And in america one in five people are ordered to stay at home as state authorities struggle to control the pandemic. Hello and welcome to viewers in the uk and around the world. The british Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned the coronavirus outbreak is accelerating and could overwhelm the National Health service if people dont do more to slow its spread. Hes urging people not to visit parents on mothers day, and says everyone should join what hes called a heroic and collective National Effort to follow social distancing advice. The number of people whove died in the uk from coronavirus has risen to 233 with more than 5,000 confirmed cases. Nhs england is to write to one and a half Million People most at risk, strongly advising them not to go out for the next 12 weeks. Globally, the number of coronavirus related deaths is now more than 13,000. Well have reports from around the world over the next half an hour, but first, simonjones reports on the situation in the uk. Borisjohnson s
Good morning. Welcome to breakfast with Rachel Burden and ben thompson. Borisjohnson urges people not to visit their families on mothers day, as he warns the nhs could be overwhelmed if people fail to slow the spread of coronavirus. As italy struggles to contain its coronavirus outbreak all non essential businesses are ordered to shut down. Here, the National Trust is closing all its parks and gardens saying its no longer possible to maintain social distancing. More nations call for the olympics to be postponed as pressure continues to mount on organisers of the games. Usa track and field say moving forward wouldnt be in the best interest of the athletes. No one could say it is warm out there but the chilly wind isnt as strong as yesterday. Sunday forecast is coming up. Its sunday the 22nd march. Our top story borisjohnson has warned that the nhs could be overwhelmed if people do not act to slow the spread of coronavirus, and has urged families not to visit loved ones on mothers day. T
Heres our health correspondent, richard galpin. The streets across this country are now quieter, this following increasingly urgent calls from the government for people to stay at home. Even the churches are closed, and this is mothering sunday. And now, the government is implementing even more stringent measures to protect 1. 5 Million People who are most at risk. Effectively putting them into a 12 week lockdown. Most at risk. Effectively putting them into a 12 week lockdownm most at risk. Effectively putting them into a 12 week lockdown. If you are one of these into videos, i understand he would be very worried. We wouldnt have done this lightly. We wouldnt have done this lightly. We are doing this because it is absolutely critical to save lives. At the same time, we will be setting out to you how we are going to help them so they might be staying at home for a long time but they should not feel alone. Is a 1. 5 Million People who will receive letters or Text Messages in the coming d
Deaths from coronavirus overnight. Thats up a third in 2a hours. The countrys state of emergency has been extended by 15 days. More than a billion people in india are under a m hour long curfew to try to limit the epidemic. And in america one in five people are ordered to stay at home as state authorities struggle to control the pandemic. Hello and welcome to viewers in the uk and around the world. The british Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned the coronavirus outbreak is accelerating and could overwhelm the National Health service if people dont do more to slow its spread. Hes urging people not to visit parents on mothers day, and says everyone should join what hes called a heroic and collective National Effort to follow social distancing advice. The number of people whove died in the uk from coronavirus has risen to 240, with 7 new deaths in wales reported this morning. There are more than 5,000 confirmed cases. The World Health Organization has told the bbc it will take at leas
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