hugh pym, bbc news. meanwhile, british tourists who were among those quarantined in a tenerife hotel where cases of the virus were detected have been cleared to leave the canary islands. coronavirus has spread to 50 countries and reached every continent except antarctica. worldwide, there have been more than 82,000 cases and 2,800 deaths. injapan, all state schools are to close for a month in a bid to stop the further spread of the virus. in china, the vast majority of the deaths have been

hugh pym reports.ents, he broke the rules to carry out inappropriate and unsafe operations, and left a terrible legacy — the words of the independent review. but patients, it said, were let down as well by a healthcare system dysfunctional at every level. some of his former patients who'd suffered from his treatment gathered to hear the review findings yesterday. they were told there could be more than 1000 who'd been harmed in some way by paterson. today, a conservative mp, rachel maclean, revealed on twitter she had breast surgery for suspected cancer by ian paterson more than a decade ago and still had doubts about it. she told me to review findings had prompted her to discuss it for the first time. it's very concerning, and the reason i'm speaking out now is because i know there will be so many other people who are left with that doubt in their minds — are they 0k, do they need to go back and get checked again to make sure it's ok? and i think we do need to make sure that the system is safe for peo

hugh pym, thank you.v footage of the manchester arena bomber just seconds before he detonated his device, killing 22 people. in it, he's seen in the foyer, surrounded by members of the audience leaving an ariana grande concert. it was shown at the trial of his brother hashem abedi, who denies murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to cause explosions. he says if he knew about his brother's plans for the attack in 2017, he would have reported him. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports from the old bailey. today, the manchester bombing trial heard how salman abedi, who'd flown back to britain just four days before the attack, made his final preparations, using a blue suitcase to collect explosives and chemicals from a nissan micra, where he had stored them. he built his bomb into a karrimor backpack from sports direct. it contained 30 kilograms of metal shrapnel, much of it nuts and bolts bought from screwfix. and then the jury was shown a single frame from cctv from the city room, the foy

i am beenjoined by hugh pym. which has specialist facilities. oined by hugh pymlj which has specialist facilities. i am beenjoined by hugh pym. i cannot tell you more than those bare facts, but she flew in a few days ago, did not have symptoms at the time, went to heathrow, and public health officials idea handing out leaflets, saying that if they don't feel well asa saying that if they don't feel well as a visitor to the uk, still call nhs 9111, but it seems that she did develop symptoms subsequent to arriving at heathrow, she rang that line, she didn't go to hospital, she was immediately tested, tested positive i know she is either on her way to or at saint thomases hospital in let central london. it is widely specialist centres in the uk that can tackle these infectious diseases. given what we know about these other cases over the last few days, what will happen no? contact tracing. this is not, i am told, anything to do with the cases in brighton so none of the contacts there are relevant here. contact tracing is what public health england do

hugh pym, bbc news.enny hill injapan — and this is the first british death from the virus. what more do we know? the japanese ministry of health have confirmed that the man was being treated in hospital prior to his death. tonight the foreign office have said they are liaising with the japanese authorities as well as continuing to support the man's family who have asked for privacy. it was described as a difficult time. as you say, he is the first british person known to have died from covid—i9. here injapan they are getting used to this kind of news. even today we heard that two more japanese people had died from the virus, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to ten and as hugh pym said, five of those people were infected on board the diamond princess. it is a week since around 30 british people were allowed off the ship having tested finally negative for the virus. we watched them go, they were waving clearly looking relieved that their ordeal was in part finally over. tonight, as if we

our health editor hugh pym. 0ur health editor hugh pym. our top story this lunchtime...ess president trump says his time in office has produced a great american comeback. and still to come — the new boss of the premier league tells us video assisted refereeing needs reviewing but won't be abandoned. and in the sportjust after half past. mo farah has pulled out of the london half marathon next month. he'll not be able to defend his title after picking up an achilles injury in training. yesterday we told you about the children of islamic state supporters who are trapped in syria, often now orphans. it's a problem for many countries, including the uk, which has men, women and children stuck there. today we look at what happens whenjihadists return home. 0ur middle east correspondent quentin sommerville has followed the route of one couple who returned to indonesia. the armies of the caliphate left much behind in syria. detention camps full of their wives, their children, entire families. dozens of countries are now asking the same question. can they welcome back orphans and

hugh pym, thank you.t more about the symptoms of coronavirus and how to protect yourself against it on the bbc news app and on our website bbc.co.uk/news. the united states and the taliban have signed an historic agreement aimed at ending eighteen years of war in afghanistan. under the deal, all us and nato forces would leave the country over the next fourteen months —— if the taliban keeps to commitments its made. our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet reports from doha, where the negotiations have been taking place. they fought the world's mightiest army, but today they sat together. old enemies shaking hands on a deal. the first step towards ending america's longest war. a glimpse of hope that afghanistan can finally move towards peace. but the us' top diplomat says that is up to the taliban. first, keep your promises to cut ties with al-qaeda and other terrorists. keep up the fight to defeat isis. welcome the profound relief of all afghan citizens, men and women, urban and rural, as a resu

hugh pym speaking to us earlier.s been a huge outpouring of grief and anger, at the treatment of a doctor, who tried to warn the world of the dangers of the coronavirus. hundreds of millions of people have viewed social media posts on doctor li wenliang, who‘s died after contracting the illness while treating infected patients. he was censored by the authorities in the city of wuhan after raising the alarm back in december about the potential dangers of the new virus. the government has now sent officials to investigate how he was treated. as the coronavirus continues to spread, controls and restrictions are increasing right across china, where more than 600 have died, and another 31,000 have been infected. from beijing, here‘s our china correspondentjon sudworth. shouting in some cities those suspected of being sick are being rounded up, with multiple unverified videos showing the quarantine squads at work. it‘s all adding to a growing sense of disbelief and dread. "i don‘t want to be taken away like that," a child

our health editor, hugh pym reports. the rules to carry out inappropriate and unsafe operations, and left a terrible legacy — the words of the independent review. but patients, it said, were let down as well by a health care system dysfunctional at every level. some of his former patients who'd suffered from his treatment gathered to hear the review findings yesterday. they were told there could be more than 1000 who'd been harmed in some way by paterson. today, a conservative mp, rachel maclean, revealed on twitter she had breast surgery for suspected cancer by ian paterson more than a decade ago and still had doubts about it. she told me to review findings had prompted her to discuss it for the first time. it's very concerning, and the reason i'm speaking out now is because i know there will be so many other people who are left with that doubt in their minds — are they ok, do they need to go back and get checked again to make sure it's ok? and i think we do need to make sure that the system is safe for people. even sin

here's the bbc‘s health editor hugh pym.n and the south of england, became unwell. he had recently returned from singapore, we did not know his nationality. he was isolated at home, tested positive when a new strain at coronavirus and taken to a hospital in london. which has specialists, isolation unit is looking after people with infectious diseases similar to that in newcastle who have. does this change the advice that the uk is offering? because he concentrated it and it singapore and not china gas. they are extending their advice for travellers coming back in the uk. before this happy baby china and come back to uk you were advised to isolate yourself and call the helpline or a doctor. now they are saying for some asian countries singapore and malaysia, if you come back and develop symptoms you should isolate yourself. that is an extension geographically and what they were telling others before. on tuesday the uk government advised all british citizens to leave china. the chinese ambassador to the uk today criticised tha

hugh pym, bbc news, colchester.gh in england is up to five times higher than official figures show, bbc research suggests. the official estimate for 2018, based on a survey taken on a single night, shows over 4,600 people sleeping rough. but according to councils contacted by the bbc, more than 25,000 people slept on the streets at least once in the past 12 months. the government is providing £500 million this year to tackle homelessness. it says the official snapshot is a "good estimate" of rough sleeping. but there are concerns that when 2019's official figures come out tomorrow, they may not reflect the full picture. michael buchanan reports from newcastle. you get drenched, you're freezing cold through the night, you don't want to... you don't really want to be living, you just want to be, like, in darkness all the time. it's horrible. eddie is 26, a military veteran. he says he spent four years in the army, before being shot in pakistan, while over there repairing equipment. he's been rough sleeping for three a

hugh pym, bbc news.eople who've died from the coronavirus now stands at 811, surpassing the total for deaths during the sars outbreak in 2003. officialfigures, however, suggest the death and infection rates may be slowing, though the next few days could be crucial, as a long extended holiday period comes to an end, and the country slowly returns to work. john sudworth has more details. it is lantern festival, traditionally marked with a lavish tv gala. but this year there's not an audience member in sight. the fear of contagion is everywhere, from the fever checkpoints... ..the masks on literally everybody‘s faces... ..and the careful monitoring of people's movements. in the almost impossible balancing act between containing an epidemic and getting its economy moving again, china is turning to its vast network of neighbourhood committees — the old tools of mass mobilisation. but while workers may be trickling back to the cities, the continued uncertainty means all britons are still being advised to leave

hugh pym, bbc news.orld have plunged as investors get seriously worried about the coronavirus and the impact it could have on global economies. it's been the worst week on the markets since the financial crisis in 2008. michelle fleury is in new york. today has been particularly bad? yes, this was not a day for the faint—hearted, certainly if you ask any trader. from the city of london to wall street, we have seen sharp drops in the prices of stocks. all this being driven by investors who are, basically, pretty worried about what is happening with the coronavirus. over £150 billion has been wiped off the value of the ftse 100 in the last few days and on wall street we have seen the dowjones industrials of its biggest point loss in history. it alsojoined other markets dropping more than 10% over a period of days and the price of oil continues to fall sharply. what is happening is investors are trying to do what everyone else is, and that is to try to predict what will happen next. how far and how fast wil

that was the hugh pym. about the symptoms of coronavirus and how to protect yourself against it on the bbc news app and on our website bbc.co.uk/news. one of britain's most senior civil servants, sir philip rutnam, has dramatically resigned as permanent secretary at the home office. he told the bbc it follows what he called a "vicious and orchestrated" campaign against him, and says he's suing the government for constructive dismissal. sir philip's resignation comes after persistent reports of a rift between him and the home secretary, priti patel. 0ur political editor, laura kuenssberg reports. you're not meant to have heard of him. permanent secretaries are the backroom bosses of the government machine. but this rainy saturday morning became a personal and a public storm for him. in the last ten days, i have been the target of a vicious and orchestrated briefing campaign. it has been alleged that i have briefed the media against the home secretary. this, along with many other claims, is completely false.

hugh pym, bbc news, colchester. sleeping rough than official figures show. just over 4,500 people slept rough in 2018 — according to official estimates. but bbc research suggests that that figure is much higher — with around 25,000 people sleeping rough at least once in the past year. michael buchanan reports from newcastle, which has pledged to end rough sleeping by 2022. you get drenched, you are freezing cold through the night, you don't want to... you don't really want to be living, you just want to be, like, in darkness all the time. it's horrible. eddie is 26, a military veteran. he says he spent four years in the army before being shot in pakistan, while over there repairing equipment. he's been rough sleeping for three and a half years. i was fixing a tank, got shot from behind, it went through my shoulder, felt burning. next minute, i'm waking up in a hospital over here in the uk and i got fixed up. talked to my mum and then my mum passes away after a year and i had nowhere to go after that. we had met eddi

hugh pym, bbc news. markets around the world have plunged as investors get seriously worried about the coronavirus and the impact it could have on global economies. it has been the worst week on the markets since the financial crisis in 2008. michelle fleury sent this update from new york. yes, i mean, this was not a day for the fainthearted, certainly if you ask any trader. from the city of london to wall street, we have seen yet again sharp drops in the prices of stocks, all of this being driven by investors, who are basically pretty worried about what is happening with the coronavirus. over £150 billion has been wiped off the value of the ftse in the last few days, and here on wall street, you've seen the dowjones industrial basically just suffer its you've seen the dowjones industrial basicallyjust suffer its biggest points loss in history. it also joins other markets slumping into a correction, which is a drop of more than 10% over a period of days, and the price of oil continues to fall sharply. wh

hugh pym, bbc news.those quarantined in a tenerife hotel where cases of the virus were detected have been cleared to leave the canary islands. coronavirus has spread to 50 countries and reached every continent except antarctica. worldwide, there have been more than 82,000 cases and 2,800 deaths. injapan, all state schools are to close for a month in a bid to stop the further spread of the virus. in china, the vast majority of the deaths have been in hubei, the province where the outbreak began. our china correspondent, john sudworth, has been speaking to one doctor who was on the front line in wuhan. at the end of a tough shift fighting the virus, a doctor steps out onto the streets of a deserted city. wuhan is still in total lockdown. ringing hello, doctor. hey. in a rare officially approved interview with this doctor... as well as videos provided to us, the bbc has been given unique access to a man on the front line of a war. one he says is being won. the patients were pouring to the hospital. we do no

hugh pym, bbc news.anization in geneva, doctors, scientists and global health experts have been discussing their approach to the coronavirus outbreak. our global health correspondent tulip mazumdar is there. tulip, given the news from china, the possible stabilisation of figures there, what conclusions are being drawn there in geneva? well, scientists here over the last two days have really been poring over all the data that has been coming in from the start this outbreak. they are saying, and it is very early days, that it looks like the outbreak could be stabilising, but thatis outbreak could be stabilising, but that is just a snapshot of what has been happening over the last seven days, and that could change at any time. but it is at least a positive trend for the moment, and the who has talked about how this creates a window of opportunity to, as it calls it, hammer this virus over the coming days and weeks, and that is what we have seen scientists really trying to get to the nub of here. they are tr

hugh pym, bbc news.s for the british medical association. he told me how important it is for people who suspect they may have coronavirus to follow the nhs‘s advice. at the moment 25% of gp appointments can be booked online. somebody decided not to follow the advice, booked online, turned up at the gp surgery. booked online, turned up at the gp surgery. the result of the gp surgery was surgery. the result of the gp surgery was what is the cleaning and the gp in quarantine for a fortnight. that is a50 gp appointments down that you buy someone appointments down that you buy someone being selfish about convenience. when you say that, what you mean is presumably advised that they should have followed is that they should have followed is that they should have phoned so they could be triaged on the phone. they simply booked an appointment online. we have asked the government to reduce, remove that from the gp contract temporarily. gps have a duty of care to their staff as well as to patients and they will dou

our health editor hugh pym is at westminster. he has the latest on the british situation.t more information coming out, including about one of the british people with this, the man who lives in brighton. that's right, jane. the patient, a middle—aged man, is being treated at saint thomas as hospitaljust middle—aged man, is being treated at saint thomas as hospital just across the thames from where i am here at westminster. we knew he was taken to saint thomas's late yesterday, two their specialist isolation treatment facility, similar to the one in newcastle, where two other patients with this strain of coronavirus are being treated. what has become clear todayis being treated. what has become clear today is the sequence of events leading up to it. he had been at a business conference in singapore, then came home, was contacted by the singaporean authorities to warn him that there had been a positive case diagnosed, presumably at the conference. he then experienced symptoms, called nhs iii, was then advised to go by appointment to an isolated nhs facility in the brighton a

let's talk a little more with our health editor, hugh pym. er, hugh. just give us a sense of what the government's responses, and when people ask about the level of resources going to this, what can you tell us? well, huw, matt hancock, the health secretary, said there would be more investment and funding available for what he said would be urgent works by the nhs to invest in isolation facilities in hospitals and other facilities. invest in isolation facilities in hospitals and otherfacilities. no sum of money has been attached to that, but i'm told by sources at the department this is asking hospitals and other trusts, other organisations, to come forward and say, this is what we need to finish off these pods that were first reported on last week, that is providing a facility if a patient comes in with suspected coronavirus, they can be isolated safely, and if it is proved negative, they can go on their way, and if the test is positive then obviously they will go to another specialist facility to be treated. he said the whole thing globally

moment we'll look at the effect of coronavirus on the global economy, but first our health editor hugh pymport, which does contain flashing images. tonight, this gp surgery in surrey was being deep cleaned after being closed to patients. a man who had been in to see a doctor tested positive for the coronavirus. it is potentially significant, as he hadn't been abroad. officials are trying to find out if he was in contact with anyone recently back from the affected countries. injapan, the first british fatality, a man who was a tourist on the diamond princess cruise ship. after contracting the virus, he was said to be very poorly. five japanese people who were on the ship have also died and almost 700 cases were diagnosed. two more people are being treated in london's royal free hospital. a man from swansea contracted the virus after returning from italy. the first case in wales. there has been a surge in calls to the nhs 111 helpline. some have told the bbc of delays. a nhs spokesman said people may have to wait longer. the government have sought to reassure the public. the issue of coronav

but first our health editor hugh pym has this report, which does contain flashing images.gp surgery in surrey was being deep cleaned after being closed to patients. a man who had beenin closed to patients. a man who had been in to see a doctor tested positive for the coronavirus. it is potentially significant, as he hadn't been abroad. 0fficials potentially significant, as he hadn't been abroad. officials are trying to find out if he was in contact with anyone recently back from the affected countries. in japan the first british fatality, a man who was a tourist on the diamond princess cruise ship. after contracting the virus, he said to be very poorly. five japanese people who were on the ship have also died and almost 700 cases were diagnosed. two more people are being treated in in london's royal free hospital. a man from swansea contracted the virus after returning from italy. the first case in wales. there has been a surges in calls to the nhs 111 been a surges in calls to the nhs iii helpline. some have told the bbc of delays. a nhs spokesman said people may have to

our health editor hugh pym is at st thomas' hospital in london, where the latest case is being dealtan, was brought to the specialist infectious diseases treatment centre. he'd been taken ill in brighton and was isolated at home before testing positive. it's understood he travelled recently to the uk from singapore, and health authorities have briefed that he didn't contract the virus in china. on the back of that they've extended their guidance to people coming into their guidance to people coming into the uk. until today anyone coming from china who developed symptoms was urged to self isolate and call nhsiii. was urged to self isolate and call nhs iii. they've extended that guidance to anyone coming from certain other asian countries includingjapan, certain other asian countries including japan, malaysia and singapore. where does this leave us? chris whitty, the chief medical officerfor england, chris whitty, the chief medical officer for england, working with the other chief medical officers, says this is remaining a big problem for china but there are few cases beyond that. if t

our health editor hugh pym is outside st thomas' hospital where the third british patient with coronavirusearned more about how this patient came to be infected. yes, he's being treated at the infectious diseases centre at saint thomases hospital. he was a business —— at a business conference in singapore. he flew back but was alerted by singaporean authorities that he'd come into contact at some stage with someone who tested positive, presumably at the conference. he got home to brighton and felt unwell and call the nhs. he was advised to go to an nhs facility which was isolated where he could be tested. then he went home and isolated himself. the test came through positive and he was brought by ambulance here yesterday. nhs sources say he did the right thing, calling nhs111. he didn't go into a crowded hospital. we learned that the next planeload of british citizens from china flying in on sunday are going to be taken to a conference centre in milton keynes to be quarantine for two weeks. previous groups had been taken to arrowe park hospital in the wirral, and they are one week into tha

our health editor, hugh pym, has been speaking to a former patient of ian paterson, and her lawyer.y the chair of the enquiry, the former bishop of norwich, when he set out the summary of his findings. he said in the report that this was the story of a rogue surgeon, but it was much more than that, the failure ofa was much more than that, the failure of a health care system at all levels letting down patients. i'm joined now by two people who have been briefed today. first of all, a lawyer for the patients. say been briefed today. first of all, a lawyerfor the patients. say what your position is having heard this report. i'm encouraged by the report but what is important is that the recommendations are fully implemented. i want to make sure that anybody he is using the health sector is protected. a recommendation has been made that there is an equal playing field between nhs patients and private patients, it is really important it is implemented. five people have been reported to their bodies and one person to the police. the management that allowed this to happen are going to be he

here's our health editor, hugh pym. at least the passengers on this final evacuation flight from wuhan were a lot closer from home. about 120 british travellers disembarked. they were put on buses for a similar convoy to the one to a hospital in the wirral a week ago. these were taken to a conference facility in melting skins. for a two—week —— milton keynes. they will be lent games consoles, tablets and mobile phones for those who don't have them and have access to netflix. there was news elsewhere of the fourth coronavirus case in this country. the latest patient, who has tested positive for the virus in the uk is being treated here at the royal free hospital in north london at its specialist infectious diseases treatment unit. it has emerged that this case is linked to one announced last thursday, a man in brighton who attracted —— contracted the virus on a visit to singapore. he had returned from asia and me for developing symptoms, he had meant an alpine ski resort. —— before developing symptoms. he had also met th

fergus walsh, bbc news. 0ur health editor hugh pym is at the county 0ak medical centre in brighton.our new cases in the uk today, but are the authorities confident that their moves to prevent the spread working? well, one reason this gp practice has temporarily closed today is so that health care workers, who have been working with the individual, a gpi been working with the individual, a gp i understand, that these workers have been able to go home themselves and self isolate in case they develop symptoms. public health england say they have been urgently trying to trace patients who have come into contact with the gp and another local gp, who has also contracted the virus, who is one of the four, trying to trace patients and other nhs workers. but they say they are relatively few in number. 0ne reassuring aspect is these are not random, isolated cases in different parts of the country, they are all traceable to the single individual who came back from singapore with the virus. it shows the benefits of contact tracing. they were able to get in touch with all these people who had be

our health editor hugh pym is here with me. i know you have made some calls and have more details?a man, middle—aged, who was taken ill in brighton at home. he was isolated there and tested positive for this new strain of coronavirus and is now at guy's hospital in london, a specialist centre for treating infectious diseases, like the hospital in newcastle treating the other two cases. interestingly, he contracted the virus not in china but in another asian country. that adds to another asian country. that adds to a bit of our understanding of how much this is a spreading and impact the government this evening has extended the range of countries beyond china from which anyone arriving in the uk and developing symptoms is urged to self isolate for 14 days, that includes hong kong, malaysia, singapore and others. what does this tell us about the challenges we face here? the chief medical officer at the briefing today said that as things stand it is a serious problem for china but has not spread greatly beyond that. the nhs at the moment is perfectly capable of dealing with a small nu

hugh pym, bbc news. now on bbc news it's hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. stephen sackur. britain is formally out of the european union but for how much longer will it be a united kingdom? the scottish national party says brexit reinforces the need for scotland to forge an independent future inside the eu. but in the face of implacable opposition from prime minister borisjohnson, how do they get there? my guest is the snp leader in the uk parliament, ian blackford. for all of their passion are the scottish nationalists lacking a viable strategy? ian blackford, welcome to hardtalk. it is a pleasure to be here, stephen. would it be fair to say that you and the snp see brexit as the moment of maximum opportunity for the independence movement? we certainly think that scotland should be independent in any event but brexit crystallises it. hearing what you were saying there about leaving the european union, it pains me evenjust to listen to you say that. we do not accept that we should be out of the european union. all my adult life has been as a citizen of europ

, there is huge uncertainty aboutjust how much further this virus will spread. 0ur health editor hugh pymirmed cases now in the uk — what's your assessment on the spread of this virus? 0ne leading international health experts said last night this was an unprecedented global challenge, meaning the human cost, the fatalities, the spread of the virus, all these cases, but also the financial cost, with markets tumbling, and really concerted international action was needed. health officials here in the uk still out of the uk that this could be contained, in other words that the number of cases in countries like the uk might be in the dozens, but they are quite open with the fa ct but they are quite open with the fact that they think it's possible that things could get worse and you will end up with hundreds of cases more. yesterday the chief medical 0fficerfor england more. yesterday the chief medical officer for england said that measures like closing schools and mass crowd participation events would be actively considered in these circumstances and today we heard from jeremy hunt saying this

hugh pym, bbc news. our top story this evening.ied in east kent hospitals trust and the government is questioning how many of those were preventable. and is bernie sanders, the 78—year—old veteran senatorfrom vermont, one step closer to the white house? coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, an uncertain future for the rugby union championship as funding for the 12 clubs in the second tier is cut by half. in exactly a month, boris johnson's government will set out its first budget, making it clear in which direction the prime minister plans to take the united kingdom. when he won the election, with a huge majority, he said his priority would be to "unite and level up" the country and that he would "work round the clock" in order to do so. redcar in the north—east of england went blue for the first time in the election. in the first of a series of reports from around the uk, our political correspondent alex forsyth has been to redcar to find out what people want from next month's budget. the seaside town of redca

only 15 positives. 0ur health editor hugh pym has been to one testing service.lity opened only this week. it's at a community health trust in west london. and it's aimed at people who don't have any symptoms, but have been referred here by nhs111. they come in by appointment. laura here is a member of nhs staff. she's just going to demonstrate what actually happens. she stays in the car, she winds down the window and then two members of the nursing team will come out to meet her. one of them has got the full protective equipment on, her colleague stands back at a safer distance. a bit of guidance is provided first as to what's going to happen next. i'm going to take two swabs, one from your nose and one from your throat. you might feel a bit sick, so here is a sick bowl just in case. all right? and laura will now be tested. it will involve two swabs, one throat and one nasal. once again, done without laura having to get out of the car at all. so the swabs are taken. they will then be safely packaged and taken off to be tested. now laura, or whoever it is, is the

we're joined now by the bbc‘s health editor, hugh pym. heard of that experience. it illustrates a key problem. the logjam in the nhs. they had to wait a long time for an ambulance even though he was feeling seriously ill and ruth was concerned. they were told by the ambulance service that they were hold—ups because vehicles we re they were hold—ups because vehicles were stuck at the local hospital because the hospital had effectively run out of bed. this was a period of extreme pressure at that hospital at that time and is by no means typical stuff stuff were working really flat out to try to deliver the care they needed to. there is no criticism of stuff but clearly this is not acceptable. from statements we have received from other areas of medical organisations, this has been a particularly bad winter? it is bad in terms of the performers. amd performance in england was hitting the lowest. the target for assessing or treating patients. a&e. the patient is not treated one in five. you could wait a long time to be treated and assessed bu

most pressing questions on how to manage the threat the virus poses, but first our health editor hugh pymreport. it's the first british fatality from the coronavirus. the man had been a tourist on this cruise ship. after contracting the virus, he was said to have been fairly poorly. five japanese people on the ship have also died. more than 700 cases were diagnosed with the ship quarantined in early february. two more people are being treated at this unit after testing positive. a man from swansea has attracted the virus after returning from northern italy. the first case in wales. there's been a surge in the number of calls to the nhs iii surge in the number of calls to the nhs 111 health line. some callers have told the bbc‘s of delays. the government has sought to reassure the public. the issue of coronavirus is something that is now the government's top priority and ijust had a meeting with the chief medical officer and secretary for health and others talking about the preparations that we need to undertake. let me repeat the advice of the chief medical officer, which i think is the b

first our health editor, hugh pym, has this report.first british fatality from the coronavirus. the man had been a tourist on the diamond princess cruise ship. after contracting the virus he was said to have been very poorly. five japanese people who were on the ship have also died and more than 700 cases were diagnosed, with the ship quarantined in early february. two more people are being treated at the specialist infectious disease unit at the london royal free hospital after testing positive and a man from swansea has contracted the virus after returning from northern italy. the first case in wales. there has been a surge in the number of calls to the nhs111 helpline. some callers have told the bbc of delays and an nhs source said people might have to wait longer though the system was working. the government has sought to reassure the public. the issue of coronavirus is something that is now the government's top priority. and i'vejust had a meeting with chief medical officer, secretary of state for health, and others talking about

our health editor hugh pym sent this from westminster.e inquiry saidi patients down mike. that hearing the inquiry said i take down he is not convinced that medical regulators even now could stop this thing happening again. the health secretary said this morning that the central recommendations of the report would be implemented quickly, including much better information sharing between different health authorities. his predecessorjeremy hunt who is chair of the commons health select committee told the bbc his committee will look into the whole thing. when he was in office, he pushed patient safety is one of his top priorities. he really wanted to improve things but as he told me this morning, there is clearly still a lot more work to be done. what we are looking at is how we change the culture so that doctors who see something going wrong, maybe a mistake they themselves make, how we make it easy for them to talk about it openly so that mistake is not repeated. that is the most important thing if you are going to have a safety culture an

government here in the uk is preparing for the potential spread of the virus here's our health editor hugh pymre capital funding, that's money for investment available for what he said would be urgent works by the nhs to invest in isolation facilities and hospitals and other facilities. now, isolation facilities and hospitals and otherfacilities. now, know sum of money has been attached to that, but i'm told by sources at the department that this is asking hospitals and other trusts, other organisations to come forward and say, this is what we need to finish off these pods that were first reported on last week, that is providing a facility if a patient comes in with suspected coronavirus, they can be isolated safely. and if it's proved negative, they can go on their way. if the test is positive, then they will go to another specialist facility to be treated. he said the whole thing globally would get worse before it got better. which is probably in line with international thinking, but he went on to say that he thought the uk was doing all it possibly could to protect its citizens and ensure t

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in hong kong. 0ur health editor hugh pym is here with me: here we hadase here in the uk what more do you know that a? a middle-aged man in brighton who had travelled to singapore, contracted the virus and tear or authorities believe, he was isolated at home in brighton, tested positive and has been taken to a specialist in infectious diseases unit in london. at the st. thomas is hospital site. in the wake of that, the government has decided to expand geographically it's advice for travellers coming into the uk. up until the change, anyone coming into the uk from china had been advised that they develop to send some to self isolate and call the helpline oi’ self isolate and call the helpline or doctor straightaway. that is now been extended to other asian countries including malaysia, and singapore. it is described as a preemptive move, certainly in the wa ke preemptive move, certainly in the wake of this case where somebody in the uk has contracted the virus in a country other than china. how serious are the authorities treating it here? he did a briefi

our health editor, hugh pym reports. an empty school in derbyshire closed for a deep clean because a parent had returned from tenerife having caught the coronavirus. a local gp practice also asked patients to stay away because of the case, one of two newly diagnosed in the uk today. all this with the public keen to know more about the virus and getting tested. the nhs is expanding the options, including this drive—through facility. we were given the first look at how it works. laura here is a member of nhs staff. she is going to demonstrate what actually happens. she stays in the car, she winds down the window and then two members of the nursing team will come out to meet her. one of them has got the full protective equipment on, her colleague stands back at a safe distance. erica, the senior nurse, shows information about the procedure. hold your head back for me, laura. and then carries out nasal and throat swabs. they are sent off for testing. people are referred to by nhs iii if they don't have symptoms but need to s

earlier we asked our health editor hugh pym, could this happen again?nly learned more about the devastating scale of the scandal. more than 1000 patients have seen affected in some way by the malpractice of the rogue surgeon. review says it was about a lot more than that as well. utterly dysfunctional health system, and private, that was less than a decade ago, so what has happened since? inquiry chair, bishop graham james, says, yes improvements have been made, but he says, with all the regulators that are now paired with a budget collectively of half a billiob pounds a year, he has not totally convinced that they really have patient safety at the heart of what they do. he says, they took evidence from some clinicians, who said, yes this could happen once again. now i spoke to one a short time ago who said, yes, this system was safer but more work was needed. more work was needed to join up the work of different regulators to share information and to do more in terms of oversights, to try to ensure that a another rogue surgeon doesn't slip through the

our health editor hugh pym is here. what more can you add to that?ious sources have confirmed various sources have confirmed various bits of this but there is a lot of confidentiality around patient detail but we understand that she flew in from china and arrived at london's heathrow airport come at that stage whether showing any symptoms, would have been given information on arrival for people off of the flights, if they did to develop symptoms, the call for an helpline at nhs 111, she went on her way we think she arrived last week ora way we think she arrived last week or a matter of days ago. then develop symptoms, called the helpline, didn't go into a credit hospital, that all of the right things, what the public health authorities have been advising people come and she didn't and we understand she will be treated at st. thomas this hospital in westminster. one of the hospitals in the uk with the specialist in infectious diseases treatment capability. we have this case, we had a health centre closed out in brighton, a prison locked down in oxford

here's our health editor, hugh pym.rning and about 120 british travellers disembarked. they we re british travellers disembarked. they were put on buses for a similar convoy to the one which had taken others to a hospital on the weatherald just over a week ago. this time those who had arrived were taken to a hotel and conference facility in milton keynes, block booked by the nhs for their two—week quarantine. they will stay in rooms like this and those who do not have them will be lent game consoles, ta blets them will be lent game consoles, tablets and mobile phones and have access to netflix. as they arrived there was news elsewhere of the fourth coronavirus case in this country. the latest patient testing positive for the buyer is in the uk is being treated here at the royal free hospital in north london at its specialist infectious diseases treatment unit. it has emerged that this case is linked to one announced last thursday, a man in brighton who contracted the virus on a visit to singapore. he had returned from a

but one hospital chief says there aren't enough beds across the system our health editor, hugh pym reports, plus, plus, plus. and a typical hospital a&e, facing up, as always, to the constant flow of patients. we've got 20 patients in the emergency department at the minute, so already, that is busy first thing. looking at the ambulances, we have just had two come in, we've got a further two inbound and five jobs uncovered. just go down... my dad has been experiencing back pain forjust over a couple of weeks, but, today, it got to the excruciating level, where he is screaming with pain. roy is 96. caring for more elderly patients is part of everyday life here. out in reception, numbers are building up. there's more pressure, partly because local gp surgeries are overstretched. there wasn't any appointments available, so i've had to come up here, which i don't like doing, but she needs to be seen. colchester has built this new urgent treatment centre. so which is causing you problems? it deals with patients who don't need to go through to a&e. cat, would you like to start with the ed positio

our health editor hugh pym gave us the latest. she flew in a few weeks ago, did not have any symptoms at the time, went to heathrow where we understand the plane landed. they're handing we understand the plane landed. they‘ re handing out leaflets we understand the plane landed. they're handing out leaflets saying that if do not feel well, this is what you do, you ring nhs, it seems like she did develop symptoms, subsequent to arriving at heathrow. did the right thing according to one source, ring that help line. she was immediately tested, tested positive and now she is other on her way to oi’ and now she is other on her way to or has arrived at st. thomas hospital in central london, where the specialist centres in the uk they can provide isolation facilities to tackle these highly infectious diseases stop given what we know over the case is the last few days, what will happen now? the man who flew back from singapore, none of the contacts that are releva nt none of the contacts that are relevant but contact tracing is what engla

hugh pym, a health editor.rus outbreak could spark a global recession have led to stock markets suffering their worst week since 2008. some factories in china are now up and running again, but with many workers quarantined and parts in short supply, their production is limited. for some manufacturers here in the uk, the business paralysis in china is actually proving good news as retailers return to british factories for products they haven't bought in decades. here's our business reporter simon browning. a window of opportunity in a crisis. uk textile factories are winning new orders because of coronavirus. just check we have got a good seal around there. the specialised canvas and plastics business in chesterfield is the only maker of infection—control chambers in the uk and unsurprisingly, orders are really picking up. primarily we said the uk government via a supply chain. but we have been getting third—party enquiries for a variety of commercial and other national governments as well. it is orders for thes

hugh pym has been taking a look.t happens. she stays in the car, winds down the window and then to members of the nursing team will come out to meet her. one has the full protective equipment, her colleague stands back at a safer distance. a bit of guidance is provided first, as to what will happen next. and laura will now be tested. it will involve two swaps, one throughout and one nasal. once again, done by about laura having to get out of the car. so the swabs are taken, they will then be safely packaged and taken off to be tested. laura or whoever it is is then free to go home, back into self isolation, or to wherever they have been asked to 90, to wherever they have been asked to go, while the test results are awaited. this facility is now going to be rolled out at other nhs site right around the country. in the canary islands, had just remain in quarantine. british guest ata remain in quarantine. british guest at a hotel in tenerife have said that they can set that been forced to stay put bits them at greater r