People in a locked-down Italian town have been filmed singing together out of their windows to keep their spirits high.

The song, which appears to be Canto della Verbena, was sung by residents of a street in Siena, Tuscany.

People online have called the scene "beautiful" and "moving", and the clip has been liked almost 25,000 times since it was tweeted several hours ago.

There has been plenty of reaction to the UK's reaction to the outbreak so far.

On Thursday, Boris Johnson announced new measures under which those with a "new, continuous" cough or high temperature are advised to self-isolate for seven days, schools are advised to cancel trips abroad and over-70s have been told to avoid cruises.

But former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said the government's decision not to cancel public events over the coronavirus outbreak is "concerning",

The Premier League said it would hold "an emergency club meeting" to discuss future fixtures - shortly before Mikel Arteta tested positive for the virus.

Earlier, the UK chief scientific adviser defended the decision not to close schools - as many other countries have done.

Sir Patrick Vallance told BBC Breakfast that such a move was a "very effective way of dealing with pandemic flu" but that "the role of children is less clear in terms of spreading" this coronavirus.

Meanwhile, Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster has said schools there will close at some stage as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.

A woman who tested positive for the virus had come into contact earlier this month with an infected man who said he wanted to "spread the virus", said Kyodo news quoting a government officials. , external

The man had reportedly tested positive for the virus on 4 March, a day after his parents, who were also infected.

He told them he was going to "spread the virus" and went to a bar and a pub that same night - the woman had been in the same pub.

He later told an employee at the pub that he had the virus. The outlet reported him to the police, and the pub was disinfected by health officials.

The woman developed a fever a few days later. She is currently in a stable condition.

A photo has emerged of Peter Dutton, the Australian home affairs minister who has tested positive for coronavirus, meeting Ivanka Trump and US Attorney General Bill Barr last Friday.

Ms Trump is US President Donald Trump's daughter, and also acts as a senior adviser to him.

In a statement today, Mr Dutton said he woke up on Friday with a "temperature and sore throat... [and] immediately contacted the department of health".

He has now been admitted to hospital.

If you're just joining us, welcome. Here's a quick glance at all that's happened over the past few hours:

• Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in isolation after his wife Sophie tested positive for the virus. Mr Trudeau is not showing any virus symptoms
• Australian Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has also tested positive for the virus. He had travelled to Washington DC last week where he met various people, including President Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump.
• The German state of Bavaria will close all schools from Monday until 6 April.
• Former UK health secretary Jeremy Hunt says the government's decision not to cancel public events is "concerning".
• The World Travel and Tourism Council says up to 50 million tourism jobs could be at risk due to the virus outbreak.

The UK's decision not to cancel public events despite the coronavirus outbreak is "concerning", says ex-health secretary Jeremy Hunt.

Many countries have responded to the crisis by closing schools and cancelling sports and arts events, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it was crucial to get the timing right for stricter measures.

There have been 596 confirmed cases across the country, but health officials have said they believe the actual number of people infected could be between 5,000 and 10,000.

The live action remake of Disney's classic Mulan has been delayed because of the coronavirus.

The film was set to hit US cinemas on 27 March, but Disney later said it decided "out of an abundance of caution" to postpone the movie.

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Kenya has confirmed that a woman who travelled into the country from the US has tested positive for coronavirus.

Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe said the patient arrived in the country on 5 March but was given a positive diagnosis on 12 March.

She had travelled from the US via London and was confirmed positive by Kenya's national influenza laboratory.

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Now the UK has entered the second stage of its official response, the "delay" phase, people are justifiably worried that it may end up in a situation as severe as Italy.

Italy is currently in lockdown, with almost 1,000 deaths, and the outbreak is putting its health service under immense strain.

Yesterday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, said the UK was four weeks behind Italy "in terms of the scale of the outbreak", if not "in terms of the response".

But is it four weeks away from a similar fate? According to the BBC's Head of Statistics, Robert Cuffe, the answer is: not necessarily.

To find out why, read his article here.

With Premier League matches being postponed, players testing positive, and authorities weighing up how to finish the season, follow the latest on BBC Sport's live page here.

It's easy to feel overwhelmed by the rapid escalation in people catching this virus, and by the amount of information around about it.

Health officials have consistently said that while this is a very serious epidemic there are simple practical steps individuals can take to protect themselves and others.

The main ones are to wash your hands - which breaks down the virus on your hands meaning it's no longer active and can't infect anyone - to use disposable tissues, avoid touching your face and keep your distance from people where possible.

The news that Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson had tested positive in Australia dominated a lot of coverage on Thursday. The couple are two of the most high-profile Western stars to be affected.

But we're sorry to say, an image circulating online claiming that Hanks has a "cracking sense of humour" and has turned to his Castaway co-star Wilson to keep him company is a fake.

AFP explains that it's a doctored photo from 2015, with Hanks edited into a hospital ward., external

The sense of humour bit does appear to be accurate, though. Hanks' latest Instagram posts quotes another of his famous films, A League of Their Own.

"Remember, despite all the current events, there is no crying in baseball," he wrote.

British travel group Saga says it is suspending its cruise operations until early May, at an estimated cost of about £10m - £15m ($12.5m - $18.8m).

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo confirm that a second person has tested positive for coronavirus, and is being treated in hospital.

The patient is a Cameroonian national. Local reports say he is 46. Doctors in DR Congo recently returned to work after a two-month strike.

Australia's home affairs minister Peter Dutton has tested positive for coronavirus, he said in a statement.

Dutton said he woke up on Friday with a "temperature and sore throat... [and] immediately contacted the department of health".

He has been admitted to hospital.

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Jenny Hill
BBC Berlin correspondent

Bavaria in Germany will close all schools from Monday until 6 April. This decision making power rests at regional, not federal level.

The tiny western state of Saarland also said on Friday that it would close its schools. Three other states, including North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's largest, are due to decide on Friday.

Berlin authorities are meeting today to decided whether to close all bars and clubs.

As the virus causes a global economic slowdown, Indonesia has become the latest country to announce a stimulus.

The stimulus, representing 0.8% of GDP, includes exempting some workers in manufacturing from income tax, and giving manufacturing companies a discount on corporate tax.

More people in the UK have been advised to stay at home for at least seven days, if they come down with flu-like symptoms.

But it isn't the easiest things to do, especially if you're sharing a home with other people. Here's how you can work around it.

Up to 50 million tourism jobs could be at risk due to the virus outbreak, says the World Travel and Tourism Council.

The warning comes as thousands of international flights have been cancelled, cruise ships have suspended operations and countries have introduced a slew of travel restrictions.

Here's what it's suggesting governments do to protect the industry.

British budget airline EasyJet says it will let customers transfer their flights to another date or destination without a change fee, according to a Reuters report.

The airline says the changes apply to both new and existing bookings until further notice.

It comes a day after US President Donald Trump banned all visitors from the EU's Schengen area to the US.

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