i am saying that. i think we've been really clear that we've all got a role to play. he also announced deals to secure two new treatments for covid patients, which would be available for the nhs if approved by regulators, but that could be a few months away. in the meantime, the virus threat is still looming. hugh pym, bbc news. russian president vladmir putin is ordering his country to stay at home for a week — with pay — in a bid to try to bring the covid pandemic under control. the measure comes as covid infections and fatalities continue to rise. the bbc�*s steve rosenberg has more from moscow. well, in russia, the numbers keep going up. related deaths in the last 2a hours, 1,028.