of this epidemic might be coming this weekend going into also learnt is having to self—isolate but is a key figure in next week, and that decision would have to be made but listening to cabinet. the prime minister himself isa cabinet. the prime minister himself is a resilient figure as everyone some of the scientific advisers, it says and optimistic but how much do would be very unlikely to lift all restrictions as soon as this weekend you think him being out of action or monday if we are at the point

where we are at the peak of this illness. going back to the prime right now affects the functioning of the rest of his team? i don't think minister, we have a cabinet style of government as everyone has emphasised, we don‘t have a it should affect it very much. every presidential system, but he is not institution, business, whatever in just the first amongst equals, but the country is facing these very much a leader from the front difficulties of having to work disconnected slightly from each kind of a prime minister. how much other. but as i was arguing, it is very clear what the government is difference do you see someone who trying to do in encouraging us all follows politics in this country day to maintain social distance between m, follows politics in this country day in, day out, this making to the working of this country? he is a us, ensuring we have more and more ventilators, more and more huge character, isn‘t he? that is protective equipment for nhs staff, why conservative mps in the end were delivered in innovative ways either drawn to him i think when theresa from home—grown industries or, where may resigned. it was really his possible, from abroad. i think these character and what they thought he could bring as a leader that are largely experienced ministers. attracted them. they saw him as a they have all been serving in government for some time. they know winner and that is how they see him. the ropes and i think they will be of course that decisive election able to continue to follow and pursue difficult decisions but victory, probably larger than many decisions that have already been expected, gave him extra power. as a collectively taken decisions that have already been collectively ta ken under decisions that have already been

collectively taken under boris johnson‘s leadership when he was in leader who came into this year but good full health. i suppose my last of course with that huge amount of power, he is a pivotalfigure, no question then would be about the doubt about it, and his style of messaging to the public and the concern around that. i suppose there leadership... what people say about him, cabinet ministers who have isa concern around that. i suppose there is a feeling that perhaps there was worked in them now and previously, a bit of underplaying the they say that when there is gloom in seriousness of the situation yesterday until the public got that they say that when there is gloom in the room and things start to go wrong, they find him a very shock to discover the prime minister uplifting character to have around had been taken to intensive care. because he has an optimistic view and he is able to put that across to it's had been taken to intensive care. it‘s a very careful balance to find people, even in his messaging when between reassurance and telling the he was giving the most difficult of ha rd facts m essa g es over between reassurance and telling the hard facts so that everybody can he was giving the most difficult of messages over the last couple of come to terms with them. weeks there was an element of hard facts so that everybody can come to terms with themlj hard facts so that everybody can optimism that which many feel is come to terms with them. i think you are right to that and there will be pretty unique to him. and without time to question downing street on that, of course there will be deep how they handled yesterday. it was not a good exercise, certainly concerns. dominic raab, the foreign secretary, is experienced but not as wasn‘t a model exercise in how to experienced as a some cabinet ministers and of course for him this communicate a tricky subject to the public. that matters because, isa ministers and of course for him this is a shock to have to move up to particularly during a crisis like this, standing in and making these this, we have to have absolute faith decisions but it‘s important to say in what is said to us from the that a cabinet style ago government

means decisions will be made podium in downing street. and collectively for as long as they need to be. thank you so much. yesterday i certainly don‘t think we we re yesterday i certainly don‘t think we were told anywhere near as much as the headlines on bbc news: were told anywhere near as much as we probably should have been and the british prime minister, perhaps there was some inaccuracies in what was communicated. i think borisjohnson, has spent the night downing street will need to reflect in an intensive care unit on that but i think those questions being treated for coronavirus after his symptoms worsened are for another day i think the most yesterday evening. the british foreign secretary is standing in for the prime important thing at the moment is minister "where necessary". the queen is being kept informed ministers get on with their tea and about mrjohnson‘s health. co re ministers get on with their tea and core tasks, to tackle this virus, and we have our thoughts and prayers uk cabinet office minister michael gove is self—isolating, as a member of his family started with the medical staff at the hospital —— their key and core displaying symptoms on sunday. tasks. so that the prime list is back where he belongs in number 10 as soon as possible. tim, thank you very much. we can speak now to the former leader of the scottish we have been talking about what it conservatives, ruth davidson. is like to be in intensive care and thank you forjoining us. obviously work there but now we can talk to it is some measure of the someone who had been a patient themselves in intensive care and what it‘s like. this gentleman spent seriousness of the crisis that we face as a country and the gravity of the prime minister‘s health

five days that having contracted condition right now that all parties coronavirus. it‘s very nice to see seem to have come together to you up and well. tell us your story. support the government. absolutely andi support the government. absolutely and i think an event like this is it was a few weeks ago, mid—march, quite shocking and, in a weird way, it is almost the flip side of having sunday evening and i came home and i the queen talked to the nation the had a really high temperature. i night before. a lot of people said they were quite affected by that have had fevers before but nothing like this. for a few days i was at they were quite affected by that they were quite affected by that they were touched by it, they didn‘t did not know that they needed her to give them that a hopeful message but home and i thought i would battle they realised as soon as she said it through it at home and on the how much they appreciated it. and i thursday, my mum and my wife rung think having the prime minister, who is such a big and brilliant and foran thursday, my mum and my wife rung for an ambulance thursday, my mum and my wife rung foran ambulance and thursday, my mum and my wife rung for an ambulance and paramedics came energetic figure, also occupying the and they checked me and my dad was highest position in the land, being also displaying symptoms. they ended struck low by this, it affects up also displaying symptoms. they ended up taking him on the thursday. he people in a different way —— big and got better came home after a few brilliant. this disease is no days. but the following sunday, respecter of rank or privilege and seven or eight days later, we rang it does shake the foundation is a bit -- big again and! it does shake the foundation is a bit —— big and ebullient. we all seven or eight days later, we rang again and i went into hospital and wa nt to bit —— big and ebullient. we all want to see the primates are doing well and that‘s part of our national into a&e and was taken to a

story. i'm interested in your coronavirus positive ward and then perception in the machinery of government at the moment and the personalities and the challenges they face. obviously people who into icu. and that was presumably never expected to be taking such a because you were struggling to leadership role at this moment i breathe? yes, before i went into having to step up at a particular hospital, one of the symptoms i difficult time. we have dominic started to display was struggling to raab, a lot younger and less breathe and when i went into experienced in politics, having to hospital, they were trying to attach deputise where necessary. exactly. all of these wires and stuff on my you see a lot of people who are arms. they were struggling to find some of my arteries and one of the doing something they never thought they would have to do we saw rishi doctors, after about four different sunak who had been in thejob doctors, after about four different doctors attempted to find my they would have to do we saw rishi sunak who had been in the job three arteries, they said that it was weeks before he had to launch the potentially my artery collapsing and biggest single economic intervention from the treasury we have ever seen thatis potentially my artery collapsing and that is when they took me to icu in any of our adult lifetime is. and by god, didn‘t that man stepped up? point that they put me onto one of these machines that was pushing air you are seeing matt hancock into my throat. i was conscious in absolutely understanding and having been health ministerfor a long that time but it was really scary time, understanding the brief very ordeal to be honest. you well but never having seen the that time but it was really scary ordealto be honest. you didn't that time but it was really scary ordeal to be honest. you didn't have to go ona challenges put into the nhs that we ordeal to be honest. you didn't have to go on a ventilator, you didn‘t

have seen and he has stepped up. i have to be intubated, as they call have seen and he has stepped up. i have no doubt you will see dominic raab step up as well. i think when it and have the machine actually do people in politics are faced with the breezing for you? you just had the breezing for you? you just had the assistance of oxygen to help something that is an incredibly your lungs —— the breathing. intense period, the weight you get the assistance of oxygen to help your lungs -- the breathing. a mask was put on my face and for about 12 through it is you put your head down hours i think it was, it would push and work, work, work —— the way. oxygen hours i think it was, it would push oxyg e n into that‘s what dominic raab will be hours i think it was, it would push oxygen into my throat. it was really doing. yes, that kind of leadership and being the person who answers the tiresome because each time i try to questions is a very lonely place to breathe out, the machine was pushing be but don‘t forget that, as your air back down into my throat. it was previous two guests have said, a lot really scary because i was conscious of the big strategic decisions have as well in that time. when i went already been set. the cabinet itself into icu, no family members were is with the promised about where he allowed. i was completely alone and wa nts to ta ke is with the promised about where he wants to take us on how to get us there and we have some of the best the only comfort i had nurse, the expert anywhere in the world giving advice on how to get their. in simply like chris whitty, to have nhs nurses and doctors that were in one of the top epidemiologists the rooms with me looking after me. anywhere on the planet to happen to be the guy holding the reins of chief medical officer at the time we and obviously we know the prime

get a pandemic like this, it is so minister, and you will know, he has now been moved into intensive care reassuring to just have one of the and has had assistance with best people anywhere and most experienced anywhere guiding the breathing. were you afraid? one can decision—makers through it. experienced anywhere guiding the decision-makers through it. and we have heard some of the opposition only imagine in that lonely time of leaders, the new labour leader having symptoms that were worsening that it must have been very talking about backing the government and hoping they succeed but frightening? it was really scary. at providing constructive criticism and challenge where necessary. as you some point i did think i was going to die whilst i was in there and look at how the uk government is thatis to die whilst i was in there and that is really scary as well. you performing, scottish government and start thinking about if my family the other national assemblies, do will cope without me. i do support my family, you think there is something that will cope without me. i do support family, my will cope without me. i do support my family, my mum and dad and my should be done better or differently wife, my siblings and everything and orare should be done better or differently or are you just cheering them on thinking they‘re doing their best at you start thinking and these things this moment? actually, i agree with start running through your head. you start running through your head. you start to come to terms with it sir keir starmer that that‘s the and...| start to come to terms with it best approach. i am still an msp in and... idon‘t start to come to terms with it and... i don‘t know it was such a the scottish parliament so we are weird time. as my symptoms started the scottish parliament so we are the official opposition to the snp government and the way in which our to get better and i started to feel new leader, jackson carlaw, has instructed us to take this, and it‘s better as well i would get happy and the right measure, is to make sure the right measure, is to make sure the questions we ask of the scottish

government are ones which give the to get the news that my dad was information to the public they doing well... my grandma got require, or that nudge them in a direction where we hear from the coronavirus and she was in hospital front line service workers that they and when she came out that was need to go. for example, we have had fantastic as well. i was so happy to similar issues regarding ppe for hear that. before i let you go, tell front line staff as we have had us south of the border and i don‘t hear that. before i let you go, tell us when you came out? you look so think there is anybody anywhere in the uk that wants to see an opposition party in any of the four well, it‘s hard to square the story parliaments we have playing yah boo you are telling with looking at you sucks politics. we want the country now. i came out last week, on to come together to be led by the government and governments in doing monday. when i came out, ifelt, i everything that is required to keep us everything that is required to keep us safe and well and keep our families safe. that means there is thinkjust coming out of hospital quite a strong and important role made me so much better as well for a grown—up opposition party, because it was a lonely period in which every indication we have seen their. i had nobody there and to be around my family, and now! since keir starmer has come in, the labour party is now returning to that and i think that is great for their. i had nobody there and to be around my family, and now i try to get out in the garden and get fresh the country, not just airand i‘m doing that and i think that is great for the country, notjust for the labour get out in the garden and get fresh air and i‘m doing so well now. i party. ruth davidson, thank you so much forjoining us. we can hear would just advise other people to stay safe and make sure they observe from the new uk opposition leader the government and nhs guidelines on

the government and nhs guidelines on now, sir keir starmer sent his best the whole situation. absolutely. faiz ilyas, thank you so much for wishes to the prime is that that he joining us, carry on getting better would work constructively with the government in dealing with the and give our best to your dad and promise to —— to the prime minister grandma, we hope they get better fast as well. thank you. and he said. i know i speak on behalf of the whole country when i say our thoughts are with the prime minister, his fiancee, his family. we have amongst the best staff let‘s look at how coronavirus is —doctors, nurses in the world affecting other parts of the world. in the hospital he is in so i know china, where the pandemic began, he will be well looked after has reported that there have been no new deaths from the virus but people are clearly anxious. i know the business of government for the first time since officials started releasing will continue, i was in touch a daily count injanuary. with the foreign secretary last night and i want to say new cases of the infection fell to 32, all of which came from overseas. the labour party will act in the national interest. however, china has faced criticism that it has under—reported and that‘s why i‘ve offered to act the extent of the outbreak. constructively with the government singapore is introducing and support them when that‘s the right thing to do and push them its toughest measures yet to combat further when we need to do it. the spread of coronavirus. we will get through this, but until we do, we‘ve got to follow the government advice. most workplaces are closed. they will be followed by schools tomorrow. food establishments, let‘s look at some other supermarkets, hospitals and transport services global stories now. china, where the pandemic began, has reported that there have been no will remain open, though. new deaths from the virus for the first time since

officials started releasing daily death rate in spain has risen a daily count injanuary. new cases of the infection fell to 32, all of which came from overseas. for the first time after four days however, china has faced criticism of falls. the total is almost that it‘s under—reported let‘s look at some other 13,800. it is the country with the global stories now. second highest toll from the singapore is introducing coronavirus. its toughest measures yet to combat the spread of coronavirus. most workplaces are closed, they‘ll tomorrow, the city of wuhan, be followed by schools tomorrow. which was the first epicentre food establishments, supermarkets, hospitals and transport services of the outbreak, is set to allow will remain open, though. people to leave the city for the first time since the indian government says it will allow some exports the lockdown began. of the anti—malarial drug we can talk now to hydroxychloroquine after professor dale fisher, who is an infectious disease president trump urged delhi specialist at the national university of singapore, to release supplies of the drugs and joined the who‘s mission to wuhan in february. seen as a possible treatment for covid—i9. thank you very much for talking to the government had earlier put a hold on exports of the drug. us, professor fisher. would you say that wuhan is clear of infection experts say it has not been clinically established that the drug can successfully now? you would have to say that they treat coronavirus symptoms. let‘s go back to china have sort of gone back to the now, with more details from stephen mcdonnell in beijing. beginning. every city and country in

i can‘t help but notice that the day the world is running its own that there are no new deaths outbreak depending on how it has of coronavirus in china responded, when they got their first cases, the density of the country, it is the first time various factors will determine since back in january, whether it is a new york or italian since the authority started or australian or chinese, singaporean response. i think wuhan publishing these daily has been shut down since about figures that we have had zero deaths from the virus. january 23. three months, and now that is despite the fact that people have questioned the veracity of these figures. i mean, there are a lot of debates they have got transmission under about whether or not they are catching all the infections control. they have obviously emptied and all the deaths, but i still think there is a lot out there hospitals of the covid—19 of reason for hope in this zero new deaths figure and that is because, according to the expert, patients and are now able to reopen even if those figures are underreported, but they will be ramped up and ready what is important is the trend. for more introductions, that is for it doesn‘t quite matter sure. yes, because as people stop whether the graph goes like that, or whether it goes like that, we are still at the bottom end socially distant sink to the massive of that progression, if you know i mean. in theory, it should give hope, effect of all the quarantining and not only to people in china,

but the rest of the world, hugely fierce tracing of cases we that there is light at the end of the tunnel. have seen in china, presumably the risk of opening up new infections returns ? risk of opening up new infections returns? exactly. you could say that the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, has declared a state of emergency in tokyo, wuhan and china are like everywhere osaka and five other regions in the country. outside china in january, wuhan and china are like everywhere outside china injanuary, if you like, just getting a trickle of people are being advised to stay inside and businesses will shut. imported cases and they are able to coronavirus infections in tokyo have deal with them well, no deaths, more than doubled in the past week to abouti,200. because it‘s early in the outbreak. it comes after the government announced that is what you are seeing. i think a massive stimulus package, which abe described as among the world‘s biggest, what you will see, china is very to soften the economic blow. good at isolating its positive cases and doing the contact tracing and it‘s worth around i trillion us dollars, which is about 20% quarantining and they will be really of japan‘s gross domestic output. ramped up now for any new cases that here‘s rupert come. i think there will be some wingfield—hayes in tokyo. this is exactly what we expected tolerance but not a lot for transmission chains and every time from by minister shintaro abe who gave a clear indication yesterday there are transmission chains that this is what he was going to do started up, i think they will be able to move the dial up or down as but now we have it —— shouldn‘t sew

up but now we have it —— shouldn‘t sew upa point but now we have it —— shouldn‘t sew up a point that we have a declared to the restricted social things state of emergency for tokyo, i and five other prefectures, mostly those you‘re allowed to do. surrounding these two very large urban areas. toko, if you take it to the restricted social things you're allowed to do. which is interesting and relevant to everybody in the world wherever they are, this sense that life after and its surrounding areas, it really is the world‘s largest metropolitan coronavirus does not mean life as it area with a population altogether of was before coronavirus? you know, i around 37 million people. this state of emergency really does affect a think it‘s a long time until we will see 50,000 people at a football vast number of people and we match. until there is a vaccine and understand it will go into effect initially for a month but it will not be the same as the lock downs a very good uptake of it, the world that have been declared in the uk or america or some other european will be different but it‘s a countries because of the japanese question of how much normalcy you government simply does not have the power to do that point of this is an can return to. you definitely need advisory. they are requesting that the backbone of those public health businesses close, requesting that ordinary citizens stay at home as measures, which are the isolation of much as possible. put a lot of life the positive cases and the will continue to go on. the tokyu —— quarantining of contacts, and if they are all in a good place, maybe tokyo transportation network will continue to run, people will continue to run, people will it is just

continue to run, people will continue to go to work but it is they are all in a good place, maybe it isjust some they are all in a good place, maybe hoped, because this is a disciplined it is just some simple distancing and closing of the very high risk and law—abiding society, that it places like theatres and nightclubs will be enough to stem the growth of and things like that. i think a lot covid—i9 here. because officials are of normalcy can return after a now extremely worried him that tokyo shutdown but it takes a while. and in particular is on the brink of a very serious outbreak and that is so, lessons to other countries which because cases here have grown quite might bejust so, lessons to other countries which rapidly in the last week or so, more might be just going so, lessons to other countries which might bejust going into so, lessons to other countries which might be just going into this than doubled in the last week. and difficult period of massive there is a fear that that is the lockdown, or might be hoping to see start of something much bigger. it light at the end of the tunnel, what do you see at the other factors that is hoped that this state of emergency will stop that. i have to governments have to put in place in say, there are a number of medical order tojust governments have to put in place in order to just release some of that experts here who have said it has pressure on people? it needs to be come too late and this should have seen as a second opportunity, if you been done earlier. at the hospitals are already straining with the like. places that did not have those numbers being admitted already. but it‘s very likely that in the next week or two we are going to seep measures in place were really caught covid—i9 case is continuing to grow off—guard and before they knew it, very rapidly in tokyo and that we they had cases everywhere and were might see an outbreak similar to what we have seen in london and new unable to do contact tracing to. if york and other cities in europe. you don‘t know where your cases are, rupert wingfield—hayes. you don‘t know where your cases are,

you cannot possibly contact trace anyone, you cannot isolate any of front line health workers your positive cases because you in several countries, don‘t know where they are and that‘s including italy, the us and the uk, have complained that a lack when you have to shut down and say, of personal protective equipment everybody go home and stay there, is making theirjobs more dangerous. where shutting all the businesses, in the uk, the government says just to survive what may be a couple a national supply team, supported by the armed forces, is "working around the clock" to deliver equipment. of months. it has taken china three as the death toll from coronavirus continues months. and until the transmission is down, the hospitals have recovered in terms of capacity to so, what‘s it like on the front line? deal with this, all those measures well, let‘s speak now to dr michael brooks, are in place so that when you who has been working in the james paget university hospital in great yarmouth. reopen, you can clamp down on the thank you forjoining us. are virus rather than on the community. professor fisher, fascinating to talk, thank you. obviously not wearing your protective equipment at the moment the japanese prime minister, but have you got enough? yes, shinzo abe, has declared a state of emergency in tokyo, actually pulled the response from osaka and five other regions in the country. the james paget hospital has been people are being advised to stay very impressive. it is a hospital inside and businesses will shut. coronavirus infections in tokyo have that has always prided itself in more than doubled in the past week to about 1,200. patient and staff safety and at the it comes after the government announced a massive stimulus very start of this outbreak, they package, which abe described as among the world‘s biggest, to soften the economic blow. had organised themselves quite rapidly to provide us with it‘s worth around $1 trillion, which is about 20% of japan‘s equipment. when i went in after the gross domestic output. here‘s rupert

guidance from the world health organization was released on the wingfield—hayes in tokyo. 19th of march, we found that they had provided us with the full equipment. we had respirators, we had gowns, gloves, and when the this is exactly what we expected subsequent guidance was updated by public health england, they also from prime minister shinzo abe who provided the equipment that public gave a very clear indication yesterday that this is what he was health england have been suggesting going to do but now we have it pulled that we have the declared that we use. so far, no sign of state of emergency for tokyo, osaka shortages. we have always found the box are refilled when they need to and five other prefectures, mostly prefectures that surround these two be. at this particular hospital, because of its focus on staff very large urban areas. tokyo, if safety, i have felt pretty safe. and you take tokyo and its surrounding areas, it really is the world‘s turning to the actual challenges of largest metropolitan area with a thejob, i know yours is not one of population altogether of around 37 thejob, i know yours is not one of the huge inundated hospitals you are million people. so this state of seeing covid—i9 patients. how is the emergency really does effect a vast number of people. and we understand mood among the staff? do you feel you can cope with what you are faced it will go into effect initially for a month but it will not be the same with? here in east norfolk, we are a as the lock downs that have been

declared in the uk or america or little bit behind london in terms of the caseload, may be up to a week some other european countries because the japanese government simply does not have the power to do behind, but we‘re definitely seeing that. this is an advisory. the cases and they are increasing on a day by day basis. at the moment, we japanese government is requesting that business is close, requesting are coping. we have got capacity that business is close, requesting that ordinary citizens stay at home still although it is filling up as much as possible. but a lot of rapidly. the staff have been very life will continue to go on. the well—prepared, we rapidly. the staff have been very well—prepa red, we have rapidly. the staff have been very well—prepared, we have split the department into a hot zone and cold tokyo transportation network will continue to run, a lot of people zone and there is a solid plan to will continue to go to work but it run from so the trust has been is hoped, because this is a extremely good pulled out the one thing nobody knows in the whole disciplined and law—abiding society, department is how high this peat that it will be enough to stem the will be. we don‘t know how bad and growth of covid—19 here. because how busy things will get, we can only guess and i think there is an officials here now are extremely underlying fear that we might get worried that tokyo in particular is on the brink of a very serious outbreak and that is because cases overwhelmed —— hi hi —— how high here have grown quite rapidly in the this peak will be. yes, the work is last week or so, more than doubled ha rd this peak will be. yes, the work is hard and you‘re spending ten hour in the last week. and there is a stretches in your gown, working in fear that that is the start of the resuscitation area but there is something much bigger. it is hoped a feeling that we are coping. and that this state of emergency will for the general public in the uk, stop that. i have to say, there are

the news of the past 2a hours about a number of medical experts here who have said it has come too late and the news of the past 2a hours about the prime minister has brought a it should have been done earlier. of certain gravity and a sense that this disease does not discriminate, the hospitals are already straining with the numbers being admitted power and privilege do not protect already. but it is very likely that you in any way we have all seen also in the next week or two we are going bbc coverage from inside the to see covid—19 case is continuing to see covid—19 case is continuing to grow very rapidly in tokyo and intensive care unit of a big london that we may see an outbreak similar hospital and i think that has also to what we have seen in london, in driven home to people the very new york and other cities in europe. let‘s move away from coronavirus for a moment seriousness of the disease and what it can do at its worst. is it because the former vatican treasurer, cardinal george pell, something that you worry about and has been freed from jail. your colleagues worry about as you see more cases coming in? i think the underlying worry is there. we do tend to see some pretty extreme things in the emergency the vatican said it had faith in the department, and in some ways you get australian judicial system. desensitised to it. the overwhelming sensation is that we want to get out there and help people, that‘s the he is the most senior catholic number one drive. in the back of official ever convicted of child sexual abuse.

your mind you do have this worry if his arrest and subsequent ido your mind you do have this worry if i do get infected, when i‘d be one trial rocked the church. of the 80% that has a mild course, now george pell is a free man after seven judges in the country‘s or will i be one of the unfortunate highest court ruled that a jury was wrong. 20%? at the moment, we really don‘t know other than if you have got from the moment allegations were put to him by the police, certain underlying health cardinal pell had always conditions, we don‘t know why some people have a rough course and other people have a rough course and other maintained his innocence. people don‘t. the underlying fear is there, but our main motivation is to what a load of absolutely disgraceful rubbish. get into the department, catch on, completely false. madness. help the patients that need it, in 2018, a jury found george pell because that is what we do, that is guilty of abusing two choirboys at our passion. thank you so much for melbourne‘s st patrick‘s cathedral in the late 90s, whilst talking to us. we wish you and all serving as archbishop. of our patients all the best. thank he was convicted of five counts of sexual abuse including rape. you. ijust want after losing an appeal, his lawyers of our patients all the best. thank you. i just want to bring you of our patients all the best. thank you. ijust want to bring you a tweet coming in from michael gove, came to australia‘s high court, arguing that the verdict relied too one of the key members of the much on the testimony of the alleged cabinet. we have heard him a lot in victim and ignored other evidence. the past few hours talking about the situation with the prime minister, the judges agreed, saying but now he is talking about his own that the jury should have had some reasonable doubt. situation because he hasjust

tweeted, in accordance with the cardinal pell said the decision guidance, iam isolating remedied a serious injustice tweeted, in accordance with the but that he held no ill guidance, i am isolating at home after a member of my family started will to his accuser. to display mild symptoms of he added that the trial was not coronavirus on sunday i have not displayed any symptoms and am a referendum on the catholic church, continuing to work as normal. yet another member of the government ido i do apologise, we are leaving that self isolating. obviously, we have package to go to scotland to hear seen 11 days ago the prime minister the first minister‘s daily briefing. going into self isolation with his at times like this, things that divide us in normal time seems a symptoms, we saw the chief medical officer with symptoms, and the health secretary, who is now back at much less important. we are reminded of that again today. right now all work. now michael gove is self isolating with two symptoms working of that again today. right now all of us arejust of that again today. right now all as normal, he says. let‘s move away of us are just human beings united inafight of us are just human beings united in a fight against this virus. as we know, the prime minister, as well as from coronavirus for a moment. —— as well as leading the uk‘s response, he is in hospitalfighting his own personal battle against coronavirus. i chaired a meeting of the scottish cabinet this morning and we sent our very best wishes to the former vatican

treasurer cardinal george pell has been freed from jail. him. iwant he‘s won his appeal against his and we sent our very best wishes to him. i want to send every good wish conviction for sexually abusing two choirboys when he was archbishop of melbourne in the 1990s. the to him, to his fiancee and to his 78—year—old cardinal, who was once the vatican‘s treasurer whole family. we are all willing you and one of the pope‘s most senior aides, said that truth had prevailed. on, boris. get well soon. the prime shaimaa khalil reports from sydney. he is the most senior catholic official ever convicted of child sexual abuse. minister‘s admission to intensive ca re minister‘s admission to intensive his arrest and subsequent care is a terrible reminder of the trial rocked the church. fa ct care is a terrible reminder of the fact that, as i mentioned yesterday, now george pell is a free man after seven judges in the country‘s this virus does not discriminate. highest court ruled that anybody can get it. absolutely a jury was wrong. anyone can pass the virus on to from the moment allegations were put to him by the police, other people. that is why we have cardinal pell had always maintained his innocence. put in place such severe lockdown what a load of absolutely restrictions and for the avoidance disgraceful rubbish. of any doubt, let me state very clearly how i expect people to be completely false. madness. behaving. people should be staying in 2018, a jury found george pell at home except for essential guilty of abusing two choirboys at purposes such as one session of melbourne‘s st patrick‘s cathedral in the late 90s, whilst serving as archbishop. exercise a day, a trip to buy essential food or medicines from the he was convicted of five counts shops. people who are displaying symptoms should self—isolate, not of sexual abuse including rape.

going out at all for seven days and after losing an appeal, his lawyers members of their household should came to australia‘s high court, arguing that the verdict relied too isolate for 1a days. people should not be gathering outside in groups much on the testimony of the alleged of more than two unless they are pa rt of more than two unless they are part of the same household and they victim and ignored other evidence. should not be visiting each other‘s the judges agreed, saying that the jury should have had some reasonable doubt. homes. all nonessential business should be closed. these restrictions can be enforced by the police, and i cardinal pell said the decision remedied a serious injustice, but that he held no ill have said this many times before will to his accuser. he added that the trial was not that i acutely understand that they a referendum on the catholic church, are incredibly tough measures, or on the way its officials dealt particularly as the weather gets with the crime of paedophilia. better. these measures would have at the time of his arrest, seemed unimaginable even a few weeks cardinal pell was in charge ago, but i want to stress again of the vatican‘s finances and one today that they are vital to reduce of the pope‘s closest advisers. the number of people who fall sick now his future is unclear. and there are vital to save lives. well, i think the options that he's once again, from the bottom of my got are pretty narrow. heart, thank everyone who is doing i mean, on the rome front, the right thing and staying at home. someone has already been appointed to hisjob in rome. by the right thing and staying at home. by staying at home, all of us are in terms of voting in a conclave helping to slow the spread of the to elect the next pope, virus, we are all helping our he will lose that right national health service and we are when he turns 80. all helping to save lives. i want to

the australian catholic church stress today that the prime is in a disastrous state with regard minister‘s illness will not affect to leadership but i don't think that cardinal pell is the person who will be able to assume that leadership. the good cooperation on key strategic decisions between the survivors of sexual abuse say scottish government, the uk quashing the verdict in such government and the other devolved a high—profile case will discourage governments. we havejoined uk victims from coming forward. ministers for meetings on health, this will make people reticent the economy, and that will continue. to go and report a crime because they will feel the ministerfor that they will not be believed the economy, and that will continue. the minister for public health is taking part in that discussion with by the justice system matt hancock at the moment. myself and that the rich and powerful will appeal over and over again and victims will not be believed. and other first ministers matt hancock at the moment. myself and otherfirst ministers had written to the prime minister why would you put yourself through that? george pell‘s acquittal ends a case suggesting an early cobra meeting and to discuss next steps. we will that shocked australia but the division and controversy continue to work our very hardest around him will continue. and to work together to do shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney. everything we can to beat this virus. two other issues i want to cover before i hand over to the chief nursing officer, whojoins us today, then to the health secretary. i want to update you as usual on

hello, this is bbc news some of the key statistics in with carrie gracie. the headlines: relation to covid—19 in scotland. i can confirm that as of nine o‘clock this morning there have now been the british prime minister, boris johnson, has spent the night in an intensive care unit being treated a229 positive cases confirmed. that is an increase of 268 from for coronavirus after his symptoms worsened yesterday evening. yesterday. as always, let me be the british foreign secretary is clear that these numbers will be an standing infor the british foreign secretary is standing in for the prime minister when their sissy. the queen is being underestimate. these are cases that kept informed about the prime have our laboratory confirmation. a minister? health. michael gove is also now total of 199 people last night were self isolating as a member of his in intensive care with confirmed or suspected covid—19. that is the same family is displaying virus symptoms. figure as one quoted yesterday, japan has met prime minister although it is important to note declares a state of emergency in that it will not necessarily be the tokyo and six other regions as japan same people. a total of 1751 struggles with the pandemic. china says it has recorded no new patients, including those in intensive care, or in hospitals coronavirus deaths for the first across scotland with confirmed or time since january. suspected covid—19, that is an increase of 152 from yesterday. i can provide figures for deaths that

the foreign secretary, dominic raab, is deputising for the prime minister have sadly been registered in the where necessary. last 2a hours. as i said both on his first task this morning is chairing a meeting of ministers along with the chief medical officer sunday and on monday, relatively few covid—19 deaths, four in total, were and the chief scientific adviser. registered over the weekend, reflecting the fact that national records of scotland, its reporting system, is not fully in operation michael gove is now self isolating and has thanked people on twitter for seven days a week. work is under for their kind messages. he says a way to change that. as a result of member of his family has been that, a relatively large number of displaying symptoms but he is continuing to work as normal. covid—19 deaths were registered yesterday, so i can report today that in that in the last 2a hours, let‘s go over to helen kat, he is in 7a deaths have been registered as being caused by covid—19, taking the downing street for us. it is hard to total number of deaths in scotland know where to begin, but we should start with the prime minister and total number of deaths in scotland to 296. it is worth saying because what we know and how difficult a this is relevant to a subject i am moment it is for downing street to about to cover is that these deaths communicate effectively what we will sometimes include deaths of know. we have had no official update confirmed cases which have happened so far today on the prime minister in community settings such as care

was my condition after he was homes. the report we will publish tomorrow will include fuller figures transferred to intensive care last on those deaths in the community night. at the time they said that covered covid—19 is presumed rather was because he could be near than confirmed. i always focus on ventilators if you are required one, but he has not got to that point. we the statistics in these media conferences because they are important to give an overall sense knew that before he was transferred of how the virus is spreading. i wa nt to of how the virus is spreading. i want to say again today that every into intensive care, he asked dominic rab, the foreign secretary at the first secretary of state, to timei want to say again today that every time i read out the statistics i am deputise for him where needed. it is acutely aware that every death is not dominic rab who is effectively much more than a statistic. every in charge of the day—to—day running debt represents an individual human of government. as part of that, he being and! debt represents an individual human being and i want once again to express my deepest condolences to has hosted a meeting this morning. eve ryo ne express my deepest condolences to everyone who has lost friends, this is the usual morning coronavirus meeting that the family or loved ones. i also want government holds. the differences it again to thank all those working in is dominic rab in the chair and he our health and care services. your is dominic rab in the chair and he is in control at this point. he has compassion, commitment and expertise is appreciated by all of us all at made it clear he is following their the time, but never more so than it plan and strategy set out by boris is now. that appreciation definitely johnson. there will be some questions over the coming hours over includes our nurses and midwives. todayis

how far the foreign secretary‘s will includes our nurses and midwives. today is the world health organization‘s world health day and they have decided this year to focus extend. at this time we don‘t know on the contribution made by nurses how long this scenario is going to and midwives, so it is appropriate last, because so much of it will depend on the health of boris that the chief nursing officer is here today. she will give an update johnson. we know that dominic rab has spoken to sir keir starmer, who on nhs in glasgow and about student has spoken to sir keir starmer, who has said that his party is willing nurses who volunteered to join the to work constructively with the workforce early. the cabinet government in the national interest. secretary will then talk about the the work of government will go on £5.3 million of additional support while borisjohnson the work of government will go on while boris johnson is the work of government will go on while borisjohnson is in hospital. we are announcing for community we are in the week in which the pharmacies who are having to meet unprecedented demand that this government had hoped to see the particular time. i want to take the virus infections peaking. it is opportunity to give a special thanks to all of them. before they do that, obviously also a week where we have the second issue and want to cover seen substantial numbers of people is what is an understandable concern dying. about support for those living and working in our care homes. the care there has been a course of this inspectorate is in regular contact virus that the government has been with care homes and it has tracking with its data. it is just confirmed, for example, in relation 2.5 weeks since they imposed more to castle view that an appropriate stringent measures on people‘s

infection control procedures are in ability to leave the house, for place there. the inspectorate will example. that is one of the looming continue to provide advice and decisions that will be coming up for support to that home and others. the dominic rasb and the cabinet in scottish government is working with the inspectorate to understand the broader impact of covid—19 on the recent days. they did say those ca re broader impact of covid—19 on the care sector so we can support health measures would be reviewed in three and care workers as well as weeks, so that will be coming up possible. care workers are included next week. they always said it would ta ke next week. they always said it would in the key workers that should have take a couple of weeks to see access to testing, and we are whether those measures were starting to have an effect because of the way looking at to see how testing of ca re looking at to see how testing of care workers looking at to see how testing of ca re workers can looking at to see how testing of that the virus progresses. it is the care workers can be increased. the case that they have consistency said importance and dedication of those who work in the care sector is that they are monitoring the data, recognised by me and by the looking at the scientific data and government. where there have been acting accordingly. that has been issues, for example with ppe, we are the government strategy and i would expect that to continue under working to resolve that. yesterday dominic rasb. we have distributed 6 million items of ppe. care workers we are —— are doing a remarkable job. of ppe. care workers we are —— are doing a remarkablejob. i want to thank all of you, but more —— dominic raab. importantly promised that we can do all we can to support you. in many

as we‘ve heard the foreign secretary ways that brings me back to one of the points i made at the start. and first secretary of state, dominic raab, will deputise for borisjohnson "where necessary". clearly, there are some forms of the commons speaker, support for care workers and people sir lindsay hoyle, said it was imperative that government in the health and care services more generally which only government can continues to operate as normal. provide. that includes the provision of ppe. but every single one of us can and must do our bit. all of us dominic raab will chair various can and must do our bit. all of us can support health and care workers by doing the right thing and staying meetings, but i‘m sure the cabinet at home. by doing that we can all asa meetings, but i‘m sure the cabinet as a whole, there are various play our part in slowing the spread strands, this is not a one—man show, of this virus, we can give your health and care services a chance to there are lots of people working cope with the demands that will be with the cabinet secretary and the placed on them and we can all do our civil service to make sure the essential things are done. people bit to save lives. so thank you each and every one of you, once again, say decisions on exiting the lockdown some way off, but you have for doing all of that. let me to do the analysis now, you have to handover to the chief nursing officer, fiona mcqueen, who will be working what kinds of things cover some of the topics i mentioned would work. there is an enormous earlier. thank you. all across our amount going on at the minute and that work needs to carry on. country are health and social care board country are health and social care boa rd workforce country are health and social care board workforce are doing what they do, day in and day out and work

tirelessly to provide outstanding compassionate care to the people across scotland. the nhs louisa with me in the studio isjo coburn, jordan will be part of that. it is the presenter of the bbc‘s pa rt of jordan will be part of that. it is part of our national response to get politics live programme. ready to provide that safe care to this is a crucial moment for downing street, how to handle it given the difficulties over handling it people who have the covid—19 infection. last tuesday at seven yesterday and the shock for the public in the evening when they o'clock we had fans of construction heard how difficult things were. workers whojoined the o'clock we had fans of construction workers who joined the nhs workers what will be in the minds of those who were planning the hospital. since then, the construction workers doing the briefing? the absolute focus will be how they relate the have not left that site. within the current condition of borisjohnson. we haven‘t had an official update nhs louisa jordan from seven o'clock except to say that his condition is la st nhs louisa jordan from seven o'clock last tuesday we have had workers unchanged. but all of the political they are working 24 hours a day working tirelessly to provide what journalists will want to keep on we hope will be a hospital that we asking about exactly the precise nature of his condition. he had may never need. what it will be as a hospital that will give us security oxygen yesterday. they will want to and affirmation that whatever ask again about whether he will go happens to the people of scotland,

we will have a response and we will on to be able to provide that care. i have ask again about whether he will go ontoa ask again about whether he will go on to a ventilator. that would point to the seriousness of his condition. it is serious, it may be seen miles of copper piping, so precautionary in terms of moving to every single bed head will have the intensive care, but it is serious oxyge n every single bed head will have the because he is the prime minister. oxygen that patients may need. we they will want to know what the plan have had over 8,000 pieces of medical equipment ordered and many will be if he is staying in thousands of square feet of intensive care for a considerable amount of time. and the recovery that will entail. yes, dominic raab flooring. it is starting to look like a hospital. we couldn't do that without the staff. within the first is deputising, but when it comes to serious decisions that will have to be made if the prime minister is section, we want to have 300 beds ready for people. if we need to, you incapacitated, what will happen then? number ten will be formulating could go up to over a thousand. part exactly what they need to say. they of that preparedness for the people will be as honest as possible, but they will not want to raise any more of that preparedness for the people of scotland to make contract covert. we couldn't do this without the concerned than is necessary. this staff, and whether it has been staff will be very difficult balancing act who have worked at the sec, the army from the information that they will who have worked at the sec, the army who helped us step up, and staff be receiving from the hospital. while he is incapacitated, boris right across the range of services,

johnson is still very much the prime whether it is our architects, minister. we have just johnson is still very much the prime minister. we havejust heard johnson is still very much the prime minister. we have just heard that michael gove is now self isolating engineers, porters, special himself because a member of his advisers, including infection prevention and control, they are all working tirelessly. i would like to family is showing symptoms. this say an extra special thank you to the nurses who are planning to work covid—i9 is driving through government, because we have had within the louisa jordan. there will ministers, the chief medical be there 24 hours a day caring for officer, making it harder to run government the way they would like patients. today, in terms of the it to. given the way that everything world health organization day of health recognising the contribution went yesterday and then the news of nurses and midwives, it is conference, wider more open briefing appropriate we are talking about them. i appropriate we are talking about them. lam honoured by the contribution that our student nurses thatis conference, wider more open briefing that is happening daily, there will have offered to make. we have all be some scepticism from the journalists if there is any upbeat worked together tirelessly to make messaging, because there has been sure that our senior students, who upbeat messaging which is had to be are at the end of their education, walked back on, first by the admission to hospital and then by canjoin our nhs are at the end of their education, can join our nhs workforce. the admission to intensive care. are at the end of their education, canjoin our nhs workforce. it is optional and i recognise that not everyone will be able to do it, but yes, they will be. of course, there

we have had an amazing response from was only a matter of a few hours our third we have had an amazing response from ourthird and we have had an amazing response from our third and fourth year students after the press briefing by dominic who have offered to step up and coming to our health service before they graduate so they can be part of raab in which he used the words that they graduate so they can be part of the workforce and help our response. the prime minister was in good spirits and still working, then he this week we are seeing over 2,000 has admitted —— has been admitted of them being deployed, some of them will start the next week, but the into intensive care. journalists majority have started yesterday and will want to know what was known when buying number ten and gauge the today and it is a thrill for me to see their compassionate care and their professionalism. nurses can seriousness of his condition, because this is a time of crisis. the prime minister is supposed to be only work effectively if they are pa rt of leading the country in the battle only work effectively if they are part of a multidisciplinary team. against coronavirus and he himself is facing his own personal battle today, a big thank you too are against the virus. nurses of scotland and a student nurses of scotland and a student nurses of scotland for stepping up and giving me the confidence that as the prime minister fights they will be ready to provide that compassionate care when it is against the virus. as the prime ministerfights his own battle, many people today start their own fights. the volunteer needed. thank you very much indeed, fiona. i will hand over now to the army.

health secretary. can i also extend my personal thanks and gratitude to a volunteer army of people who‘ve signed up to support the nhs all of our health care staff. in england gets to work today. 750,000 people put forward their names within four particularly to our nurses on world days of the government calling for help, but it‘s taken time health day, including the student for security checks nurses and midwives who are joining to be carried out. us from yesterday. today i want to well, we can now speak to a nhs outline steps we are taking to volunteer who is set support community pharmacies. they up and ready to go. stephanie charlotte joins me are very much a central part of our now from worcester. stephanie, what are you going to do primary and community health care today? i volunteered to be at check workforce and services. they are, in many ways, where most of us will in and chat volunteer, which is basically a service that enables secure the health care and support that we need. i want to thank all people who are isolated or alone, may be going through a very anxious community pharmacy teams for their time and feeling quite low to be incredible hard work throughout this able to call me so i can try and pandemic and in the weeks ahead they offer them a bit of support, really. will provide an invaluable service ensuring patients in scotland can have you begun? who have you talked continue to receive vital medicines to? why has it been? the whole in what are unprecedented times. working with community pharmacy process has been fantastic, i can scotland we have agreed an initial say a bad word about it. i haven‘t spoken to anyone yet. i can only package of {5.3 million in funding

for community pharmacies to help assume that either the services are them meet some of the costs they will undergo in terms of responding needed yet, or people just aren‘t to covid—19. this will address their unparalleled levels of activity, and aware that we are here ready to help them. obviously, talking to us isn't going to help you be taking any the treatment that they are providing through what is now an calls that need you more, so we will keep this brief! i will talk to extended minor ailment service that has been extended across scotland. catherine, who has a bigger it will cover the cost of equipment, oversight of what is happening adaptations to premises, additional across the board. catherine, how do staffing and locum cover when they you think it is working so far? have a sickness absence. even in the firstly, well done to stephanie. i exceptional circumstances that we am sure we will have you fully are in, i am exceptional circumstances that we are in, lam pleased that exceptional circumstances that we are in, i am pleased that they have responded so positively to my gainfully occupied very soon. it request of them that they remain open on good friday and easter takes gainfully occupied very soon. it ta ke s two gainfully occupied very soon. it takes two weeks to authenticate the monday where it is possible for them 750,000 volunteers. catherine, i'm to do so. this will help to alleviate some of the pressure from our out—of— hours services. our gp so sorry, we are losing you now and again. let‘s try once more. can you services, too, when it is possible

start that sentence again? well done for them to do so, will remain open to stephanie. today we are on friday and monday. we will meet launching... oh, what a shame. in full additional costs for the stephanie, back to you. did you feel community pharmacies. once again, as daunted by this challenge to be is the case across all of the health service, pharmacies are working talking to people, offering support and advice to people who may be incredibly hard. i understand there are times when we are queueing for a feeling very vulnerable, or do you feeling very vulnerable, or do you feel you have the skills and experience to handle this well?m medicines are queueing for advice that we can become frustrated by is obviously very daunting because those queues, but i would ask you are comforting people probably at one of the worst times. however, everyone to please understand that our community pharmacies and our iam training pharmacists are part of the health at one of the worst times. however, i am training to be a counsellor, ca re workforce pharmacists are part of the health care workforce that i new you within my last few months of support, and they need your support as much as any other part of it. qualifying, so i do feel i have the skills to help people and that is thank you. i will go to questions, what drew me to this post. it is fantastic that people are offering practical support by getting people as usual. we have a long list of their prescriptions are going shopping. it is that stigma still journalists wishing to ask questions so if it can make my usual plea to about mental health and i think it

is really important to look after be as brief as possible, and to people? mental health. there are loads of volunteers that have come avoid duplication where possible. together, thousands of us, and we peter mcmahon, itv borders. stanek, are ready to help people with their mental well—being. are ready to help people with their mental well-being. we will go back to catherine and try once more on that line, hoping for something who have a big bass and cairnryan, better. let‘s give it a go. have put on furlough 600 people and catherine, your sense of the wider picture, given your role leading the made many redundancies across the uk. they say it is unavoidable. i volunteer service? we have just wondered if you think first of all that a big company like that is 750,000... no, right to do it. secondly, what can volunteer service? we have 750,000. .. no, catherine volunteer service? we have 750,000... no, catherine i'm so sorry, it is just not working for the scottish government do to try and help maintain lifeline services, us. we will try to come back to you later in the day and we might be but also to support the local able to get a better quality economy, which in the south—west of scotla nd economy, which in the south—west of scotland will be hit hard by this. connection. we‘ve heard many times thank you. i will try and avoid over that coronavirus going into the specific details of discriminates by age and by underlying health conditions, specific companies, but i will but evidence is growing to suggest your gender also plays address the general question. i a role as to whether you‘ll get it, don‘t underestimate the impact of as men are more likely

this crisis on businesses of all than women to test positive shapes and sizes. that is why the uk and die from the disease. government scheme that allows it was a trend first seen in china and later mirrored in european countries. companies to furlough workers rather than make them redundant is so so why are men more vulnerable? crucial. it allows them to continue joining me now to explain more to pay them the majority of their is professor sarah hawkes, professor of global public health salary. i would encourage businesses to continue to take any steps that at university college london. protect employment as far as thank you very much for talking to possible and effectively protects the productive capacity of the us. on the agenda points, do we have economy because we hope that at the any clarity over why that is? thanks end of this crisis, whenever that is, some of the businesses affected will be able to start operating very much for this interview. the normally as quickly as possible. answer, to be honest, is we do not that will not be possible for have an absolutely clear answer at everyone. unfortunately, there will the moment, but we do have some be some businesses do find that impact much harder to deal with. the pointers as to what might be driving for a very clear differences that we scottish government has put in place are seeing in every country where we schemes. we passed on all the consequential funding from the uk have access to data. as part of an government announcements, that total initiative that we run from ucl, the is £2.2 billion of support, mainly through grants to companies and

global health 50—50 initiative is support to the business rate scheme. trying to currently publish data we are having ongoing discussions from around a0 countries that have with business organisations and, the highest burden of covid—i9 where appropriate, with individual companies to find what the scottish government can do. the final point infection. we are seeing a clear split between the death rates in about the strategic importance of confirmed cases between men and some companies, stanley would fall into that category. we have already women. so to answer your question, some of that might be joint biology. done this with essential flights underlying immune system differences from our islands. there are at the between men and women, for example. same issues in the south of scotland some of it, we think, is likely to so we are happy to have focused on be due to gender, the role that tailored discussions with companies that maintain those lifeline gender plays in driving health services. i'm sorry, we are going to differences between men and women leave the first minister there, across a whole range of conditions, because we have the update from the not just covid—i9. lobby briefing in downing street. across a whole range of conditions, notjust covid—i9. what we are let‘s go over to vicki young for the seeing in covid—i9 simply projects a latest. this is a briefing from the prime picture that we see across global minister? officialspokesman this is a briefing from the prime minister? official spokesman given health quite generally, particularly to west ministerjournalists every in relation to the non—communicable diseases that seem to be associated

with a higher risk of death in day. boris johnson to west ministerjournalists every people with confirmed covid—i9 day. borisjohnson has been stable over night and remains in good spirits. he is receiving standard infection. that is interesting. if i understand you correctly, you are oxygen treatment. he is breathing saying there are other diseases without any other assistance. he has not required mechanical assistance. where this gender difference in infections and seriousness of infection, or seriousness of outcome, work that is also mirrored? that is the latest on the condition of the prime minister this most simply, if you look at the lunchtime. he does remain in previous coronavirus epidemic of intensive care, but as we can hear, he has not required mechanical mers and sars, and those epidemics ventilation or noninvasive respiratory support, but has we also saw higher death rates in required some help with breathing. men compared to women. what you just that brings many more questions. i‘m referred to in terms of what happened in china injanuary wasn‘t really a surprise, but if we look sure the spokesman was asked what across global health conditions more can we expect next. to be clear to generally, particularly in the realm people, this is a briefing that has

of the non—communicable diseases, gone on for almost an hour, so you which account for about 70% of premature mortality globally, there can imagine dozens and dozens of questions. that is as far as where are premature mortality globally, there a re clear premature mortality globally, there are clear differences when we look they were willing to go in terms of they were willing to go in terms of at sector segregated data, there are the medical condition of the prime clear differences in the burden of premature mortality and the burden minister. what happens next is up to of disease suffered by men compared to women. the $6a million question the hospital. they are all saying he is in the best place, a top london hospital, and they are used to is why do we see that difference? dealing with people who have some of that difference, we think, covid—19. that is as far as it goes is due to underlying behavioural in terms of the prime minister differences between men and women. medical condition. lots of questions men are much more likely to smoke, about how government is functioning. they are keen to stress that that is to drink alcohol, to be exposed to continuing. the covid—19 committee very toxic environments through their occupations than women are. we that happens every morning at 9:15am also know that men come in many was chaired by dominic raab, the countries, are less likely to seek foreign secretary. he will deputise health care in the formal health where necessary. lots of questions about what that means. does it mean sector. there is a whole variety of that he can hire and fire people, reasons why, but the time you get

into your 50s, 60s, 70s you start to for example? they say that is not see really quite big gaps in the the case. if a national security health status of men and women. what meeting was required, then he would chair it, but at the moment there we are seeing in covid—i9 is a are nonscheduled, partly because parliament is in recess. another reflection and amplification in some question about contact with the senses of a much bigger picture. queen, because as many people would know, there is a weekly audience between the prime minister and the thank you so much. fascinating. a queen. it has been decided that that lot more work for you to do on that. will not take place while the prime sadly, yes. minister is in hospital. the queen has been regularly informed and official channels are in contact with each other, so the advisers to the queen and the cabinet secretary here will be constantly speaking to each other. that is the latest people who offered to volunteer to help the nhs. their duty today. update, with downing street stressing that the rate is determined. they are determined to 750,000 people signed up to the call carry on fighting coronavirus in all for volunteers when that scheme its aspects, whether that is launched, three times the original preparing the nhs, or the economic package, but there is no doubt that target. these are not ordinary times with these are not ordinary times with the prime minister still in just a reminder of a top story that hospital. thank you so much for the arts from

the british minister, borisjohnson, downing street. just to repeat, the prime minister still in hospital, remains in intensive care. we are expecting a lobby briefing in sta ble downing street shortly. we will prime minister still in hospital, stable overnight, in good spirits, not requiring invasive ventilation. bring you the latest estimates we get it. you are watching bbc news. all the latest very soon in the next hour from the news that one. —— news for uk viewers, let‘s take a look at at one. the weather. here is carol. in england and wales today, tree let‘s have a quick look at the pollen levels are high. today, for weather for viewers in the let‘s have a quick look at the weatherfor viewers in the uk. most it will be dry. it will be a if you have an allergy to tree pollen, it is worth noting that in england and wales today the levels bit hazy through the afternoon. the are high. today, foremost, it will exception to that is across parts of northern ireland and scotland, where we have a weather front with the odd be lengthy sunny spells, albeit a spot of rain. you can see some cloud coming up spot of rain. you can see some cloud bit hazy through the afternoon. the coming up across spot of rain. you can see some cloud coming up across southern areas, spot of rain. you can see some cloud coming up across southern areas, as exception to that is across parts of well. it could produce an odd shower northern ireland and scotland, where we have a weather front with victor in the channel islands in south—west clwyd and the odd spot of rain. you england. for the rest of us, some fair weather cloud development can see cloud coming up across

through the afternoon, hence the southern areas. it could produce an odd shower in the channel islands hazy sunshine, and thicker cloud for and south—west england. for the rest the north—west of northern ireland and scotland. temperatures up on of arts, fairweather clwyd through yesterday, nine in lerwick, house of the afternoon, hence the hazy possibly 2i sunshine, and thicker clwyd in the yesterday, nine in lerwick, house of possibly 2! around the london area. through this evening and overnight north—west of northern ireland and we hold on a clutch of showers in the north—west of scotland. temperatures up on yesterday, we are the south—west. this weather front looking at 9 degrees in lerwick, will come in from the north—west pushing south—east, bringing more cloud with it and some heavy and possibly 21 around the london area. through this evening and overnight persistent rain. generally there we hang on to a clutch of showers in will be more cloud around and last the south—west and we also have this night, but there will be some breaks weather front coming in from the and backlight if you‘re hoping to north—west pushing south—east, bringing more cloud with it and for see the super moon. tomorrow we a time some heavy rain. generally start off with a weather front, turning weaker through the day. there will be more cloud than last night, but not as cold. there will behind that, in the north highlands, be some breaks in backlight if brighter skies. ahead of it, still a you‘re hoping to see the super moon. lot of sunshine, but more cloud tomorrow, we start off with a tomorrow coming up through southern weather front, turning weaker through the day, so the rain england, south wales and the midlands. it could produce the odd increasingly patchy. behind that, heavy shower, which could be brighter skies in the north thundery. top temperatures here up highlands. ahead of it, still a lot to 23. wednesday into thursday,

of sunshine. clwyd coming up through still high pressure, but a couple of weather fronts not too far away. for southern england, south wales and the midlands. there will be rain and thursday, a lot of dry weather. that it could be thundery. for wednesday into thursday, still again, justa high—pressure, but we have a few thursday, a lot of dry weather. again, just a bit of cloud, some drizzle here or there. the far north weather fronts not too far away. for of scotla nd drizzle here or there. the far north thursday, we are looking at a lot of of scotland will be brighter. behind the weather front, more cloud will dry weather. the week weather front bubble up through the course of the is still with us. again, just day, but still dry with a fair bit producing a bit supply, may be some of sunshine and temperatures up to 21. it will be cooler air already in drizzle. the far north of scotland brighter. behind the weather front more cloud will bubble up through the north. good friday, a weather the course of the day, but still try front comes in from the atlantic with a fair bit of sunshine and top thicker cloud and rain. the driest temperatures up to 21 degrees. skies in the south—east, and here is things will change on good friday as where we will have the highest a weather front comes in from the temperatures. 00:58:48,975 --> 2147483052:06:09,202 your colleagues worry about as you 2147483052:06:09,202 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 see more cases coming in? atlantic, introducing thicker cloud and rain, moving from west to east. the driest guys in the south—east. here is where we will have the highest temperatures.

borisjohnson remains in intensive care in a london hospital, after his coronavirus symptoms worsened in the last few minutes, downing street has said his condition is stable. the prime minister has been given oxygen, but has not been put on a ventilator, according to a cabinet colleague his cabinet colleagues wish him well. the prime minister is in intensive care being looked after by his medical team, receiving the very, very best care from the team at st thomas‘ and our hopes and prayers are with him and with his family. michael gove himself is now self—isolating. we‘ll bring you all the latest about borisjohnson‘s health — and how the government is functioning in his absence. also this lunchtime. the queen pays tribute to the "selfless commitment" of healthcare workers across the world, in a statement to mark world health day.