First the Prime Minister, then the Health Secretary. Both testing positive for coronavirus, both saying they have only mild symptoms and are continuing to work from home. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe)

Then the Chief Medical Officer, Chris Whitty, said he was self-isolating at home with “compatible symptoms”.

It’s a stark reminder, said Michael Gove, who led the Government’s daily briefing today, that the virus does not discriminate – “We are all at risk”.

We also spoke to Jonathan Powell, who was Downing Street chief of staff under Tony Blair.

Downing Street has insisted the Government is doing everything it can to secure new ventilators for the NHS ‘in the coming weeks’, although there are no details on whether manufacturers have yet been able to switch production.

Guidelines for health workers across England are also due to change, instructing them to wear protective equipment, that’s if enough supplies are made available.

Before news of the Prime Minister’s diagnosis broke, we spoke to the Business Secretary Alok Sharma and asked him if it’s safe for people to assume that support for people will continue if this crisis goes on for longer than three months.
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