Just when I thought I was getting a handle on this virtual world we are now inhabiting, and the system goes down at the critical moment! Before that, though, I joined the twice-weekly conference call with Dorset Council. As always, this proved most informative and helpful. I then did the same with my parliamentary team, before turning on the TV to watch PMQs. Dominic Raab was standing in again for the PM, who is the proud father of a wee baby boy. My congratulations to both him and Carrie. Apparently, mum and baby are doing well. A slither of light in these dark times. I then zoomed in at 1215 to await a Statement by the FCO minister on repatriation. I was suitably attired, with suit and tie, and waited patiently for my turn. I was question No 4 I'd been told. With seconds to go before the Speaker called me, I saw I had been unmuted (always a dangerous moment) and then disaster. The screen froze and then dropped out altogether. I called the helpline number I'd been given to be told I had missed the boat. Great! I had wanted to ask the minister about the discrepancy in the cost of return flight tickets being charged by charter companies and BA. I also understand the insurance companies are not being particularly helpful, either. Still, there was plenty to be getting on with and at the end of the day I was told that a coronavirus testing centre, run by the military, had been established in the park& ride at Weymouth. It's to be there for 72 hours for essential workers and there's a link on my website instructing those who want to attend what to do. Depressingly, new figures that take into account care homes pushed the number of coronavirus deaths past 26,000. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said this did not represent "a sudden surge", as the figure includes deaths since 2 March. He also warned the UK was at a "dangerous moment", saying that the peak of the virus had not passed. Meanwhile, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said that the reopening of schools in England is expected to take place in a "phased manner". He told the Education Select Committee the date for opening would depend on scientific advice - but schools would get "as much notice as possible". Over in the US, its economy suffered its most severe contraction in more than a decade in the first quarter of the year, as the country introduced lock-downs to slow the spread of coronavirus. The world's largest economy sank at an annual rate of 4.8 per cent, according to official figures released on Wednesday.