Nice phone call from my brother in #NewZealand and interesting how they have a different perspective.

For starters, i am worried/not worried about him, because he is a GP who is a key worker in the emergency response teams....so he will be on the front line and...

...like me is no longer in the first flush of youth. But, touch wood, they mostly seem to have closed this thing down before it really got going.

One neat concept is not so much "social distancing" is "your bubble"...everyone has a bubble...and bubbles vary by circumstances...

Family bubble....work bubble...etc.

And the message is: it is OK to mix with people from your bubble, even out in public....but don't mix bubbles.

Some sensible stuff on the governing front in #NewZealand...they've effectively shut parliament and...

The country is being run by a Government Executive, but with a Select Committee overseeing their work, headed up by the leader of the opposition.

Is that possible in the UK?

@IanDunt @SimonFRCox @davidallengreen

Last up...returning #NewZealanders are being quarantined for two weeks.

Government has taken over a load of top class hotels and they will be run by the army.

Looking forward to the Tripadvisor reviews of that: great rooms, fantastic decor....shame about the room service!