Other claims, is completely false. A historic moment for afghanistan the us and the taliban sign a deal that will see the withdrawal of thousands of american troops. Borisjohnson and Carrie Symonds announce they re engaged and expecting a baby. And coming up, all the days premier League Results in sportsday thats in half an hour on bbc news. Good evening. Three more people have tested positive for coronavirus in the uk, as Public Health officials try to establish how a man from surrey become the first person to contract the illness without travelling abroad. It brings the total number of cases here to 23. The virus a respiratory disease, which causes pneumonia like symptoms, has so far infected more than 85,000 people in over 50 countries. 0utside china, south korea is the country worst hit with more than three thousand cases. Today, american Health Officials also reported three unexplained cases on the west coast, raising concerns the virus is spreading within the us. In the last hour
To think about, rent. The nhs in england will suspended non urgent operations for three months from next month to make 30,000 more beds available for coronavirus patients. The Foreign Office tells britons they shouldnt travel abroad now unless absolutely necessary. Schools and nurseries remain open, the prime minster said he was keeping it under continous review. And at 11 30pm, well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers deputy poltical editor of the telegraph, anna mikhailova, and political commentator and former director of communications for the labour party, lance price. Stay with us for that. The chancellor has announced a multi billion pound support package to help businesses through the coronavirus crisis. Rishi sunak said the country is in an economic emergency and now is the time to be bold. He vowed that the government would do whatever it takes to support the economy with many businesses reeling from the effects of this weeks coronavirus restrictions. H
Ijust wanted to know how long the coronavirus lasted on various surfaces . She coughs if somebody infected with the virus coughs in their hand and then touches, say, this cash machine, its possible that it could become contaminated. And thats the same for this bank card and this money. Its estimated that it takes up to 72 hours for the virus to die on a hard surface, but its slightly quicker on Something Like fabric. A huge amount is still not known. The first cases of the virus emerged just three months ago. But perhaps the best advice is the simplest wash your hands with soap for 20 seconds, cough or sneeze into a tissue. If you dont have a tissue, use your sleeve. Throw tissues in the bin, try not to touch your face and avoid close contact with people who are unwell. For most people, this Coronavirus Infection will be mild. But for a small proportion, it is much more serious. These are Uncertain Times and we dont yet have all the answers. Sophie hutchinson, bbc news. And you can fin
100,000 applications made yesterday alone. Empty streets in india a quarter of the worlds population is now in some form of lockdown. And hundreds of thousands of people sign up in a single day to volunteer with the nhs, helping the most vulnerable self isolators. The call for 250,000 volunteers is looking to help people with their shopping, with transport, and also simply calling on isolated people. Good afternoon. The prince of wales has tested positive for the coronavirus. Clarence house says prince charles, whos 71, is displaying mild symptoms but is otherwise in good health. The duchess of cornwall has also been tested, but does not have the virus. Buckingham palace says the prince last saw the queen nearly two weeks ago and that her majesty is also in good health. In some of todays other developments, the chancellor is to unveil a package of measures tomorrow aimed at helping the 5 million self employed people who have been affected by the Coronavirus Crisis. Nearly half a Millio