Words of the week

WE are in a war against an invisible killer and we have to do everything we can to stop it. – Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock on Covid-19.

REDISCOVER that same spirit that saw us through the war. – A special message from Dame Vera Lynn for her 103rd birthday this week.

THIS is not a time for ideology and orthodoxy, this is a time to be bold, a time for courage. – Chancellor Rishi Sunak.

BEFORE the advice changed yesterday, I would have come into work. – Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid is selfisolating after one of her sons developed a “persistent cough”.

I HAVE heard of some ways of avoiding working with me but this is ridiculous. – Reid’s co-host Piers Morgan.

ALL we want to do is ride horses and earn some money. – ExGrand National-winner Ryan Mania on racing’s shutdown.

BARRELS of laughs here in the Milner household as well – rationing the tea bags for the week. – Leeds-born footballer James Milner.

IT almost felt like footballers in England were being treated like guinea pigs. – Wayne Rooney on football’s handling of coronavirus before games were suspended.

I HAVEN’T lived my life being frightened and I am not going to start now. – Newspaper columnist Janet Street-Porter, 73, on selfisolation protocols.

HE said we should avoid going to pubs, but if I had to go to a pub, I’d go to a pub. –

Boris Johnson’s father Stanley threatens to defy the PM.

INSENSITIVE and irresponsible. – International Olympic Committee member Hayley Wickenheiser on plans to press ahead with the Tokyo Olympics as normal.

I’M on a few weeks’ cancer treatment break at the moment but, on a balance of risks, we all decided I must heed the advice for those with underlying health issues. – BBC presenter George Aligiah.

A LIVING musuem, full of joy, humour and enthusiasm. A great life and a great loss. – Comedian Rory Bremner’s tribute to Roy Hudd.