downing street has described it as a ‘precautionary step' on the advice of the pm's doctor.monwealth, stressing the value of self—discipline and resolve. i hope, in the years to come, everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge. and those who come after us will say the britons of this generation

less tha n less than a mile from downing street, boris johnson less than a mile from downing street,son is in intensive care tonight, in a personalfight against intensive care tonight, in a personal fight against the virus that the government and the country is trying to beat. who would have known on thursday night that the health workers he applauded would be caring for him like this? brief glimpses of boris johnson caring for him like this? brief glimpses of borisjohnson on social media made it clear he was struggling to shake the virus of. i've done my seven days of isolation. alas, istill i've done my seven days of isolation. alas, i still have one of the symptoms, a minor symptom, i still have a temperature. now, after being admitted to hospital last night for tests, he is conscious but asa night for tests, he is conscious but as a precaution, downing street says he has been moved to intensive care. and the foreign secretary has been asked to step up for now. during the course of this afternoon, the prime minister's condition worsened and on the advice of the medical team, he wa

st thomas‘ hospital, less tha n has now left st thomas‘ hospital, less than one mile away from downing streetn in hospitalfor a week. to redo the statement from number ten downing st, the prime minister has been discharged from hospital to continue his recovery at chequers, the prime minister‘s official country residence in buckinghamshire. on the advice of his medical team, the prime minister will not be immediately returning to work. he wishes to thank everybody at st thomas‘s hospital for the brilliant care he has received. all of his thoughts are with those affected by this illness. in the last couple of minutes, confirmation from downing street that the prime minister has been discharged from here at st thomas‘ hospital. he spent a week in hospital, he came in on sunday as a precaution, we were told, because symptoms continued to persist, in particular that high temperature. things then developed very quickly for the prime minister. monday we were still being told he was working from his hospital bed, ministerial papers. then by monday evening the prime minister was transferred to intens

the uk prime minister borisjohnson is back in downing street, two weeks after being discharged from hospital treatment for coronavirus. uk ministers say the public must adjust to "a new normal" in the fight against coronavirus. medics insist that social distancing remains vital. we now have a very definite trend in a reduced number of people in hospitals. that is definitely showing that our compliance with social distancing is proving to be beneficial. there's continuing concern in care homes in england, over testing for staff and residents. italy — the first country in europe to introduce a lockdown because of the coronavirus outbreak — is to ease some restrictions from early may. meanwhile, children in spain are allowed out for the first time in six weeks, as the daily number of deaths fell to its lowest level in more than a month. i'll be running 2.6 miles every day for ten days. keep on running! the creative ways london marathon participants have come up with now that the event has been postponed because of coronavirus. this is bbc news, rep

or who couldn't come to downing street themselves.other people, or is it because of something more significant and we don't know that. i suppose in a political system, american or british, the leader doesn't have to have the luxury of getting in without worrying p. kuyt. and in this context, he is by the nature of this context, he is by the nature of thisjob one of this context, he is by the nature of this job one of the personifying figures of how the country is grappling with what it confronts and clearly her majesty the queen, in terms of the statement we heard in the last hour or so from her, but the last hour or so from her, but the prime minister is front and centre in terms of leading the government response and it was his decision to institute the lockdown ofa decision to institute the lockdown of a fortnight ago and it was he and professor chris whitty as chief medical officer and so many of those news co nfe re nces , medical officer and so many of those news conferences, and he has self isolated himself with symptoms, so wh

downing street itself, a place where the virus spread. power, no protection from harm.s. 0ur poltical correspondent chris mason gave us this update from westminster. it's a shocking turn of events, isn't it, when the person charged with co—ordinating the country's response to a national emergency is stricken by the very virus he spent much of the last month trying to ensure impacts the uk in the most minimal way possible, while being well aware that the impact was always going to be very grave, both in health terms and in economic terms, and in terms of our liberty. we are now a fortnight on from his address to the country, beginning the lockdown and the social distancing measures that we've been slowly adjusting to over the last couple of weeks. over and over again, this coronavirus crisis which has swept the world and swept the country, has had the capacity to surprise us, to do the very thing that 2a hours earlier would have seemed impossible and here we are again with the prime minister in intensive care, with downing street having to point out, as of 8pm this eveni

he is leaving the government response to the crisis. —— downing street are pointing out.ays that several senior figures of the top of government have had to self—isolate. matt hancock had to... matt hancock tested positive and self—isolate a for a week and had severe symptoms of it they do not require hospitalisation. he has been back on the front line of meaning the government response publicly. we note dominic cummings is also an self isolation having shown symptoms. there are other senior figures around the prime minister who have similarly been unwell. the brutal reality is at the top of government amongst those responsible for delivery in the nation pots are responses, they are not able to approach that with the gusto and energy they would be able to normally. —— the nation's that the payments or alongside the queen who we heard from a couple of hours ago personified the public‘s response to this pandemic and in the prime minister's case it seems to be the unpleasant reality of it. dominic raab will be chairing the morning meeting. that's a pretty big meeting. that's

downing street says that he will remain in charge of the government and should these symptoms become more severe should he not be able to govern then foreign secretary dominic rop will take over a governor get the government response to corona and he will chair the crisis meeting tomorrow morning we also learned recently that johnson's pregnant fiance has also been experiencing coronavirus symptoms how is she doing. well see shortly after boris johnson was diagnosed left downing street and went to her apartment in the south of london she has had symptoms for the past week or so she has not been tested because of government guidelines here usually people are only tested when for severe cases in the hospital but we know that c. of course is pregnant expecting the child in early summer but that she apparently is on the mend now the u.k. government has been criticized for its initial handling of the epidemic and we've seen infection rates rising rapidly in recent days as well as the number of deaths there tonight the queen addressed the nation urging britons to show discipline and

the uk prime minister borisjohnson is back in downing street, two weeks after being discharged from hospital treatment for conronavirus. uk ministers say the public must adjust to "a new normal," as the coronavirus outbreak remains at a "delicate and dangerous" stage. latest figures show another 413 people died in uk hospitals. senior nhs officials insist that social distancing measures remain vital. we now have a very definite trend in a reduced number of people in hospitals. that is definitely showing that our compliance with social distancing is proving to be beneficial. there's continuing concern in care homes in england, over testing for staff and residents. italy's prime minister announces measures to ease the coronavirus lockdown from next month, as the reported death toll there is the lowest in over a month. children in spain are allowed out for the first time in six weeks, as the daily number of deaths fell to its lowest level in more than a month. i'll be running 2.6 miles every day for ten days. keep on running! the creative ways london marathon participants have come up with join

in a statement downing street said, ‘the prime minister has been moved this evening from intensive careto the ward, where he will receive close monitoring during the early phase of his recovery. he is in extremely good spirits.‘ we will have the latest outside the hospital where the prime minister star has now been moved out of intensive care. we wish him all the best. they confirm number of cases in uk arejust over 60,000. 881 deaths reported, this wasjust over the past 2a hours and this is the third day in a row with such high numbers here in the uk. 0n tuesday, there were nearly 800 deaths and on wednesday, 938 people died. it was the highest daily total so died. it was the highest daily total so far in the uk, pushing the total of people dying from the virus above 7000. let's go back to some positive news. the premise has been made from the icu. -- the the premise has been made from the icu. —— the prime minister. let's cross live to st thomas‘ hospital to speak to keith doyle. this news passing in the last hour also. we have had a statement from downing street sing the prime minist

downing street itself, a place where the virus spread. power, no protection from harm.g, bbc news. the bbc‘s chris mason has the latest details from westminster. it's a shocking turn of events, isn't it, when the person charged with co—ordinating the country's response to a national emergency is stricken by the very virus he spent much of the last month trying to ensure impacts the uk in the most minimal way possible while being well aware that the impact was always going to be very grave, both in health terms and in economic terms, and in terms of our liberty. we are now a fortnight on from his address to the country, beginning the lot down in the social distancing measures that we been slowly adjusting to over the last couple of weeks. over and over again, this coronavirus crisis which has swept the world and swept the country has had the capacity to surprise us, to do the very thing that 2a hours earlier would have seemed impossible and here we are again with the prime minister in intensive care, with downing street having to point out, as of eight o'clock this eveni

downing street are stressing this was a precaution. it wasn't an emergency admission to hospital.hat he has been suffering, he says, with a high—temperature and it seems he is having difficulty shaking this. he released a video message on friday where he was talking about having that high temperature. so as a precaution he has gone to hospital. has been seen over the past few days, he was last seen in public on thursday when he was just outside downing street joining people across the nation, clapping, supporting the work of the nhs and the emergency services dealing with the coronavirus outbreak but when he was seen in his video message, he did look rather u nwell message, he did look rather unwell and message, he did look rather u nwell a nd clearly message, he did look rather unwell and clearly finding it difficult to shake the symptoms of this. yes, number ten saying he is still in charge but practically, how does the government run when he is in hospital? number ten still keen to say he is leading the government and leading the government's response to the record —— coronavir

in the downing street flat.ed within our lifetimes. every occupant of every department in whitehall being asked to consider things, and attempts to do things that they had never been professionally asked to do before. that is the reality across whitehall. so you look at the department for transport and the strains on the aviation industry at the moment, the department for work and pensions and the vast escalation in the applications for universal credit. you look at the treasury and the unprecedented number of interventions to keep people in employment by paying the wages, up to 80% of the wages of many employees up to the median salary of the country. so there is a vast amount of pressure on the whitehall system at the moment. the structures of government in the uk, as opposed toa of government in the uk, as opposed to a presidential model, is that there are lots of tears and committee that occupy different elements of the whitehall machine, but ultimately they all come down to being channelled into downing str

just after 8pm, the official statement came from downing street, saying...d wishes from friends and rivals of borisjohnson flooded online within minutes. from the first minister of scotland, and the brand—new labour leader, and from someone who knows him and the unique job very well. the prime minister is now suffering seriously from a disease that does not pick and choose. downing street itself a place where the virus spread. power, no protection from harm. laura kuenssberg, bbc news. the bbc‘s chris mason had the latest details from westminster. it's a shocking turn of events, isn't it, when the person charged with coordinating the country's response to a national emergency is stricken by the very virus he has spent much of last month trying to ensure impacts the uk in the most minimal way possible? whilst being well aware that the impact was always going to be very grave, both in health terms and in economic terms, and in terms of our liberty. we are now a fortnight on from his address to the country beginning the lockdown and social distancing measures w

downing street says boris johnson week to ten days.isjohnson is not on a ventilator at the moment. but he is getting oxygen, using a mask. richard galpin, bbc news. in a moment, we'll hear from our chief political correspondent vicki young, but first charlotte gallagher is outside st. thomas' hospital where the prime minister is being treated. charlotte, just give us the latest on the condition of the prime minister. boris johnson remains in intensive care at this lunchtime. but we've had an update in the last ten minutes from downing street. they say he's in a stable condition, he is in good spirits. he is being given oxygen but crucially, he is not on a ventilator. part of the reason he was moved into intensive ca re reason he was moved into intensive care was reason he was moved into intensive ca re was so reason he was moved into intensive care was so he could be near a ventilator if he needed one. now the hospital looks a bit different as you can probably tell, there's police at every exit and entrance, security hoarding has gone

downing street says his condition is stable. as we speak, 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. this is the scene at st thomas' hospital in london, where police security has now increased as the prime minister is treated. the prime minister has been given oxygen there. foreign secretary, dominic raab, is standing in for the prime minister ‘where necessary‘ — the queen is being kept informed about mrjohnson‘s health. japan's prime minister, shinzo abe, declares a state of emergency in tokyo and six other regions, as the country struggles with the pandemic. china — where the coronavirus outbreak started — reports no deaths in the past day — the first time since january. whatsapp restricts the forwarding of messages, in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus misinformation a spokesman for number 10 downing street has in the last few minutes said that the prime mi

reporter: she left downing street shortly after boris johnson tested positive.he developed symptoms while she was in her apartment in south london, self-isolating. she's expecting a child from boris johnson in early summer but apparently she is on the mend, as she tweeted. she did not r receiveve testing because this is the common procedure here in the u.k. only severe -- cases at hospitat tested. so many people don't know if they already had the virus and are self-isolating at the home so the unrecorded number of cases is likely to be much higher here. brent: disturbing news tonight from london. charlotta, thank you. here in germany today, chancellor angela merkel offered help in the pandemic. she says that germany is ready to help the european union to return to economic health once the pandemic is over. she says it's in germany's interests that europe emerge strongly from what she's calling the biggest test the european union has seen. but she says it is too early to think of lifting the lockdown and her government has announced a two-week quarantine on anyon

boris iain watson, is in downing street.now i residence borisjohnson is now back in residence in no 10 after recovering from the virus, is he expected back at work tomorrow? very much so, clive. at nine o'clock tomorrow morning he will be chairing a meeting of senior cabinet ministers and advisers, and he will have a very full intro which he will have to look at, too. he will also have to look at, too. he will also have to make some very big decisions about the way he is going to go, and the whole question of the lockdown. under what i say it is business as usual, many of his own mps are worried about the effect the lockdown is having on businesses. downing street insiders are also suggesting that they feel a kind of restlessness amongst the wider public about some of the restrictions. that said, i believe the prime minister, when he finally gives us a route map towards easing the lockdown, will be very gently easing his foot off the brake because he fears fuelling a second wave of infections, so, the kind of thing ministers

in the last few minutes downing street has said borisjohnson is few minutes downing street has said boris johnson is in few minutes downing street has said borisjohnson is in a stable condition, is responding to treatment, and remains in good spirits. he is comfortable, you stable, he is in good spirits. whilst he has had oxygen he has not been on a ventilator. we will have the latest from westminster. also this lunchtime, more than two weeks into the uk wide lockdown, the government says it is too early to think about easing restrictions. life in wuhan, the state chinese city of the pandemic originator sta rts city of the pandemic originator starts to return to normal, as some restrictions are lifted. the rising cost of keeping workers employed. the government'sjob cost of keeping workers employed. the government's job retention scheme could cost £40 billion, triple the original estimate. from drug dealers to food delivery men, how gangs in south africa have called a truce to help people in need during coronavirus. applause celebrating recovery from coronavirus — we meet the man who rece

what would the next -- downing street needs to put out more information. there is no question as this continues and goes into the evening. what would be your first question to them right now in regards to trying to get a good handle on where the prime minister is in the course of this illness or how well or not he is in the moment. >> yeah, i mean, i think from a medical perspective, you clearly want to know what exactly was the reason for the transfer to the intensive care unit and is he now on a breathing machine. and how is he responding to that breathing machine. most people will respond well. and they will have a recovery as they're supported by a breathing machine. he is falling into that sort of category where he's responding well. i think it is safe to say as well that when you're on a breathing machine like this, you're often sedated. you're not able to really -- because of the medicines they give you to be cognizant and aware and interacting in some way. at least not initially. >> that might -- sanjay, that might sound to be part of the process f

i can bring you a statement from number 10, from 10 downing street -- since sunday evening, the primeinister has been under the care of doctors at . thomas' hospital in central london after being admitted with persistent symptoms of coronavirus. over thee cou this afternoon, the condition of the prime minister has worsened,em d the stt goes on to say that on the advice of his medical team, he has been msied to the int care unit at the hospital. me primeister has asked the foreign secretary, dominic raab, who the first secretary of state to deputize for him when neceary. the pm is receiving excellent care and thanks all the nhs staff for their hard work and their dedication. thats a statement from number 10 downing street, a spokesperson saking on behalf, giving that statement that, since sunday, the prime minister has been underheare of doctors at st. thomas' hospital in london, reiterating that xc is receivinglent care and wanting to thank all the nhs staff fotheir hard work and their dedication, something the prime minister himself did standing outside number 10 downing street,he cl

news live from berlin british prime minister boris johnson in hospital full coronavirus downing street says he'll stay overnight and undergo tests johnson still ill with the virus at the end of march look at the latest from london in a moment also coming up. we didn't really come for that well we may have more still during better days return. we'll be with our friends again. we will be with our families again. in a rare televised speech britain's queen elizabeth tells her country to study strong in the find against the pandemic she praises the doctors and nurses on the front lines and urges britons to tackle the crisis with results. and last a lockdown hasta monsoon oscillation residence in the chinese susie where the pandemic began taking their 1st steps towards resuming normal lives. also on the show we'll take you to nicaragua in central america where bullies still being planning to spot a coronavirus bringing the sport to walk around the world football is a war and about playing during the pandemic baathists has fallen on deaf ears. i'm jarred great i'm glad you could. i mean briti

but is he still in charge some have been sent by sedating since testing positive 10 days ago downing street says he's undergoing tests of showing persistent symptoms for me get the latest coming up. with the infection surgeon japanese prime minister says his government sponsored example state of emergency as early as tuesday. plus india unites the flights but those few moments of slightly better team by the nation's best yet death toll. people satisfied with the more the government's response to the pandemic. i'm going to welcome to the program britain's prime minister but his johnson has been admitted to hospital over his coronavirus infection but downing street says it isn't an emergency also on the day of his hospitalization the queen called on the nation to unite to defeat the code when i bought us a coal stalk in relevance as many people headed out to enjoy sunny weather despite social distancing rules in place it's something the government of bahrain johnson has taken serious note off even as he remains in hospital. in the rare glimpses of boris johnson in recent days his suffering ha

just after 8pm, the official statement came from downing street, saying...wishes from friends and rivals of boris johnson flooded online within minutes. from the first minister of scotland, and the brand—new labour leader, and from someone who knows him and the unique job very well. the prime minister is now suffering seriously from a disease that does not pick and choose. downing street itself a place where the virus spread. power, no protection from harm. laura kuenssberg, bbc news. chris mason is in westminster. chris, we have a prime minister in intensive care, a deputy who has been asked to step up. i would imagine these are times that no one will forget. definitely right. it's a shocking turn of events, isn't it, when the person charged with coordinating the country's response toa coordinating the country's response to a national emergency is stricken by the very virus he has spent much of last month trying to ensure impacts the uk in the most minimal way possible? while being well aware that the impact was always going to be very grave, both in health

down what can they do to escape the abuse that sent home. well this is an area of great concern to all of us who can this field i mean why street of course appreciate the importance of prevention and containment of transmission of infection we must also acknowledge that this will mean that women and children are feeling locked down in a limited space with their view since many of them may be feeling desperate doing their best to survive and to protect their children in any way they can. we need to be aware that the restrictions on movement off abuses additional power and control . but i think we also need to be clear lockdown does not mean a complete bishan to go out onto the streets for example the french government has made this repeatedly clear saying that staying at home to help try to correct the coronavirus does not mean that one is not free to leave an abusive situation so people can leave however it is not always that simple is it no i mean what can we at. it's not it's not monthly it's not it's not that simple and i think it's getting the attention of a lot of people today the secretary general of the un and asked governments to protect wo

in the last few minutes downing street has said borisjohnson is few minutes downing street has said boris than two weeks into the uk wide lockdown, the government says it is too early to think about easing restrictions. life in wuhan, the state chinese city of the pandemic originator sta rts city of the pandemic originator starts to return to normal, as some restrictions are lifted. the rising cost of keeping workers

downing street has described it as a "precautionary step" on the advice of the pm's doctor.en has made a rare television address to britain and the commonwealth, stressing the value of self—discipline and resolve. i hope ihope in i hope in the years to come, everybody will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge, and those who come after us challenge, and those who come after us will say that the britons of this generation were as strong as any. the uk government warns it could step up limits on outdoor exercise if people continue to flout social distancing rules. and scotland's chief medical officer has resigned. she apologised for breaking her own medical advice and twice travelling to her holiday home. in the last hour, the prime minister borisjohnson has been taken to hospital. we can speak now to the former conservative leader, iain duncan smith. your response? well, it must have been a terrible time to be suffering from a high temperature and all the symptoms for all this period. while we do hear that it is supposed to be precautionary but he has

when somebody, whether the prime minister orjoe blow down the street has to be taken down the hospitalings that helps them to recover is the presence of family and friends will stop you a government operationally look up from your sickbed, and you see a familiar face, and helps to rally you. it's notjust about familiar face, and helps to rally you. it's not just about the familiar face, and helps to rally you. it's notjust about the drugs they give you the oxygen comments about the connection you make with people who are familiar to you, and boris, although he has got a good connection with his own personal doctors there, that will help them, but his fiancee, who will have a baby and some months' time, can't be there. it must be agonising for both of them. i mean, he's a very precarious guy, and he won't like this one little bit. the other think the downside of it, mentioning the prognosis for people who go into intensive care isn't very good at the moment with this disease. you know, it's 50% of them may get there, pull through, and know, it's 50% of them may get there, pullthrough, a

that video recorded at downing street. we now understand he is on his way to the prime minister's official residence. we understand his fiance carrie symonds will be joining him there, as the prime minister continues to make his recover y. she also expressed her gratitude to the staff here, the medical teams treating the prime minister. she said, we cannot thank our magnificent nhs enough. the staff at st thomas' have been incredible. and to give you an idea of difficult times that she went through over the past week, as so many people who are facing loved ones in hospital, he said, she said there were many times last week that we re very there were many times last week that were very dark indeed. my heart goes out to all of those in similar situations, with family members who are in hospital. so the prime minister, we understand, now on his way to checkers to continue his recovery. he following the advice of his medical team and he won't be work at the moment. we don't know when he will be able to return to his desk. but

downing street very clear they are talking process only.he review has to be carried out by next thursday, by law, not a formal process , next thursday, by law, not a formal process, it is very clear from all the signals we are getting from both scotland, wales and cabinet ministers hear that this is not the moment the lockdown measures are going to be eased. very much downing street emphasising today the focus is clearly still on stopping transmission and sticking closely to the current measures, so i think all the current measures, so i think all the mood music is we are going to have lockdown measures very much in place for a long time yet. now, we will hear more from the cobra meeting later this afternoon at the government press conference, but we are not expecting any decision today on whether those lockdown measures are continuing. just quickly, incidentally, from downing street, the prime minister is condition, downing street telling us he had a good night in hospital, continues to improve in intensive care at saint thomas is across t

well no update as of this morning and london paris we know that downing street is maintaining it's a precaution but of course we also know that it's far from a normal procedure for anyone to be admitted to hospital. with a virus and there has been a lot of they have been a lot of rumors that actually the prime minister might be more than he or that his spokespeople have admitted they were always saying that he has mild symptoms but whenever he did address the nation on video he really looked and sounded quite draft so a lot of speculation as the condition of the prime minister and and that is continuing this morning of course because what does that say about the health of his government's response to their coronavirus are brick i mean how sound has a bean and are people confident of the government is doing what it can. well downing street is saying that boris johnson at the moment is still leading the government however we have seen especially in the last week and even with those newspapers who have so far been very loyal with the conservative party government we have seen a lot of c

news live from berlin the british prime minister boris johnson in hospital with the coronavirus downing street says he'll study those are nice and undergo tests johnson felt ill with the virus at the end of march the latest in a marked will start coming out. you can be confident pretty well we may have more still to endure. days were ahead. we will be with our friends again. we will be with our families again. in a rare televised speech britain's queen elizabeth tells people to stay strong enough to fight against the pandemic surprises the doctors and nurses on the front lines and urges her country to tackle the crisis with results. and german developers work on a new app that i use to warn people if they've had contact with someone who's just a positive for the virus is privacy at stake. also on the show i will take you to nicaragua and central america where football is still being played just fight the coronavirus bringing the sport to watch pulse around the world football is awarded about flying during a pandemic but a fierce house full and on deaf ears. i'm tired very glad you could join m

nic robertson, many thanks for bringing us the situation there at 10 downing street. we appreciate it. >>> joining me now is nick locker. professor of virology. i'm hoping you can hear me. >> yes. >> let's talk about british prime minister boris johnson. he was infected with covid-19. ten days ago he tested for that. now he's in the hospital for additional tests. we don't know how serious this is, but as a virologist yourself, what is your sense of bhas happening right now? >> it's difficult to comment without having more specific details about his condition, but what i would say is that this is the normal course of following patients that are infected with the virus. if you haven't recovered after a week and if you are still experiencing symptoms, then maybe his personal physicians are estimating that the symptoms are getting slightly worse, then you have to be checked in in the hospital for further testing to check on your lungs, maybe do some x-ray of your chest and see whether the infection is progressing and damaging the lungs so that we can take care better of t

a statement from downing street said...er and baby are doing very well. in the house of commons, more muted than normal of course, the foreign secretary gave mps the news. i'm sure the whole house would want to join with me in sending congratulations and our very best wishes to them. and well—wishes from the opposition benches, too. can add my congratulations and the congratulations of the labour party, and i'm sure everybody in this house to the prime minister and carrie symonds on the birth of their baby boy. "some good news," tweeted scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon, "wishing health and happiness to the wee one." northern ireland's first minister, arlene foster, said it was wonderful news, adding there were more sleepless nights ahead. and mark drakeford, the welsh first minister, sent his to warmest congratulations to the couple on the birth of their son. we had been told the baby was due in the early summer so the birth has come earlier than many expected. boris johnson's father, stanley, said he was absolutel

news live from berlin british prime minister bars johnson in hospital for corona virus downing street says he'll stay overnight in undergoing tests johnson still ill with the virus at the end of march we'll get the latest in a moment also coming out. clean to come to the well we may have most children deal better days are ahead. we'll be with our friends again and we will be with our families again in a rare televised speech britain's queen elizabeth tells people to stay strong in the fight against the pandemic she praises the doctors and nurses on the front lines and urges her country to tackle the crisis with results. and why foster a lockdown after monsoon isolation residents of the chinese city is where the heart where the pandemic began attacking their 1st steps towards resuming normal life. also on the show living in self isolation is one thing. but their life in lockdown with kids is something else altogether w.'s alex forrest watching records from the confines holds her apartment pride here in boulder. i'm tired very good i'm glad you could join me british prime minister bars

that's what downing street are saying.ent the past ten days in self—isolation in a flat above downing street. but his symptoms have persisted over those ten days, particularly we understand, a high temperature. so, having discussed the situation with his doctor, it was decided the best thing to do was for him to go to hospital where he could be seen in person by medics where he could undergo further testing. we have seen a bit of him over the past ten days since he was diagnosed with having the virus. he was last seen on thursday evening just outside the door of downing street joining people across the nation clapping to thank the emergency services and nhs staff, what they're doing on the front line in the fight against the pandemic. he then posted a video on twitter on friday where he talked about still having a high temperature but saying to people they needed to follow the rules of staying at home, not going out unnecessarily, but he did look in those pictures as if he was struggling to shake it and that has been prove

shall we take you to downing street?atching. of course, you will hear it on the bbc news channel, bbc one, all across the bbc, in the last few minutes, the scene has changed, hasn't it, slightly. we've removed jonathan and the podium has come out? ——!. we know the prime minister is expected to speak today. we are not quite sure at what time but we'll keep you up—to—date. if it happens between now and when we finish we will shoot straight across. we. anything we are doing. we. all things and go there to hear what the prime minister potentially has to say. but in the meantime, spoiler alert. very important. there was a thrilling finale to race across the world on bbc two last night. i know millions of people are watching it at the moment so you might not have seen it. just turn away from the television for about five minutes. this is the show where five british couples set off from mexico city destined for ushuaia in southern argentina. they weren't allowed to fly, and only had the equivalent of an airfare to spend. it isa

have been sent isolating since testing positive 10 days ago downing street says he's undergoing tests. of the latest coming up. with infection japanese prime minister. says his government plans to declare a state of emergency as early as tuesday. and. 100000. struggling under relentless pressure to treat the sick. welcome to the program britain's prime minister but his johnson has been admitted to hospital over his coronavirus infection but downing street says it isn't and emergency also on the day of his hospitalization the queen called on the nation to unite to defeat the cone of a coal stock in governments as many people headed out to enjoy sunny weather despite social distancing rules in place it's something the government of boris johnson has taken serious note off even as he remains in hospital. in the rare glimpses of boris johnson in recent days his suffering has been all too clear he'd been jus to emerge from 7 days of self isolation and video calls at the end of last week and instead on friday he posted this message on social media. in my case although i'm feeling better and

downing street says he is ina a coronavirus.ended in wales. and spain has recorded a further rise in deaths. more than 14 and a half thousand people have died in the country with coronavirus. the number of people who have died from the virus in scotland now stands at 366. the first minister nicola sturgeon has given a news conference in the last hour where she confirmed total of 1,771 people are in hospital with confirmed or suspected covid 19, with 210 in intensive care. iam afraid i am afraid that 70 deaths have been registered in this way. that takes the total number of deaths in scotla nd the total number of deaths in scotland as of nine o‘clock this morning under that measurement to 366. these figures are the best figures and most accurate figures we can find figures and most accurate figures we canfind on figures and most accurate figures we can find on a daily basis. however, asi can find on a daily basis. however, as i have said before, in these updates, do not capture all the covid—19 deaths. so national records of scot

news live from berlin the british prime minister bars johnson in hospital with the coronavirus downing street says he'll stay there and undergo tests johnson fell ill with the virus at the end of march we'll get the latest in the marmont also coming up. later to come but there's well we may have more still to and you know better days are ahead. we will be with our friends again. we will be with our families again in a rare televised speech britain's queen elizabeth tells people to study strongly in the fight against the pandemic and she praises the doctors and nurses on the front lines budging her country to tackle the crisis with a result. plus a surge in corona virus infections in japan and pressure is mounting on prime minister shinzo abbate to take tough action with reports he could be about to declare a state of emergency. also on the show living in self isolation is one thing. but there but life in lockdown with kids is something else altogether to w.'s alex forrest watching her pulled from the confines of her apartment dry here in building . i'm jarid rate i'm glad you could join me br

his private apartments are actually next-door at 11 downing street, he's been upstairs there, trying running the government via video link, he's held all as of cabinet meetings by video link. cut down his staff to a skeleton crew, using contact with only couple of people. but he has been there and just moved to hospital. >> bill: benjamin, tell me about st. thomas hospital, central london, what you know better? >> it is just across the river from westminster. from downing street it would be only a five-minute drive for the prime minister. it is a big research center, a very well-regarded, it certainly will have some of the finest facilities in the u.k. it has a major icu unit, they have ventilators there, they haven't said yet if he will need a ventilator, he hasn't yet online, but certainly, he will be getting the finest care. >> bill: so the british prime minister is 55 years old. generally speaking, what would you say his grade of health has been? >> you know, he started pushing towards running for prime minister, we psalm out and about a lot more often. he picked it up, he was run

downing street have said they wa nt to give.al condition but of course when that person is the prime minister, there is a national interest in that. i think they do wa nt to interest in that. i think they do want to be transparent but will only tell us things when there is something to safe. we don't know an awful lot more than we did last night apart from the fact that the prime minister was stable and although he has needed some oxygen, he has not needed a ventilator but he has not needed a ventilator but he does of course remain in intensive care. these press conferences i've followed a pattern with a short opening statement by dominic raab or whoever is chairing it and then questions to all of them. i think there will be many questions about the prime minister but also about dominic raab and his position. what power he really has at this moment. the prime minister remains at the prime minister, that's how it works under our unwritten constitution and of course there is a cabinet style of government so the cabinet can get tog

well, really, there hasjust been that one update from downing street today.at he has been stable overnight, although still in intensive care, that he is in good spirits. he has been receiving what they call standard oxygen treatment and they say that means he has not needed mechanical ventilation. a more serious point, of course. 0r noninvasive respiratory support. we are told also that he doesn't have pneumonia. downing street say they want to be transparent about all of this, but they have to weigh up that these are private medical details, treatment of courses up to the doctors here at st thomas‘. but of course, there is the public interest in all of this. it has been striking today i think that political opponents have been making the point that at a time of national crisis, our country does need its leader. now, of course things can change quickly. this time yesterday, we were told the prime minister was working from his hospital bed on government papers and within a couple of hours, he was taken into and within a couple of hours, he was ta ken into inte

well boris johnson has been brought to st thomas' hospital just across the river from downing streeton sunday night it's one of the best hospitals in the united kingdom and he went in for routine testing because yet those persistent symptoms of the virus a high fever and a cough you've been self isolating in downing street for 10 days and we last saw him last thursday when he was clapping for the national house service and he did not look good then so when he went to the hospital there were some tests done and his condition even worse and he received some oxygen support and was then moved to the intensive care unit just in case he needs ventilation downing street says so at the moment he's not on a ventilator he does not have pneumonia this is what downing street tells us but he's being closely monitored and he's 55 we know that he said other than that and in a good health condition he didn't have this thing conditions but of course this disease can reputably worsen and we've heard world leaders today wishing him well wishing him a speedy recovery including also the queen and the roy

well, he certainly spent the last week preparing for his return to downing street.ing, of course, but, in truth, apart from those public calls with president trump and with the queen privately video conferencing with his team every day, and, crucially, he had a three hoursummit day, and, crucially, he had a three hour summit with some of the senior cabinet members on friday, and that was really, i think i'm getting his head around when he would be returning to downing street to come amongst those that he met where the chancellor, rishi sunak i think that's quite significant, because there is a lot of noises, a lot of murmurings from inside his own party about the lockdown and the damage it may be doing to the economy, but he also had the health secretary, that meeting, and the de facto deputy, dominic raab, so i think he will be prepared for what he is facing when he goes through the front door of downing street early on monday morning, but, there will be a series of challenges, not just morning, but, there will be a series of challenges, notjust on his own site, bu

downing street are emphasising still that it is a precaution but it is still a huge moment.was taken to hospital last night, it was taken to hospital last night, it was a big milestone in how the crisis is unfolding and so many people who have been hit in heart of government by this but have the prime minister in intensive care at a time when the country is trying to respond to an emergency, the government is trying to through an emergency the nation's health and economy, it really is a worrying development and i think something that will come as a surprise. i was talking to cabinet ministers about this this morning and many of them sounded relaxed, i'm glad he is going to have a rest and so on, but this is a very different situation to that. an extremely different situation laura, we talk about him continuously working, just six hours ago, he was tweeting about the advice, on the advice of my doctor, he tweeted, i went into hospital for some routine tests, i'm still experiencing symptoms, i'm in good spirits and keeping in touch with my tea m spirits and keeping in touch wi