'Anyone who says this situation is in New York City only is in a state of denial.' The governor of New York says there's no American 'immune' to coronavirus and says what's happening in the city will soon play out 'throughout the US.' COVID19 latest:
New York governor Andrew Cuomo is giving a briefing from the US, as a hospital ship arrives on the Hudson river to treat Americans with COVID-19.
She added:"There may well be announcements from the minister of health in relation to that in the future."As Sky News' Kay Burley points out. Government guidance says to"avoid touching your face or mouth".Dr Yvonne Doyle says the antibody tests are"under investigation" but doesn't name a date.PM 'full of vigor' despite coronavirus diagnosis
"We back the police doing a very difficult job," he says."There needs to be some common sense in the way that guidance is interpreted.""Internationally we need to bring as many countries together if we're going to collaborate effectively in tackling this crisis and stopping further waves... After the crisis has abated I think the time will be right to conduct a 'lessons learned'.
Sir Patrick says there are"dramatic reductions" in transport use and footfall. But he warns social distancing measures have to happen"now" to make sure the NHS's intensive care unit capacities aren't breached."It's premature to put an absolute time on how long this goes on for." Sir Patrick refers to another graph - saying that there will be a continuation of cases over two or three weeks, then stabilisation then gradual decrease.Next up to speak is Sir Patrick - who shows a slide on transport use changes in Britain before and after the lockdown was announced.17:26Where commercial flights are no longer running, the UK government will fund special charter flights that will be arranged and promoted through the embassy or high commission in the country they are stuck in.
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