the big headline, boris nhs is on the brink.hat the mail is talking about there?m brink. what do you make of what the mail is talking about there? it is a sense we have been alluding to, everything possible is being done to try and enable the health service to cope with what is coming down the road. we know somebody is said the clouds are there, the storm is brewing. apparently there have been deals with private hospitals for thousands of nurses, thousands of birds are equipment, i know that's have had their ventilators and oxygen equipment requisitioned —— veterinarians and we know people working in the health service don't have adequate personal protection. we have to remember in the middle of all of this, people are still having heart attacks, strokes, cancer treatment, having babies, breaking legs, having road accidents and things are. though the pressure on the nhs which is huge at the best of times is absolutely unbearable. and it's like a horrible, horrible game. it's a horrible, hideous race against time to make sure we

nigel, just following up on what she was talking about, the front page boris nhs is on the brink.sly this is the whole message about italy. if we are not careful, will end up in the same situation as them. the kind of tactic at the moment for the government is to do as much as they can to try and delay the peak of the virus actually heading, and what they think they can do is if they can suppress it, that way, the nhs will be able to cope. at the moment, we know they don't not have enough ventilators or i see you beds, so the best advice must be committed, since, itjo is astonishing that people are debating it. the obvious, since approach is that stay inside as much as you possibly can come if you're in a high risk category, whatever you do, don't go out it all. that is the message they are putting across most of it seemed to make sense. in fairness to him i had to go to work today canary fairness to him i had to go to work today ca nary wharf fairness to him i had to go to work today canary wharf us up in the place was empty. it does seem to me that most people are actually liste

shyama, the mail on sunday, boris: nhs is on the brink. it is really, really tested in the next two or three weeks. we are two or three weeks behind italy at the moment. absolutely, it is basically just going over everything that has been said this week, which is the numbers of doctors and nurses, the shortages, but also the fact now that private hospitals have agreed to supply an extra 8000 beds, plus their staff, so that is fa ntastically their staff, so that is fantastically helpful. but it is looking bleak. even if we flatten the curve, i suspect we have come late to fattening that curve, so we are still going to get record numbers, i think, are still going to get record numbers, ithink, of are still going to get record numbers, i think, of very ill and dying, which is deeply... it is not scary so much as very, very sad. in the aftermath, when we start the postmortem of what was done, i am sure we will spot lots of errors that should have been put right straightaway. one of the errors might be the way people have been hoarding in the s

summer when normally viruses don't spread, they aren't so serious and there's less pressure on the nhs. borise numbers could go up in days, we just don't know clearly. it is the first time the government has come out to talk about this properly, it's this week. yet this has been building for several weeks? around the world it has been building, but here in the uk there are only a few cases so far, and of the 39 cases they can trace from other people coming in from other parts of the world where there has been more infection. in the uk, arguably it is still relatively small. i think the big step tomorrow is that we may be moving from the government saying they're trying to contain this to the government saying they are in their next phase of trying to delay this. i think that's why you are getting some of these really intense headline saying that there could be no go zones, things about travel, sweeping powers of the government can bring in that people will not have experienced before. but we aren't there yet, a lot of this will be worse case scenario. and actually it has also been briefed tha

boris johnson announces 20,000 former nhs workers have returned to the health service to help with the crisis. one thing i think coronavirus crisis has already proved is there really thank you to everybody who has now coming back into the nhs in such huge numbers. doctors and nurses, it's the most amazing thing. spain tightens its coornavirus lockdown even further as the death toll continues to rise. all nonessential workers are told, stay at home. president trump extends federal coronavirus restrictions, to the end of april as a leading government expert predicts 200,000 americans could die. australia tightens its grip in a bid to reduce the spread of the virus. the government limits social gatherings to just two people, down from 10. and in other news, president trump says the us will not foot the bill for prince harry and meghan‘s security amid reports the couple have moved to california. coming up in the next hour, two experts, just after 9:30am, to a nswer experts, just after 9:30am, to answer many of your questions. we will also focus on pregnancy at about 9:45am, pregnant women

nhs who need your help. these are extraordinary times which need and demand extraordinary measures. the stark warning on boris looking at the nhs being overwhelmed in capacity, the question potentially to the scale of what we are seeing in italy, in two to three weeks' time. the questions that are going to be asked, if it's so important that we observe social distancing, why isn't the government taking some sort of enforcement action? that was put to robert jenrick earlier. today we are taking a further very significant step, the chief medical officer has identified a group of individuals across the country for specific medical reasons, underlying health conditions, who are particularly at risk of coronavirus. and we are writing to these people, around 1.5 million people, in england, and we are asking them as soon as practicable, to stay at home and do so practicable, to stay at home and do so for a prolonged period, perhaps as long as 12 weeks. that is the community secretary robertjenrick explaining why they don't want to bring in enforcement measures but he did reference what will happen for 1.5 million pe

what is interesting there, boris johnson and his ministers very much on a war footing to help deliver equipment the nhsok at the country list, you see the nhs and the united kingdom is actually quite far down on the list of countries with intensive care beds. it is the ventilators that are important. this collaboration with rolls— royce ventilators that are important. this collaboration with rolls—royce and private and public, which we saw with president trump at the white house, this collaboration. with president trump at the white house, this collaborationlj with president trump at the white house, this collaboration. i have been doing a lot of interviews, as we all have, should we be doing this, should we be doing that? but we are in uncharted territory. the sunday telegraph say they will release the computer model, suggesting why they are doing this, what they are doing, when they are doing it and why they are talking about it. talking about this herd immunity we have been talking about as well. you can see what they are planning on the government website but the scientific group met yesterday and

the british prime minister boris johnson announces 20,000 former nhs workers have returned to the healthvice to help with the crisis. thank you, by the way, to everyone who is now coming back to the nhs in such huge numbers. doctors and nurses, it's a most amazing thing. meanwhile, the british prime ministers chief adviser dominic cummings self isolates after developing coronavirus symptoms. president trump extends federal coronavirus restrictions to the end of april as a leading government expert predicts 200,000 americans could die. australia tightens its grip in a bid to reduce the spread of the virus — the government limits social gatherings to just two people, down from 10. and in other news, president trump says the us will not foot the bill for prince harry and meghan's security amid reports the couple have moved to california. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. the number of people who have died from the virus in spain has risen by more than eight hundred in the past 2

nhs and save lives. thanks very much. boris social media he posed in the last hour. 0ur political corrrespondent chris mason is in westminster and explained a little earlier what the uk can expect over the coming weeks. as far as the uk is concerned we got a real sense today, perhaps more explicitly than we've had before about the likely potential timeline in terms of the impact of the virus on our day—to—day lives and those measures that will put in place by borisjohnson almost a week ago now. doctorjenny harris, the chief medical officer for england, talking about a timeline of around six months which takes us to october. she acknowledged that the government, the experts, can't be specific. they can't be explicit because they are dealing with what they described as a moving target, but, clearly, they say, they cannot allow these measures that were imposed a week ago to be removed suddenly because the fear would be, a couple of weeks after, there could be another spike in cases. they are not saying that there is going to be wh

social—distancing rose to be in slowing the spread of the virus and making sure the nhs is not overwhelmed. in the letter boris that it will be difficult for people to stop that is particularly picked up on by the home secretary today, writing in a sunday paper, she talked about the situation for people who are experiencing domestic abuse, and how for them home is not a safe haven and the government recognises that. she wanted to make it clear that for anyone in this position, despite these rules to stay at home they are able to leave, and to seek refuge. us president donald trump has backed away from imposing a quarantine on new york and two adjoining states, despite saying yesterday that he was considering the move. instead, residents are being "strongly advised" against non—essential travel. freya cole has more. new york city. home to more than 8.5 million people. now, a dangerous hotspot for the spread of disease. there are more than 53,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the city alone. across the entire state, more than 700 people have died. president trump told reporters he was considering a two—w

nhs staff last night. but, four hours later, boris johnson tested positive for coronavirus.out positive. so i am working from home, i'm self—isolating, and that's entirely the right thing to do. but be in no doubt that i can continue, thanks to the wizardry of modern technology, to communicate with all my top team to lead the national fight back against coronavirus. that top team has been spending less time in the same room this week. cabinet was held remotely. the chief medical and scientific advisers were keeping further apart at online press conferences, but today, chris whitty said he had symptoms and was self—isolating. mrjohnson had his weekly audience with the queen on the phone. in the commons on wednesday, there were fewer mps at prime minister's questions, but ministers sat together on the front bench, including the health secretary. he developed coronavirus symptoms that night, and is also in self—isolation. i'll be continuing to do everything i can to get our carers the support that they need, and i'll be doing that from here, but with no less gusto. with the pri

neighbours, the prime minister and chancellor stepped outside to pay tribute to nhs staff last night but four hours later, boris coronavirus. i've taken a test, that's come out positive. so i am working from home, i am self isolating and that's entirely the right thing to do. but, be in no doubt that i can continue, thanks to the wizardry of modern technology, to communicate with all my top team to lead the national fight back against coronavirus. that top team has been spending less time in the same room this week. cabinet was held remotely. the chief medical and scientific advisers where keeping further apart at online press conferences, but today chris whitty said he had symptoms and was self isolating. mrjohnson had his weekly audience with the queen on the phone. in the commons on wednesday there were fewer mps at prime minister's questions, but ministers sat together on the front bench, including the health secretary. he developed coronavirus symptoms that night and is also in self isolation. i will be continuing to do everything i can to get our carers the support they need and i will be doing that from

neighbours, the prime minister and chancellor stepped outside to pay tribute to nhs staff last night but four hours later, borispositive for coronavirus. i've taken a test, that's come out positive. so i am working from home, i am self isolating and that's entirely the right thing to do. but, be in no doubt that i can continue, thanks to the wizardry of modern technology, to communicate with all my top team to lead the national fight back against coronavirus. that top team has been spending less time in the same room this week — cabinet was held remotely. the chief medical and scientific advisers where keeping further apart advisers were keeping further apart at online press conferences, but today chris whitty said he had symptoms and was self isolating. mrjohnson had his weekly audience with the queen on the phone. in the commons on wednesday there were fewer mps at prime minister's questions, but ministers sat together on the front bench, including the health secretary. he developed coronavirus symptoms that night and is also in self isolation. i'll be continuing to do everything i can to get our carers the s

neighbours, the prime minister and chancellor stepped outside to pay tribute to nhs staff last night but four hours later, borissitive for coronavirus. i've taken a test, that's come out positive. so i am working from home, i am self isolating and that's entirely the right thing to do. but, be in no doubt that i can continue, thanks to the wizardry of modern technology, to communicate with all my top team to lead the national fight back against coronavirus. that top team has been spending less time in the same room this week. cabinet was held remotely. the chief medical and scientific advisers where keeping further apart at online press conferences, but today chris whitty said he had symptoms and was self isolating. mrjohnson had his weekly audience with the queen on the phone. in the commons on wednesday there were fewer mps at prime minister's questions, but ministers sat together on the front bench, including the health secretary. he developed coronavirus symptoms that night and is also in self isolation. i will be continuing to do everything i can to get our carers the support they need and i will be doing

the telegraph says that boris johnson will demand the uk's biggest businesses transform their assembly lines to produce ventilators in a bid to help the nhsd to self—isolate. the war on the virus has begun, says the sunday mirror, as ministers plan to use 8,000 private hospitals beds for infected patients. the people says the nhs will pay nearly £2.5 million a day to use the private beds. the mail on sunday has more details of the government's plans that could see the army called in to help guard hospitals and supermarkets. more on coronavirus in the sunday times — the papers says families could be forced to self—isolate if one member has symptoms of the infection. and the observer's lead is a warning from some of the uk's top scientists, who say ministers have been too slow in their measures to delay the spread of coronavirus. well, that is just a look at the front pages. let us take you through them in more detail. sienna, lets start with the sunday telegraph and the prime minister puts industry on a war footing to the prime minister puts industry on a warfooting to equip the prime minister puts industry on a war footing to equip the th

nhs, and save lives. thank you. >> uk prime minister boris johnson. bring in cnn international anchor max foster and cnn national security editor nick paton walsh, live from outside 10 downing street. max, how significant is it that the prime minister is speaking? i seem to recall a few weeks ago he said something that was derided as foolish, but now he seems to be taking it seriously. >> it is a u-turn, probably on very good advice. britain is going into a lockdown. he has asked people to stay home and not take undue risks. but we saw these images coming out over the weekend, people in parks, crowding the underground, and train carriages. he's given police powers now to find people who are out and about for nonessential purposes and any gatherings of more than two. he's telling people to stay at home. he's warning that the virus is about to hit the uk in a major way, and the health service won't be able to cope unless people come together as communities and act in a responsible way, and we haven't seen enough of that here, jake, that's the sad part.

boris johnson. to put it simply, if too many people become seriously unwell at one time, the nhs will be unable to handlemore people are likely to die, notjust from coronavirus but from other illnesses as well. so it is vital to slow the spread of the disease. until now, the government has given guidance, issued a device, to help slow the spread of coronavirus. but now there are orders for us all to follow. from this evening, i must give the british people a very simple instruction. you must stay at home. because the critical thing we must do to stop the disease spreading between households. that is why people will only be allowed to leave their home for the following, very limited purposes. shopping for basic necessities, as infrequently as possible. one form of exercise a day, for example, a run, walk oi’ a day, for example, a run, walk or cycle, alone or with members of your household. any medical need to provide care or to help a vulnerable person. and travelling to and from work, but only when this is absolutely necessary and cannot be done from home. nonessential shops will close, as will playgroun

nhs and save lives. thank you. borisjohnson, the borise prime borisjohnson, the prime minister of the united kingdom, speaking there within the past a0 minutes, outlining those restrictions on people allowed out. he explains that the police will have the means to enforce these measures. these are extremely strict restrictions understandably and the reaction is coming in now. this is the response from the met police — the chairman of the metropolitan police federation says borisjohnson‘s statement is, important to say that this reaction from hm chairman of the metropolitan police is just coming from hm chairman of the metropolitan police isjust coming in, and boris johnson during his address to the nation saying that the police will have the means to enforce the strict new measures. vicki young has been monitoring all of this outside number ten downing st. the key, let's start with these measures. a huge step up in what we have been hearing so far. yes, i mean we have been creeping towards it end yesterday, borisjohnson sounded relu cta nt

nhs is quite lucky and had to iterate because we have time to prepare. it does seem like yesterday, borisjohnson prepare. it does seem like yesterday, boris and prepare. it does seem like yesterday, borisjohnson and chief medical adviser and scientist, laid out very clear warnings, clear steps to let britain is going to do. most importantly washing your hands. not good to get tickets to the metro, they've done to date on the james bond film. most people are talking about this this afternoon. mainly because, at the financial hit to the next town. the last james bond film brought in nearly at the aryan dollars in sales. you can barely see when china shut down in south korea, a lot of cinemas there, it's artie going to have an impact. if it spreads widely across europe as well, and the uk and america, then it is really going to take a massive hit to the box office. regardless of anything as this is because at the financial hit that this will take. who knows where will you will be in november. end of that from april to november. end of that from april to november clearly thinking that by november clearly thinking that by november this will be

we have state—of—the—art testing facilities, a fantastic nhs, we will have to get through this but believe me we are telling to beat it. boris to a visit to a public health england laboratory in north london this afternoon. well, two with more on the impact the coronavirus is already having here in the uk, our health editor, hugh pym reports. 0ne one of two schools which will be closed tomorrow because members of staff tested positive for the coronavirus. this infant school and berkshire, parents are told they won't open until they are certain it is safe. the task now is checking up on those who were close contact with the individual who is now in hospital. we know exactly who this member of staff and has been in contact with, public health and glenn are now in the process of getting hold of all of these people and making sure that their health is and making sure that their health is a factor properly. three of the latest cases are thought to be linked to a man in testing positive last week. the rest of the 35 so tightness in the uk, are different parts of the country. these are sapphire isolated individual cases. the govern

nhs to respond to the crisis. >> the u.k. has spent its fst day under tough coronavirus restrictions after prime minister boris johnson declaredational emergency and ordered everyone to stay-at-home. let's remind of ours -- ourselves of the restrictions. vthey ay limiting. you can only lead your home for limited purpos such as going shopping for basic necessities. you can go outside for one form of exercise each day either alone or members of your household. you can leave home for any you need ed or if care for a vulnerable person. you can travel to and from work but only where absolutely necessary and onf yout can work from home. jonathan blake who is monitoring this from westminster. let's stt with what the health secretary has announced. a new hospital and many more people returning back to the nhs. >> the focus from the government's point ofiew today wa on protecting the nhs and making sure it has the resources it needs to deal with the coronavirus crisis. most strikingly, the announced it was creating a temporary hospital at the excel hicenter, and tion venue in to 400,000 patients.ill house up it will be staffed by membe

nhs, and save lives. thank you. >> neil: that is a barnstorm, something unexpected. borisnson has loathed to do something he has seen in his european counterparts that he's ordered the closure of most stores and gatherings. he's put a timeline on it of about three weeks in efforts to stop or slow the coronavirus. what do you think of what he's trying to do? >> okay. >> neil: can you hear us? it is neil. okay, i apologize for that. can you hear us now? >> i hear you. yes. i hear you, yes. >> neil: we are going to take a quick break and continue. for those of you tuning in, these are the adjustments that you make in some of these shows these days. the prime minister of great britain has followed what other european leaders have do done. stay-at-home. something that has happened happened very popularly in this country. it is now happening in her majesty's kingdom. they are trying it out for three weeks. more after this... ♪ sfx: record scratch music (plays throughout): [ 'watch me walk' by spencer ludwig ] yo dj, can i put in a request? ♪ don't have no sass about this ♪ ♪ i'm

state of the art testing facilities and we have a fantastic nhs and we will have to get through this, but believe me, we are going to beat it. borisg during a visit to a public health england. with more on the impact the coronavirus is having here in the uk — our health editor, hugh pym reports. one of two macro schools which will be closed tomorrow because members of staff have tested positive for the coronavirus. at this infant school in berkshire, parents have been told it will not open until health officials are certain it is safe. the task and i was checking up on those who were in close contact with the individual who is now in hospital. we know exactly who this member of staff has been in contact with an public health england are now in the process of getting hold of all of these people and making sure that their health is looked after properly. the government is considering plans to bring retired doctors and nurses back into the nhs if cases spread. the health secretary said he had not ruled out significant restrictions on everyday life. we don't take anything off of the table at this stage, because you have got to make su

boris johnson has mild symptoms. i don't think it is at a stage where it is... the criticisms that front line nhs. and so, james forsyth, just for any just joining us, situation. and so, james forsyth, just for anyjustjoining us, i think we should probably reiterate that the breaking news we are covering at present is that the british prime minister, boris johnson, has himself tested positive for coronavirus. what you see on screen now is him delivering a social media message to the public. it describes how he developed mild symptoms, temperature and a cough. and how he sought advice on what to do and got it from the chief medical 0fficer. let's listen to him again. it was very moving last night to join let's listen to him again. it was very moving last night tojoin in that national clap for the nhs. but it's not just that national clap for the nhs. but it's notjust the nhs. it's our police, our social care workers, teachers, everybody who works in schools and dwp staff, and amazing national effort by the public services, but also by every member of the british public volunteering. an incredible

it says boris johnson's "sombre" televised announcement was a shock, but came after scientific advisers told him the nhsely. the daily mirror says there'll be a £30 fine for breaking the new rules. the times reports there'll be a review of the new measures in three weeks, when they'll either be relaxed or toughened, depending on the progress of the disease. and on the bbc news website, the team have been answering your top—ten questions about the coronavirus, covering topics such as symptoms, who's most at risk and how you can help stop the spread of the disease. you can find that at bbc.co.uk/news. yesterday was the day that all schools, unless you are the key workers, the child of a key worker, people were talking about looking after their children, and people trying to keep it inside as well. this is just trying to keep it inside as well. this isjust one trying to keep it inside as well. this is just one example. joel wicks led more than 2 million people through a workout on day one of that mass shutdown of schools. there is everything you want, there is strength and conditioning, something for swimm

nhs. despite that, more than 19,000 people have tested positive, including boris johnson — now chairing cabinetediction, but everyone i think does have to prepare for a significant period when these measures are still in place. and the response so far from the british people has been fantastic, as i say. i wish i could predict when this will end, but it is vitally important that, at the moment and for weeks ahead, that people maintain the strict social distancing guidelines that have been laid out. the new nhs nightingale taking shape in east london. a makeshift command centre, created in less than 24 hours. this could soon become the biggest hospital in the uk, with 500 beds initially, but scaling up to 4,000, if necessary, to cope with the wave of cases that may come in the weeks ahead. a message of hope and solidarity posted online. thousands have watched it already. we are those three letters that set us apart from the rest. the national health service — our nhs. paying tribute to all those professionals on the front line of the crisis and those volunteers backing them up, like the men and

boris johnson urges people to "make the heroic and collective national effort" to slow the spread of the virus. he cautions against visiting loved ones on mother's day. nhsland writes to 1.5 million people, who are most at risk — strongly advising them not to go out for 12 weeks, to protect themselves. in europe, italy edges closer to complete shutdown. spain extends its state of emergency by 15 days, as the number of deaths there rose by nearly 400 overnight. more than a billion people in india are under a 14 hour—long curfew to try to limit the epidemic. and in america one in five people are ordered to "stay at home" — as state authorities struggle to control the pandemic. now on bbc news, the latest information and health advice on coronavirus, including what the symptoms are and how to self—isolate, presented by victoria derbyshire. hello and welcome to this special programme. over the next half an hour, we are going to try and tell you as much as we can about coronavirus to help you answer that you can share the information with others. for the latest on the spread of the disease, you can always head to our website for information on how it is affec

boris johnson said schools will close their doors by friday. from next week, most children will be at home until further notice, except for the children of key workers like nhstaff, police and delivery workers as well is the most honourable children. a—levels and gcses will not go ahead in england and wales. a decision has yet to be made in scotla nd decision has yet to be made in scotland and northern ireland. government said it would make sure every child got the proper recognition he or she deserves, but didn't say how. dramatic moves came asa number of didn't say how. dramatic moves came as a number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the ukjumped by almost 700 to 2626. 104 people have 110w almost 700 to 2626. 104 people have now died. the nhs said that those who died in england were aged between 59 and 94 and had underlying health conditions. home time — notjust until the morning, but maybe for many months. the school bell on friday will signal the end of normal life for millions of families for the foreseeable future. i think it's good for the children, right, but i think it's going to be hard for the parents who've still got to go to work. i'm very w

nhs will be getting people to be cautious. the daily mail headline, life on hold for three months now. what they are talking about here is what borisltimately, perhaps avoiding contact outside of work and school is something that is a precaution we might have to take. avoiding elderly friends or relatives that make there will be a lot of people who might be concerned about that particularly if their parents have carriers. the charis my have to go off sick or some the lease self—isolate. —— the carriers. add another point e—mail article is making that if the social plans and the advice maybe basically don't socialise for a couple of months. that would have a massive local impact on the economy whether it is restaurants, or theatres, or shopping. or tourist attractions. but the key pressure is going to be on hospitals, isn't it? and whether really we have the capacity, matt hancock talked about wanted to give some respirators to people to use in their homes because if the numbers all come together at once rather than being staggered over a long time, there is no hospital capacity for everybody. exactly. also, it seems inevitable that

boris johnson has been speaking over the weekend he put out a video post as well talking about the extraordinary effort that 20,000 ex-nhs staff, doctors, medics coming back to the nhs to for the fight against the coronavirus. a social distancing, lockdown measures have resulted in staggering lack of commuting train usage down 95% use since britain went into lockdown bus usage down 75% as far as equipment getting to the front line, the communities minister talking about the huge amount of equipment that is finally getting to the front line, including 140,000 gowns, 2.3 million pairs of eye protectors as well there are hopes that finally, finally testing will really start seeing a sea change soon 17.5 million virus tests for use hopefully by the middle of next month have been ordered by the uk government and also we're hearing that the uk government seems to be getting some traction on its promise to get to 25,000 tests a day. it is still way, way below that. back to you both. >> thanks very much, indeed, for that all the talk about the lengthening of the crisis doesn't seem to help sterling. we've seen the pound knocked

nhs under the government's new plan to tackle coronavirus. pressure on the home secretary. priti patel is accused of bullying staff by her departing departing civil service chief. engaged and expecting a baby — borisre beaten for the first time this season in the premier league. they lost 3—0 at watford. good morning to you. it is the first of march

boris johnson was warning yesterday that the uk is not far behind italy. he says italy has a very good health system. and if they're being overwhelmed that the nhsill be overwhelmed unless people take these social distancing guidelines very seriously. in some good news though the health secretary did announce that after they put out a call calling for retired health workers to come back within 48 hours he said they had about 5,000 nurses and 500 doctors react to that call and volunteer to sign back up and come back into the health service. there has also been a deal reached with private hospitals in the united kingdom to provide beds and material and doctors to the national health care service as part of this nationalized fight either trying to give this sort of more time to the drey saying everybody, even if you're not connected to anybody who might be vulnerable, everybody here must do their part. michael? >> yeah, take care. >>> well, for those fighting this pandemic, the demand for life-saving ventilators far exceeds supply. we are taken inside one company to get the equipment to those who so desperately need it. >> reporter: washington stat

nhs workers as they prepare for the challenges ahead. rich preston has a round—up of the latest developments. it's been a week since boris in the uk will have to be severely restricted but the message from britain's deputy chief medical officer at sunday's downing street press briefing was clear. we need to keep that lid on and then gradually we will be able to hopefully adjust some of the social distancing measures and gradually get us all back to normal. so i think three weeks for review, two or three months to see whether we've really squashed it, but about a 3—6 months, ideally, and lots of uncertainty in that. tweeting from isolation after testing positive for the virus, borisjohnson said the policy was still to delay the spread of the disease and to reduce the strain on the nhs. we are going to do it, we are going to do it together. one thing i think coronavirus crisis has already proved is that there really is such a thing as society. the uk coronavirus death toll passed 1,000 over the weekend. on sunday, it was announced 209 people died in a single 24—hour period. british households will get a letter from the pri

stay at home, protect the nhs and save lives. so that was borisctually, a lot of questions about the roles they will be doing, how they will work it out. we are talking to rebecca kennerley, director of volunteering. thanks for hundred thousand people. it will be interesting to find out a little bit more. “— interesting to find out a little bit more. —— 400,000 people. interesting to find out a little bit more. -- 400,000 people. people concerned about exposure and physical distancing, lots of roles. we'll talk to the health minister a bit later on. would like you to send in some questions because we are sure you have lots including an announcement from the chancellor, rishi sunak, about the self—employed. get your questions into the usual way. coming up on breakfast. it's my pleasure. my son was absolutely gobsmacked. the football season may be on hold but the clubs and players are still finding ways to connect with their fans. we'll bring you more on that injust over 10 minutes. so many people from the all managers and fans. it's been fabulous,

boris johnson says that 405,000 people have signed up to act as nhs volunteers.ea that quite a lot of people would still have to go to work. our political correspondent helen catt was listening to all of that, and she is at westminster for us. helen, ithink that, and she is at westminster for us. helen, i think watching the prime minister and his advisers there, it seemed to be a reinforcement of key messages, but the prime minister particularly did come under quite repeated questioning about the lack of testing kits. yes, he did, and as we've heard politicians and mps earlier querying the readiness and why things aren't moving faster, this question about whether the government strategy is going far enough and fast enough. well, we heard that again there, particularly around the issue of testing. the government has consistently said that it government has consistently said thatitis government has consistently said that it is doing the right things at the right time, and we saw the prime minister deferring to the scientific experts with him on this one. so, you he

boris johnson announced this morning that he had had some symptoms associated with coronavirus, temperature, a cough, he was tested by nhsame back positive. shortly after, matt hancock also revealed he had been tested and was positive and that means they both now needs to go into self isolation and abide by the rules that the government had set them. self isolation in downing street means he is not allowed to go outside unless it is for a short period of exercise, he cannot go out shopping forfood or period of exercise, he cannot go out shopping for food or medication, period of exercise, he cannot go out shopping forfood or medication, he can't see his friends or family, he can't see his friends or family, he can't have visitors and again, it will be the same for matt hancock and the type of symptoms that boris johnson can expect is a common symptom is that people have, the majority is a persistent cough, high fever, in some cases pneumonia, there are for the minority, more serious symptoms like difficulty breathing, having to rely on a ventilator, but as i say, that tends to bei ventilator, but as i say, that tends to

how the nhs and small businesses are responding to the crisis, and they'll be answering your questions in coronavirus: your essential update. that's tonight at 7.30pm on bbc one. borisjohnson borishe prime minister says all children — except those of key workers and the most vulnerable — will stay at home from next week, and exams won't take place. after schools shut their gates from friday afternoon, they will remain closed for most pupils, for the vast majority of pupils, until further notice. it poses a huge challenge to parents, who are still trying to earn a living. the government says children shouldn't be left with grandparents who are the most vulnerable. i think it's good for the children, right, but i think it's going to be

nhs under the government's new plan to tackle coronavirus. pressure on the home secretary. priti patel is accused of bullying staff by her departing departing civil service chief. engaged and expecting a baby — borisohnson and partner carrie symonds reveal a new arrival is due at number 10 in early summer. and liverpool are beaten for the first time this season in the premier league. they lost 3—0 at watford. good morning to you. it is the first of march today and the weather is looking a little bit quieter. certainly quieter than yesterday's storm which brought very strong winds and also heavy rain, which has led to dozens of flood warnings being issued across the country. todayis being issued across the country. today is quieter, we will see more sunshine around, if you wintry showers, and here winds should start to ease down too. join me later for all the details. it's sunday, march 1. our top story: doctors could be brought out of retirement to help tackle coronavirus in the uk. it's one of a range of contingency measures being considered by the government if the outbreak worsens. there are currently 23 confirmed cases of the virus here. andy moore reports. willowbank school at wokingham in be

nhs, about it being overwhelmed if the social distancing measures are not observed. then of course that very personal clear of dust likely about not going to see your mother on mothing sunday. boris said he cannot disguise or sugarcoat the threat that elderly relatives are much more likely to die from coronavirus. that is quite an extraordinary thing for a prime minister to be writing but the reason behind it is because the government, having closed the pubs, the club some of what they really don't want now is for people to substitute out by socialising in their homes and they recognise that mother's day, there is a really strong emotional draw to do that, to spend our time with relatives. i think that is very deliberately emotive and blunt to try and reinforce that message and make sure people are not going to see relatives. and this is as we move into this next phase, you had in simon's report, 1.5 million people are going to be asked to shield themselves. letters are going to go out from the nhs to people this weekend that severe form of social distancing, they will be asked for 12 weeks to stay at home and not have any face—to—face contact. like isaid, have any face—to—face c

on the nhs and police and transportnd infrastructure. now he wants to enhance his reputation as borishat everything feels they benefit from the economic boom that they feel left them untouched. it is not just spreading the wealth and not through the tax system. but spreading opportunity and the sense of ambition. he told the cabinet he sees himself as a brexit hezza. following the foot step of the man who believed in state intervention to revive regions like liverpool, inspired by the one nation conservatism. it is not throwing money at the problem. i want to know how he intends to do it. he loves things that are lasting and that transform lives and cost a lot, but they're an invest: the cabinet has given high speed rail the green signal. the slogans of politicians in elections are a long way from the reality of what you have to do if you're going to govern a country in a one nation context. would you welcome a phone call from him? let's live in the real world the more the prime minister wishes to level up, the more he will have to level up, the more he will have to spend. so will he

just say a massive thank you to everybody in the nhs working in social care and right across the board on the response. let's get the reaction now from boristry? well, this is one of the best protected people in the world. holed up protected people in the world. holed up in protected people in the world. holed upina protected people in the world. holed up in a flat above the shop with armed guards outside, yet he can't protect himself with the virus. it shows the indiscriminate nature of it under the threat it poses to all of us. on the other hand we have seen him up and running, we have seen him up and running, we have seen him up and running, we have seen him on camera. looking as if he has frankly got a hangover. the mild symptoms are something that are unpleasant. but if he has back on his feet in a few days, which seems to be where he is heading, and emerges largely unscathed, then in a way he will have shown that there is a way through this more effectively by show rather than any words. and also, i suppose what people are wondering, and we don't know how severely or how mildly he will be affected, there are days to come of that. tel

nhs and save lives. and wash your hands. let's hear what borisjohnson had to wash your hands. let's hear what borisd restau ra nts telling cafe ‘s, pubs, bars and restaurants to close soon as they can and not to open tomorrow. the typically, they can continue to provide takeout services. we are also telling nightclubs, theatres, cinemas, gyms and leisure centres to close on the same timescale. he really did not look or sound comfortable announcing something as major as that but you could see why the government has done this now. really interesting. you have been out tonight and it did it feel like people in soho were listening? that the message got through? in central london, i have been walking home from work and it has been really quiet anyway. people who work got the message a few days ago and lots of people did not get the other half of people did not get the other half of the message and just went out where they live, not central london but there was still a few people out tonight and a weird thing that they we re tonight and a weird thing that they were watching the press conference by borisj

boris johnson's diagnosis came amid growing concern that nhs hospitals may be overwhelmed by coronavirusnts as early as this weekend. well, a total of 759 people in the uk have now died of the illness — that's an increase of 181 in the last 2a hours. there's particular pressure on hospitals on the outskirts of london, where some health bosses have warned that intensive care units face what's being described as a tsunami of demand in the coming days. globally, the us has overtaken china as the country with the most confirmed cases — more than 85,000. and here, police have started issuing fines to those breaching the lockdown rules, and the metropolitan police is calling on any officers who've retired in the last five years to consider returning to work. we'll bring you all the latest developments, but first let's get more details on the health of the prime minister. here's our political correspondent leila nathoo and her report contains flash photography. something urgent for the prime minister's top adviser this morning — his boss has contracted coronavirus. i've developed mild symptoms