frankie mccamley, bbc news.past hour we have heard that there are now 206 cases in the uk. last night the death of a second patient with the infection was announced. the patient was on a ward with other patients for two days before he was eventually diagnosed with coronavirus. five of his fellow patients have now been put into isolation whilst they are also tested for the virus, whilst the trust has asked nine members of staff to also self—isolate. the chief executive of milton keynes university hospital, nhs trust, said it was doing everything to protect the public. what we were doing was looking after that patient in a bay on one of our awards, and subsequent to that we have ensured that all of those patients have been followed up, as have the staff, to ensure they are tested and appropriately isolated. can you give us an idea of how many patients are now self isolated? we currently have five patients who are isolated and have been tested, and we are waiting for the results to come back. and we have asked nine

frankie mccamley, bbc news.eeding hospital treatment if they catch coronavirus, are being asked to stay at home for at least 12 weeks. the strategy is called "shielding" and the aim is to protect lives. so how will people know if they fall into this catagory and how will they be helped ? danny savage has more. the order has been given. from today, more than 1.5 million people who are most at risk should they catch the virus have been told to stay at home for at least 12 weeks. we, as a society, must shield them from the pandemic. that is my morning and evening tablets every day, for a week. simone is one of them. she has cystic fibrosis and primary immune deficiency, meaning that she needs regular treatment. it is scary. it is isolating. and it isjust tearing me up inside. i'm anxious all the time. i'm not eating very well. i'm not sleeping very well. and i'm very tired. there is quite a list of those who must stay at home. it includes solid organ transplant recipients. many cancer patients. people with severe r

frankie mccamley, bbc news.s of coronavirus. the 71—year—old prince spent seven days self—isolating in scotland after testing positive and displaying mild symptoms. the duchess of cornwall tested negative for the virus, but will self—isolate until the end of the week. people in madrid paused for a minute's silence at midday today to remember the more than 7,300 people who have died with coronavirus in spain. the country has overtaken china in the number of infections, and, today, even tougher restrictions are being introduced. only the united states and italy have confirmed more. guy hedgecoe reports from madrid. the new normal in spain. the country's once—buzzing capital is now a virtual ghost town. spain has been in lockdown for over two weeks. but, now, that's been tightened further as as non—essential workers have been told to stay at home. the spread of the virus through care homes has been one reason the death rate in spain has been so high. the vast majority of spaniards have been complying with the terms

frankie mccamley, bbc news.all four uk nations, most at risk of needing hospital treatment if they catch coronavirus, are being asked to stay at home for at least 12 weeks. the strategy is called "shielding" and the aim is to protect lives. so how will people know if they fall into this catagory and how will they be helped? danny savage has more. the order has been given. from today, more than 1.5 million people who are most at risk should they catch the virus have been told to stay at home for at least 12 weeks. we, as a society, must shield them from the pandemic. that is my morning and evening tablets every day, for a week. simone is one of them. she has cystic fibrosis and primary immune deficiency, meaning that she needs regular treatment. it is scary. it is isolating. and it isjust tearing me up inside. i'm anxious all the time. i'm not eating very well. i'm not sleeping very well. and i'm very tired. there is quite a list of those who must stay at home. it includes solid organ transplant recipients. many

frankie mccamley, bbc news. the time now is nine minutes per state.in the far north of scotland but as you can see right from the top of scotland to the bottom of england, temperatures below freezing. 0ne bottom of england, temperatures below freezing. one or two spots just about but even here it is quite chilly, most dry and sunny, fewer showers in the isle of bute at the moment, hebrides, parts of south over the hills it's wintry, these sorts of areas will continue to see one or two showers through the day, bit of sunshine in between. away from that, vast majority starting the day dry and finishing the day dry. the sun starting to gain a little bit more strength each day, after a chilly start damage around levels they should be, 7—10d. light winds as well. through the evening rush hour still some showers to contend with through the south—west, wales, one or two isolated showers for the ease but most staying dry. greater chance of a damp or through scotla nd greater chance of a damp or through scotland as we finished the day. away from south—west eng

frankie mccamley, bbc news. race track and met formula one world champion lewis hamilton. the engagement is part of a final run of royal duties before prince harry and his wife meghan step down as senior royals at the end of the month. the weekend weather is not as bad as it has been on previous weekends. there is no name storm, however it will turn wet and windy for some of us. today is a lovely day with lots of sunshine out there and some cloud across western areas of the uk bringing a few showers across wales and the south west of england and one or two showers in western scotland. those continuing but even here there will be some sunshine. the best of the clear skies will be in central and eastern parts and across northern ireland later and maximum temperatures seven to nine or10 maximum temperatures seven to nine or 10 celsius. tonight is the odd shower moving eastwards but largely dry with clear skies initially and temperatures dropping away but the cloud will start to increase across western parts and wit

frankie mccamley, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. hello there.sociated with this weather front will spread eastwards into england and wales this evening and overnight, eventually clearing through on sunday, but in its wake it will leave blustery showers, sunny spells, and some colder air, as you can see here on the air mass chart. but the winds quite a feature to end the day across the irish sea coast, gusting 40 or 50mph accompanied by that heavy rain, which will be smashing into western parts of scotland, and into northern ireland, but tending to stay dry further east. now as we head through into the evening, the first part of the night, the rain and strong winds begins to transfer eastwards, eventually reaching eastern england by the end of the night. behind it, clear spells and blustery showers, and it will turn cooler here by the end of the night, but something milder for the south and east, where we have the wind and the rain. so, to start, sunday could be quite unsettled for the south—east, wet and windy, fairly mild, that band of rain wil

frankie mccamley, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather.t up picture from north yorkshire sums it up very nicely, blue skies overhead, frost underfoot for many of us today. many of us will have a similar picture, without the frost, into the afternoon. there are exceptions, though. the bulk of the showers in these areas. there will be one or two drifting eastwards but for the vast majority, your day sta rts for the vast majority, your day starts dry and sunny and it will finish in the same way. the sun is now getting a bit stronger day by day. by the time we get to the evening rush—hour, a bit blustery towards the south west but across the western half of england, particularly wales, we will continue to see a few showers. western scotland, there could be a few downpours for the journey home from work. it does mean oh frost will form very quickly tonight across many parts of the country. but second half of the night, as the cloud comes in, patchy rain or drizzle, temperatures lifting tomorrow morning. there could be a bit of snow preceding it

frankie mccamley, bbc news. it isa it is a really inspiring story, that, isn‘t it? daily telegraph. we should be visiting our elderly relatives before they isolate. ministers are saying that written has reached the point where we will not be able to stop this epidemic so there is some advice there that it might be that the over 705 have two innocents voluntarily self isolate or keep away from crowded events and... the government will step further, haven‘t they, in issuing advice in relation to that. the front page of the daily mail, millions are told to work at home to find the virus and britons have been told to work from home after the biggest leap on coronavirus cases in a single day and worth saying that this is not as yet the official advice in any sense at all and we await the government saying the next step of what they are going to ask people to do, but is yet to arrive. in china, apparently, the advice in some areas is to keep at least one metre distance from anyone else. get out! you are way too close! so some barbers initial have done it, i do not know if