By Alexandra Topping (now), Naaman Zhou and Calla Wahlquist (earlier)
York MP Rachael Maskell self-isolates, Bank of England cuts base rate, US cases pass 1,000 and deaths rise sharply again in Italy
- Bank of England makes emergency interest rate cut
- UK health minister Nadine Dorries diagnosed with coronavirus
- Three F1 team members placed in isolation over coronavirus fears
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10.00am GMT
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A 53-year-old British woman has become the seventh British person to die having contracted coronavirus.
We are supporting the family of a British woman who has died in Indonesia and are in contact with local authorities. Our sympathies and thoughts are with her family at this difficult time.
9.34am GMT
My colleague Stephen Burgen in Barcelona reports that the festival of las Fallas in Valencia has become the latest victim of coronavirus in Spain after the regional government suspended the city’s biggest event indefinitely.
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For the festival, nominally held in honour of St Joseph, more than 700 neighbourhood associations spend months creating huge effigies of famous or historical figures. These are later burnt at the end of the five-day event.
Las Fallas, which were due to begin this Sunday, attract tens of thousands of visitors from Spain and abroad and it’s estimated that it’s worth around €700m to the city as it accounts for around 15% of visitors over the year. The festival of Magdalena in nearby Castellón has also been cancelled.
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