Krishnan Guru-Murthy , Presenter
Krishnan Guru-Murthy is one of the main anchors of Channel 4 News.
He also fronts Channel 4 News' podcast 'Ways to Change the World' which interviews one guest at length each week about the big ideas in their lives and the events that have helped shape their thinking.
Since joining the team in 1998 he has fronted big events from the Omagh bombing, 9/11, the Mumbai attacks, to special war reports from Syria, Yemen and Gaza. Having covered five British general elections he does special political shows for Channel 4 such as the "Ask the Chancellors" debate.
Krishnan reports for the foreign affairs series Unreported World and commentates on major live events for Channel 4 such as the Paralympics Ceremonies. He also anchors controversial programmes outside the news including the first live televised "Autopsy".
His TV career began at the age of eighteen presenting youth television for the BBC. He went on to present, report and produce a variety of programmes from Newsround to Newsnight.
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‘We want the best and right now we’re not getting the best’ – Dr Daniel Olaiya on protective equipment
Joining us from a hospital in East Anglia is Daniel Olaiya, a locum doctor currently working in the Covid department.
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How government continues with Prime Minister in intensive care
Where does Boris Johnson’s illness leave the nerve centre of government?
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‘What we’re seeing with Covid-19 patients is there’s a problem with oxygenation’ – A&E doctor Saleyha Ahsan
Earlier Krishnan Guru-Murthy spoke to Saleyha Ahsan, an A&E doctor at Bangor Hospital in North Wales, currently working in London.
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‘Dominic Raab has been given authority by PM to take over majority of his duties’ – Catherine Haddon, Institute for Government
The First Secretary of State Dominic Raab is now deputising for Boris Johnson and this morning chaired the government’s daily emergency coronavirus meeting.
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‘He didn’t carry on at same level, he delegated a lot of decision making’ – Sir Iain Duncan Smith on Boris Johnson
Earlier Krishnan Guru-Murthy spoke to the former Conservative leader, Sir Iain Duncan Smith, who was chairman of Boris Johnson’s leadership campaign.
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‘We do feel frightened for ourselves and our families’ – emergency doctor Emeka Okorocha
Dr Emeka Okorocha, an accident and emergency doctor in east London, spoke about what life is like on the NHS frontline.
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EU response restricted because some countries won’t ‘let the EU do what she could be doing’ – former EU Commission president
Jose Manuel Barroso, former president of the EU Commission.
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WHO official says UK government ‘uncertainty’ about virus has ‘slightly hampered’ response
The World Health Organization’s special envoy for the response to Covid 2019, Dr David Nabarro.
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‘There will be an increased number of cases over the next week or maybe two weeks’ – Sir Robert Lechler
Earlier we spoke to Sir Robert Lechler, President of the Academy of Medical Sciences.
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‘If resources are overwhelmed, questions about how to prioritise become urgent’ – BMA adviser Julian Sheather
Earlier Krishnan Guru-Murthy spoke to Julian Sheather, a Special Adviser in Ethics and Human Rights to the British Medical Association
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‘There’s no question we’re behind the eight ball’ – Maryland Governor Larry Hogan
We’re joined from Annapolis by the Governor of Maryland, Larry Hogan.
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25,000 tests a day in UK ‘not going to be adequate’ – FIND’s Dr Rangarajan Sampath
We spoke to Dr Rangarajan Sampath, from the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), who’s working with the World Health Organization on diagnostics for Covid-19.
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‘Irresponsible politicians have undermined trust of public in science, in experts’ – historian Yuval Noah Harari
We spoke to the historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari, whose book, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, spans the entirety of human history
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‘Where people choose to work, of course they need to do that in a way that keeps them safe and those that they work around safe as well’ – Business Secretary Alok Sharma
Before news of the Prime Minister’s diagnosis broke, Krishnan Guru-Murthy spoke to the Business Secretary Alok Sharma
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‘Downing St is a very small place… lots of people may well be infected’ – former Blair aide Jonathan Powell
Earlier Krishnan Guru-Murthy spoke to Jonathan Powell, who was Downing Street chief of staff under Tony Blair.
