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Im victoria derbyshire. Over the next half an hour, were going to try and tell you as much as we can about coronavirus to help you and so that you can share the information with others. For the latest on the spread of the disease, you can always head to our website for information on how its affecting people in your community and your country. But first, heres the bbcs health and science reporter laura foster on what coronavirus is. Coronaviruses are a type of virus. The one were all talking abo...

Be ideal that hmrc could actually make payments back into the bank account after all, they do know these individuals, they know who is paying their self assessments and it is good that that has been deferred. Until 2021. But that would seem to be an obvious one. The systems just dont allow that at the moment and we know how hard the government is actually working to put something in place, to allow all of the support to actually get the money through to the businesses and to the employees. Many ...

Central banks around the world, led by the us Federal Reserve, have taken concerted action to halt the economic slump provoked by the coronavirus pandemic. The fed slashed Interest Rates by a full percentage point on sunday and announced a multi billion dollar package of quantitative easing, to encourage spending. It said it expected a rate of virtually zero to be maintained until the bank was confident that the economy had weathered events. Heres President Trumps response. The Federal Reserve i...

Serious travel warning that the state department can issue, telling all americans do not travel abroad. It is pretty clear here, wolf, what the state department is indicating. They are taking the coronavirus very seriously. This is a travel warning that is originally reserved for countries like afghanistan, syria, where americans could travel and face situations that would lead to death. So you can see hower is cruse this should be taken. For americans abroad right now, the state department is t...

Illinoiss governor criticized the Trump Administration in a spritring o tweets yesterday because there was so much airport chaos. He called the lines up acceptable and said the government needed to get it together. Here is how the white house responded to him. Well, here is what i got. Call at about 11 00 last night after that tweet from a white house staffer who yelled at me about the tweet. That is what i got. New polling out today reveals that majority of americans, 60 feel the worst is yet t...

I wouldnt change my mind at all. Having spoken to some of the organisers, is there any kind of sense of a cut off, of a date of when a decision has to be made . you check social media, they said at one point that they would come up with a decision by march. Since then, i believe that statement has been retracted. That is what we have been retracted. That is what we have been asking, when it is too late. If they come out and say that social distancing is meant to end in early july, there are two ...

Now on bbc news. The latest information and Health Advice on coronavirus, including what the symptoms are, and how to self isolate. Presented by victoria derbyshire. Hello and welcome to this special programme. Over the next half an hour, we are going to try and tell you as much as we can about coronavirus to help you answer that you can share the information with others. For the latest the spread of the disease, you can always head to our website for information on how it is affecting people in...

And yes, of course, we will bring forward further measures if we think thatis forward further measures if we think that is necessary. Nhs england writes to one and half million of the most high risk people, who are told to not leave home for 12 weeks to shield them from the coronavirus. Spains state of emergency has been extended for another two weeks while in italy the death toll from the virus has risen again. Germany bans gatherings of more than two people in order to try and control the spre...

Urgency in washington, where lawmakers are trying to figure out how to get help to americans who are suddenly struggling. Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin pushing now a trillion plan which would include bills onfor businesses, but importantly Cash Payments to people who need it most. Mayor de blasio who is considering shutting down our entire city, said even more than that is needed. My concern right now is if we dont see a federal intervention, and i think literally the only direction is the d...

Not with the number of cases his company. Soaring across the country. We found enough of the filter and calling on americans to keep material to make 75,000 masks. Up the social distancing. Thats the goal for the next couple of weeks. We need a lot of help and the peak, the highest point everybody is just rising to the occasion and joining us. Its been amazing response. Of death rates, remember this, is likely to hit in two weeks. What happens when you drop them off . What are hospitals and Heal...