Coronavirus

Families face financial stress, as the disease continues its awful trajectory.
Infections in America topped 82,000 on Thursday, more than China and Italy.
Brits across the country cheered for doctors, nurses and staff in the NHS as a part of the #ClapForOurCarers campaign. Similar initiatives have taken place all over the world, as healthcare workers take on the enormous task of managing the coronavirus pandemic.
Healthcare workers thanked for battling coronavirus outbreak with nationwide clapping at 8pm.
The government said 11,658 people have now tested positive for Covid-19 in the UK.
Jon Ashworth also rejects calls to let Labour figures sit on Cobra or a cross-party committee to tackle the pandemic.
Boris Johnson has put Britain on lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus across the country. Businesses are shut with the public asked to only leave their homes for essential travel or exercise. But has the message been muddled? And did the response come fast enough?Shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth joins Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth via video call to discuss the government’s response and the future of Labour as Jeremy Corbyn bows out as Labour leader.
Government blames an "internal communication problem" as it scrambles to secure enough life-saving medical equipment to tackle coronavirus.