spread of covid, like mask wearing, advice to work from home, things like that, he believes the time is right to do that kind of thing. damian grammaticas in westminster, there. thank you. a coup is taking place in sudan. the armed forces ministry has said in a statement that the army has detained the civilian prime minister and taken him to an unidentified location. social media shows images of several cabinet ministers from the transitional government — the sovereign council — being arrested. internet links have also reportedly been cut. our senior africa correspondent anne soy is in neighbouring kenya. she told me it is difficult to get a clear picture of what's happening in sudan. it is not easy but we have seen some of the images that have been posted online, presumably by a sudanese who are monitoring the situation and have means to send that information out. hundreds of thousands, you