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This is bbc news. The headlines at 11 00 sweeping and extraordinary measures to deal with coronavirus the forced closure of pubs, restaurants, and gyms, and an unprecedented rescue package for workers and businesses. You may think that you are invincible but there is no guarantee that you wont get mild symptoms and you can still be a carrier of the disease and pass it on to others. It came as the government promised to pay all employees 80 of their salary up to £2,500 a month an unprecedented move, said the chancellor. Today i can announce that, for the
first time in our history, the government is going to step in and help to pay people s wages. But for businesses across the country, theres huge anxiety. Iam going i am going to be honest, im struggling to hold it together at the moment and it is notjust going to be me, it is going to be all of us. A major London Hospital becomes the first in the uk to temporarily run out of Critical Care capacity for coronavirus patients. And at 11 30
Tonight at 6pm. The uk is closing all travel corridors from monday to protect against new strains of coronavirus. From monday, anyone arriving in the uk must have proof of a negative test and will still need to self isolate for ten days. At least five days. At least five days. To protect us auainst at least five days. To protect us against the at least five days. To protect us against the risk at least five days. To protect us against the risk as at least five days. To protect us against the risk as yet at least five days. To protect us against the risk as yet unidentified i against the risk as yet unidentified new strains, we will temporarily close travel corridors from oaoo hrs on monday. And cole hospitals under intense pressure some patients in the south east of england are being moved to hospitals elsewhere in the country, amid warnings admissions and deaths wont fall for some weeks. But there is some hope, as englands chief medical officer, professor chris whitty, says its lookin
Sweeping and extraordinary measures to deal with coronavirus the forced closure of pubs, restaurants, and gyms, and an unprecedented rescue package for workers and businesses. Life in our Public Places is shrinking out of all recognition, as the Prime Minister pleaded with people to stay at home. You may think that youre invincible, but there is no guarantee that you will get mild symptoms and you can still be a carrier of the disease and pass it on to others. It came as the government promised to pay all employees 80 of their salary, up to £2,500 a month an unprecedented move, said the chancellor. Today, i can announce that for the first time in our history the government is going to step
in and help to pay peoples wages. But for businesses across the country, theres huge anxiety. Im going to be honest, im struggling to hold it together at the moment, and its not going tojust be me. Its going to be all of us. And well have reaction from our correspondents across the uk. A major Londo
Hospital becomes the first in the uk to temporarily run out of critical ca re to temporarily run out of Critical Care capacity for coronavirus patients. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The government has ordered the shedding of bars, pubs and leisure centres. Many of the places we all visit regularly. It came as the chancellor, rishi sunak, announced a dramatic package of measures to help protect businesses, jobs and the vulnerable. Weve never had state intervention like this in this country before, he said. Rishi sunak said the government would pay up to 80 of peoples wages and thats up toa 80 of peoples wages and thats up to a maximum of £2000 a month for those whose jobs are at risk. And gcioss those whose jobs are at risk. And across the uk, the Prime Minister demanded the immediate shutting down of the vast majority of places where we socialise and exercise. It came as government advisers issued a sobering warning that social distancing measures would need to be in place fo