Dr Adele McCormick from the University of Westminster demonstrates how germs spread and what the best methods are to avoid catching a virus.

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In a move similar to that announced in Italy, UK taxpayer-owned bank RBS will allow people affected by the coronavirus outbreak to defer mortgage and loan repayments for up to three months.

The bank, which runs the RBS, NatWest, and Ulster Bank brands, also said savers could close fixed-term savings accounts early with no charge.

This is designed to allow people to access cash if they need it as the impact of the virus is felt.

Read more about developments at RBS here.

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British Airways passengers have complained of being stranded in Italy after the airline opted to cancel all flights in and out of the country until 4 April.

Jess Nicholls, 43, an enterprise change consultant, told the Press Association she felt "dumped" by the airline after it notified her by email that her flight from Rome to London would be cancelled.

She said she was seeking an "acknowledgement that they just stranded loads of passengers when they said they would get us home".

"Their website was down, their call centres are overloaded and we got an email after midnight saying our flight was cancelled. It's putting more passengers in danger."

Ms Nicholls said she "had to fight" to secure a place on Tuesday on a flight from BA-owned Vueling, which she was told was currently operating as planned.

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Mortgage payments will be suspended across Italy as part of measures to soften the economic blow of coronavirus on households.

Laura Castelli, Italy's deputy economy minister, told Radio Anch'io: "Yes, that will be the case, for individuals and households."

Italy's banking lobby group ABI said lenders would offer debt holidays to small firms and families.

Suspending debt payments is not unheard of in Italy. Some small businesses and families were given time off , externalduring the financial crisis before having to repay.

Read the full story here.

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More than 300 cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in the UK, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying the outbreak will present "significant challenges" to the country.

Here's our full story with maps, charts and graphics that will help you understand the situation in the UK and how the authorities are dealing with it.

Footage has emerged of a crowd literally storming a shop in Australia, severely depleting its stock of toilet roll.

Australia - as well as Japan and the UK - has reported shortages of toilet paper as well as sanitisers amid coronavirus fears.

Earlier, British Airways announced it had cancelled all 60 flights to and from Italy today.

Now, BBC transport correspondent Tom Burridge reports, BA has gone further, cancelling all flights to and from the country until 4 April.

Meanwhile the Leeds-based airline Jet2 has also cancelled all flights between the UK and Italy until 26 April.

Jet2 flies to Naples, Pisa, Rome, Turin, Venice and Verona.

Revellers at Holi festival celebrations have not let coronavirus affect their fun.

Images from one event in Chennai, India, show people wearing masks and taking part in celebrations.

The festival celebrates the end of winter and the start of spring.

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Italy is the worst hit country outside China, with 463 deaths confirmed so far.

Travel across the country is restricted and public gatherings are forbidden, as the authorities are desperately trying to halt the spread of the coronavirus.

Below is a chart showing daily confirmed cases in Italy since 3 February.

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Matches in Spain's top two divisions will be played behind closed doors for at least the next two weeks because of coronavirus concerns.

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Nottingham Forest and Olympiakos owner Evangelos Marinakis has said he has the coronavirus.

The Greek shipowner, 52, wrote in an Instagram post: "The recent virus has visited me and I felt obliged to let the public know. I feel good as I take all the necessary measures and I discipline to the doctors instructions. I strongly advise all my fellow citizens to do the same. I wish all a quick recovery."

Want to know all the latest developments in just 60 seconds?

Here's the link to the latest edition of BBC Minute: Coronavirus special.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) says it is closely monitoring the impact the coronavirus outbreak could have on pharmaceutical supply chains in the EU.

As the public health emergency develops, the EMA has organised the first meeting of the EU Executive Steering Group on shortages of medicines caused by major events to address any potential future impact.

Officials will discuss ways to protect at-risk patients in the event that there is a temporary lockdown of medicine manufacturing sites in areas affected by Covid-19.

Currently, there are no reports of such shortages of medicines within the EU.

The EMA says it has already urged those within the industry to report any possible shortages to EU authorities.

It also indicated that any potential disruptions have not yet been identified, and that any impact in the short-term would be limited, given the current stocks in place.

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About 3,000 people have been “quarantined” for the past two weeks on Pakistan’s border with Iran because of coronavirus fears.

Some have been protesting to complain that they are being held in unsanitary conditions.

These are mostly pilgrims who were quarantined as they returned on foot from Iran.

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BBC Urdu’s Azam Khan spoke on phone to Amir Ali, who runs a transport company for pilgrims to Iran and Iraq.

Mr Ali said the pilgrims were being kept at a camp in Taftan - but there were no proper arrangements for housing and food there.

The Czech Republic has announced it is closing schools indefinitely and has banned events of more than 100 people.

The country has 40 reported cases of coronavirus.

Under the new measures, schools and universities will close but kindergartens will remain open.

From Tuesday evening, a ban on events such as film, theatre, sports and religious gatherings will come into effect.

Here are the latest infographs relating to non-China cases, and Europe in particular.

Iran, one of the countries worst hit by the coronavirus, has reported 54 deaths - its highest number in a single 24-hour period.

This brings the total number of dead in the Islamic republic to 291.

Another 881 new cases have been confirmed, pushing the overall number to 8,042.

Janet Mills from the Wirral in north-west England is on holiday at the Italian ski resort of Selva val Gardena.

She sent the BBC video footage of the scene this morning at the resort after Italy went on nationwide lockdown.

Austria has banned indoor events of more than 100 people and outdoor events of more than 500 people, Interior Minister Karl Nehammer confirmed.

The country has also announced a ban on people arriving from Italy.

"We are putting in place an entry ban for people from Italy to Austria, unless they have a doctor's certificate," chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Tuesday.

Austrians in Italy will be allowed to return as long as they agree to a two-week home quarantine.

Other measures announced by the government include stopping university lectures and encouraging companies to let employees work from home.

Read more here

The coronavirus emergency has hit the European Parliament’s work this week. Many MEPs stayed away from a debate on coronavirus, as this tweet from German ZDF TV correspondent Stefan Leifert shows.

Parliament president David Sassoli, an Italian, is working from home. And instead of the usual monthly train shuttle to Strasbourg – an expensive operation involving hundreds of MEPs and their assistants – the parliament is staying put in Brussels.