THEY SAID WHAT?

“The measures that we’re taking, the measures that we’re looking at taking, are very, very significant and they will disrupt the ordinary lives of almost everybody in the country in order to tackle this virus” - Health Secretary Matt Hancock, above.

“The public are rightly seeking a much higher level of explanation and transparency as to the course of action being taken, including whether more far-reaching measures, as taken in other comparable states, could be necessary” - Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

“Having lived through coronavirus, can I assure everyone that at no time during the seven days we were in isolation at home did we even once have to face a secondary crisis and run out of loo roll” - Health minister Nadine Dorries, who is recovering from Covid-19.

“I don’t take responsibility at all” - US President Donald Trump when asked about delays in making testing for coronavirus available.

“It is the right decision for the UK Government to roll this out more widely to minimise the spread of this disease so more people are protected – which is critical in fighting any epidemic” - Sir Elton John on the news that PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) will be made routinely available to patients deemed to be at greater risk of catching HIV from April.

“I do regret, however, that running my 40th has been delayed as, at age 76, I just wanted to nail this one, get it over, and then, in a year, review whether I would continue running marathons or not” - Roger Low, who has taken part in every London Marathon so far, reacts to this year’s event being postponed until October.