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Media briefing. are you ashamed as a government that there are so many nhs staff going into work who say theyre worried about their safety because they fear their hospitals might run out of ppe? absolutely, everybody working hard on the front line deserves to have the equipment they need to be able to do theirjobs safely and we are working around the clock to make sure we can deliver on that. obviously, a billion pieces of ppe have been delivered, i think 12 million yesterday, and we are improvi...

Obviously, a billion pieces of ppe have been delivered, i think 12 million yesterday, and we are improving our sourcing internationally and domestically to make sure we can get the ppe we need in what is a challenging international context. the chancellor said there were delays with the planned turkish consignment of ppe, but a shipment of gowns from myanmar had arrived. with the new temporary nhs hospital in glasgow ready to take patients, the government said it was working at pace to improve t...

Who are on the payroll as of march 19. itll pay 80% of employee wages to a cap of £2500 a month and run until the end ofjune and could cost the government, the taxpayer, as much as £50 billion. this is a direct grant to employers, unlike the £330 billion in government backed loans. so far, just over 2% of that money has been approved, with many businesses finding themselves unwilling or unable to borrow their way out of a crisis. the treasury says take up is accelerating and also say they are...

With the new temporary nhs hospital in glasgow ready to take patients, the government said it was working at pace to improve the supply of ppe. the opening ceremony for cardiffs new temporary hospital, the principality stadium, with room for up to 2000 patients. in a rare public statement, the duke of edinburgh said he wanted to thank all key workers and acknowledge the urgent scientific work taking place. tributes have been paid to an emergency medicine consultant at royal derby hospital who di...

>> good sunday morning. the week began with two national reckonings on the coronavirus. the first is where were headed. as of this morning there are more than 300,000 confirmed cases in the united states and well over 8,000 deaths. the federal government is now acknowledging that in a best-case scenario, somewhere between 100,000 and 240,000 americans are likely to die from this virus. one point of comparison, thats more americans than died fighting in korea and vietnam combined. as you can see,...

Todd. >> good sunday morning. the week began with two national reckonings on the coronavirus. the first is where were headed. as of this morning, there are more than 300,000 confirmed cases in the united states and well over 8,000 deaths. the federal government is now acknowledging that in a best-case scenario, somewhere between 100,000 and 240,000 americans are likely to die from this virus.di one point of comparison, thats more americans than died fighting in korea and vietnam combined. as you...

China, where the coronavirus pandemic began, has come to a standstill for three minutes to remember those who have died. people across the country stopped and bowed their heads to mourn the victims, as sirens and horns sounded. china has officially recorded more than 3,000 deaths since december as a result of the outbreak. meanwhile, in europe more than 40,000 people have died from the virus, with spain reporting more than 900 deaths in 24 hours. 0ur correspondent has been monitoring the situati...

—— where we are. millions of americans have been told they should now wear a face mask in public, following new medical guidance on coronavirus. but president trump says he wont be wearing one. the us now has nearly a quarter—of—a—million confirmed cases. here in the uk the advice remains that people do not need to wear one. china, where the coronavirus pandemic began, has come to a standstill for three minutes to remember those who have died. people across the country stopped and bowe...

Than 3,000 deaths since december as a result of the outbreak. the new leader of the labour party will be announced via e—mail today after a specially—planned conference had to be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. each of the contenders have pre—recorded a victory speech, which will be sent out alongside details of the number of votes theyve received. 0ur political correspondent helen cattjoins us from westminster. it is interesting how the government and political parties are work...

Heres the latest on the coronavirus epidemic. the cdc is asking people in new york, new jersey and connecticut to avoid non-essential travel for the next 14 days. it comes hours after the president said that he was considering a quarantine of those states and then becomed off that threat. rhode island now taking its own steps to keep new yorkers out of his state. the governor announced state police are instructing any car with a new york license plate for questioning and anyone staying will be o...