MoreUKInterestRatesSlashedtoBattleCoronaVirusItwasconfirmedyesterdaythatthelatestpersontodiewas a maninhiseightieswithunderlyinghealthconditions.
In a statementyesterday, Dorrie's thefirstMPtotestpositiveforthevirus, saidPublicHealthEnglandhasstarteddetailedcontacttracinginthedepartmentandmyparliamentaryofficercloselyfollowingtheiradvice.
ShelaterwroteonTwitterthatit's beenprettyrubbish, but I hope I'm overtheworstofitnow.
Thegovernmentisexpectedtoannounceresourcestohelpthe N HSandintroducemeasuresfortheselfemployedandsmallbusinessestoprotectthemfromtheeconomiceffectsoftheoutbreakintoday's budget.
Meanwhile, publichealthEnglandisboostingthenumberofpeoplethatcontesteachdayfrom 1000 to 10,000 withtestresultsaccelerated.