Thats the warning from the president of the World Anti Doping Agency to athletes as they begin training for next years olympics. And in weather, while most of you will stay dry this weekend, its getting cloudier, its getting windier, and you are certainly going to notice it, its going to feel colder, too. They will have all the details here on breakfast. Good morning. Its saturday 28th march. Our top story borisjohnson has become the first world leader to test positive for coronavirus. Health secretary matt hancock and chief medical officer chris whitty, have also gone into isolation. On breakfast this morning well look at boots the chemist, trialling the first drive through Testing Centre and how it will work. There are still many questions about the virus coming in from you well talk to experts. Were out getting exercise while we can. How are walkers, joggers, and cyclists managing social distancing . First, andy moore has the latest. There the three men spearheading the nationalfigh
Now on bbc news, click. The race to make more ventilators. Robots on the frontline. And how to look sharp on a digital date. This week, the uk went into lockdown over the continuing coronavirus crisis. We were told to limit all of our activities and stay at home. This comes as the World Health Organization says the pandemic is accelerating across the globe. Hospitals everywhere are facing a shortage of equipment, including ventilators. This life saving equipment helps patients to breathe in the most critical cases when their lung function fails. The uk currently has around 8,000 ventilators in the country, but needs many more. So, how do we urgently get access to more of these machines . Can we manufacture more of them in this country . Jen copestake has been looking at some of the possible solutions. The uk government has put a call out to big businesses to help manufacture new ventilators. Already, dyson have answered, saying they are hoping to start production on 10,000 machines by
We havent done anything like this since world war ii. 10,000 people in italy have died from the virus the biggest death toll in the world but ministers hope infections have now reached their peak. We are living in the peak of this epidemia. I believe that in one weeks time, ten days maximum, we will see a drop. I think we will see a drop in positive cases. And President Trump decides not to impose quarantine on new york and two adjoining states, despite saying yesterday that he was considering the move. Another 838 people die from coronavirus in spain, marking the countrys highest daily number of deaths. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Youre watching a bbc news special. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments globally and here in britain. In the past hour, the uk government has said all parts of the country are now on an emergency footing, as the pandemic continues. At the latest downing street briefing, it was announced that millions of ite
News with ben brown. The headlines. The british Prime Minister sends a letter to every household in the uk warning that the Coronavirus Crisis will get worse before it gets better. Ministers say the public should prepare for a significant period of social distancing. I wish i could predict when this will end but it is vitally important that, at the moment and for weeks ahead, that people maintain the strict social distancing guidelines that have been laid out. 10,000 people in italy have died from the virus the biggest death toll in the world but its Health Minister hopes infections have now reached their highest level. I believe that we are living in the peak of this epidemic. I believe in one weeks time, maximum ten days, we will see a drop, a significant drop of positive cases. Spain is to introduce even tighter limits on who can leave their homes as it announces a new Record Number of deaths in the past 2a hours. In the uk, government commissioned trials for possible treatments beg
Now on bbc news, its time to click. The race to make more ventilators. Robots on the frontline. And how to look sharp on a digital date. This week, the uk went into lockdown over the continuing coronavirus crisis. We were told to limit all of our activities and stay at home. This comes as the World Health Organization says the pandemic is accelerating across the globe. Hospitals everywhere are facing a shortage of equipment, including ventilators. This life saving equipment helps patients to breathe in the most critical cases when their lung function fails. The uk currently has around 8,000 ventilators in the country, but needs many more. So, how do we urgently get access to more of these machines . Can we manufacture more of them in this country . Jen copestake has been looking at some of the possible solutions. The uk government has put a call out to big businesses to help manufacture new ventilators. Already, dyson have answered, saying they are hoping to start production on 10,000