Maff confirm that 89 licences have already been issued to transport unaffected animals to approved abattoirs. Panic buying of meat in some supermarkets. In Ireland authorities seal off 12 farms close to the border with Northern Ireland as part of their precautionary measures. Confirmed cases now total 30, with outbreaks in Devon, Wiltshire, Lancashire, Northumberland, County Durham, Essex and Wales. Somerset farmers live in fear, wondering if the next outbreak will be here.
Government gives local authorities powers to close footpaths and rights of way.
Disease spreads to Wiltshire.