this is bbc world news. the headlines... as italy's corona death —— coronavirus death al., overtakes china's wisdom visit the hospital battling to keep patients alive. boris johnson says battling to keep patients alive. borisjohnson says it battling to keep patients alive. boris johnson says it will take 12 weeks to turn the tide on the coronavirus in the uk, but only if the public takes the government's advice seriously. i know how difficult it may seem right now, but if we do this together, we will save, as i say, many, many thousands of lives. as markets around the world face unprecedented turmoil, we will check in with one trader in the yea rs will check in with one trader in the years to see if there's any hope on the horizon. and with italy needing its second week of lockdown, even professional footballers are getting creative.

professional footballers are getting creative. hello and welcome to bbc world news. italy has passed a landmark which arejust a few italy has passed a landmark which are just a few weeks ago would have been unthinkable. the country hannah 110w been unthinkable. the country hannah now has more grown deaths than anywhere else in the world, more than 31100 people have died in the european state. a nurse working with coronavirus patients in italy has said that the situation is so bad that some medical workers are no longer counting the dead. italy's government is warning that it will extend its nationwide lockdown before the end of next week, it may even before the end of next week, it may eve n sto p before the end of next week, it may even stop people going outside altogether. from room... in this theatre of war, the heroes hardly rest. brescia in northern italy is seeing one of the highest

rises in daily cases. the hospital is overwhelmed but resilient. translation: there is a strong commitment from all doctors and nurses. sometimes they come in even when they are not on shift, or after they are on at night they come in the morning after to help us out. some of them have cried but i have never seen anyone complain. more than 8% of cases in italy are medical staff, almost double that of china. the 13th doctor died today. one of the patients here is a doctor, she says, born in 1982. he was in the emergency room, fell ill and tested positive. now he has been incubated. thousands of medics have been recalled from retirement and rushed in from university to help, but still they are desperate. translation: i think our hospital is reaching breaking point. we don'tjust need more beds, but we need workers. we need equipment to protect our staff. we need ventilators. the spread of the virus is too fast for us to keep up. in this outbreak, not even the dead can rest.

overnight, the military moved coffins from nearby bergamo to ease pressure on bursting crematoria. from one town that has cut cases to zero through mass testing and quarantine, a warning to britain over its lower response. i feel very, very sorry, because i have been living in england for over 25 years, and i left my wife and my son there, so for me it is very sad to see they are doing exactly the same mistake as they did in italy. it will lead to an outbreak which will be the same size or even worse than the one we are seeing in lombardi. restrictions on movement here are now set to be extended, with most venues remaining closed and schools shut well into april. italy's lockdown is the model being adopted elsewhere. public transport and traffic are still running but people are only going out in urgent need, and it is orderly, with measured queues for the supermarket as people are allowed in one by one.

the fruit and vegetables are stocked as normal. there is very little sense of panic buying here. and with the loo rolls, well, some brands are down, but with this level of outbreak, italians are behaving on the whole rationally. the virus has left this wounded, ageing population isolated, from each other and from the outside world. the book she reads is called fear. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. let's speak to an anaesthetist who joins us from turin. first of all, we are joins us from turin. first of all, we a re really joins us from turin. first of all, we are really sorry for all bee losses that you have had to endure. do you know why more people have died in italy than anywhere else?m is difficult to say. i am not an epidemiologist, so i'm just reading the news and talking with colleagues

and friends and in the red zone is in lombardy. things are really worth scratch mac —— worsening and the speed is increasing. we are in a serious position here where i live. but not a desperate position like in bergamo and the brescia and around milan. when they speak to you, what stories are they telling you?‘ milan. when they speak to you, what stories are they telling you? a lot of people are really working hard and struggling and they are working double their shifts. there are people, clinicians, nurses, they didn't even go home two shifts. —— between the two shifts. really we have found out to have a sort of resilience that we would not have imagined a few weeks ago. so there isa imagined a few weeks ago. so there is a lot of solidarity, a lot of

sharing of information. we are building networks we have the webinars and a lot of sharing of emotions, information and everything. so this strengthens a lot our sense of belonging to this community of intensive care health ca re community of intensive care health care workers, but also emergency physicians and hospitals. we are pa rt physicians and hospitals. we are part of a family, a big family and community. and we are being hit hard by this. of course. in the early stages of this virus, we often talked about it hitting older people, but it looks like what we learning now is that he did also hits younger people, including medical professionals, doctors and nurses who are treating people. is that what you have experienced? yes, my experience is a little bit more limited compared because we are a couple of weeks behind lombardy.

this is true. in many hospitals, probably the elderly people and fail, they are the most vulnerable so fail, they are the most vulnerable so they get sick with the severe course of covid—19. at an earlier stage compared to younger and healthier patients. so what happens is that probably at the beginning of the epidemic he had met probably hopeless patients, very old and frail and immediately after, your first two hard decisions because you're overwhelmed by patients. and it is very difficult to transfer them and even if you increase with them and even if you increase with the ic capacity, sometimes it is not possible to have a ventilator, and i see dead —— nicu capacity and i see

your bed. thank you very much for talking to us. -- can i see you bed. italy has 35,000 confirmed cases. the uk has around one tenth of that number, but is thought to have many more undetected cases. every day in this country we have now got used to the prime minister and his scientifical —— scientific and medical advisers announcing more information, sometimes turning course and think sedatives before. information, sometimes turning course and think sedatives beforelj do course and think sedatives before.” do think looking at it all that we can turn the tide within the next 12 weeks and i am absolutely confident that we can send coronavirus packing in this country, but only if we take the steps, we all take the steps that we have outlined above worked

from home if you possibly can, wash your hands, wash your hands. and it is by this combination of ruthless determined, collective action and scientific progress that we are already seeing that we will succeed. the premise are trying to keep spirits, but uncertainty still reign supreme spirits, but uncertainty still reign supreme here in the uk. come through pm tomorrow, millions of parents will pick up their children, not quite sure when they will drop the back off at the school gates again. karen is a single mother of three and a self employed. theyjoin me know. —— caroline. first of all, please introduce her you have. kyle is 13 and in year eight. gracie is eight and is 13 and in year eight. gracie is eightand in is 13 and in year eight. gracie is eight and in year three. and behind

mei eight and in year three. and behind me i have abby who is 11 and in year seven. hello to all of you. you had a terrible dilemma, i guess, but you need to keep working but on the other hand, the schools are out. tell me your thoughts.” other hand, the schools are out. tell me your thoughts. i don't know my thoughts should be, being a mother three. now completely different stages of schooling and education and trying to run my own company. at this moment in time, the prime minister does not leave us with any answered questions. it is more unanswered questions and the way that he has just kind of shut schools down and basically thrown is out and told us, sorry, no education until further notice is quite a wedding, scary time because of how my expected to juggle being a self—employed cleaner with the business and educating three children to a level that they are used to being educated to? would you be able to carry on working if you

could find some childcare? are your clients are still willing to call you ran to their homes? at this moment in time, i have sadly lost ten talents. that is within the last 24 ten talents. that is within the last 2a hours i have had ten cancellations —— ten clients. either through self isolation or because they are self—employed at their future is uncertain as well. i can't argue with that. it is what it is, life is what it is. sadly, we do need to keep plodding on, keep wrote earning as much as we can. but how do we keep the children educated —— keep the world turning as much as we can. we have heard that schools are able to keep education going of the children of key workers. we imagine that nhs workers. they have any questions about whether you may qualify as a key worker? has at the school who qualifies and who doesn't? we have had a lovely video from the high skill from the head teacher basically saying, sit tight, and we will tell you more after

easter. —— from the high school. it is not just easter. —— from the high school. it is notjust me. if i would be classed as a key worker, disney is a parent, as many others. i have friends who had children in nursery how are they expected to work from a la ptop how are they expected to work from a laptop while having two very young children under their feet at the same time? people who are still working and have more than three children. it is not possible. i understand why it has been done for a short period of time, i really do. it is killing a lot of people. it is affecting a lot of people. i do understand that. but at the end of the day, sorry what did you say?” wa nted the day, sorry what did you say?” wanted to throw it run to the clan, to kyle, gracie, abby, what do you think you will do when you're at home, not at school? i don't know, really. that is about the right

answer. what about gracie and abbie? carry a feeling about not being in school? sad. because i miss my friends already and i feel scared. i don't know what is going on. of course. that is another thing. i will let abbie stick and then they would have a better save.” will let abbie stick and then they would have a better save. i also don't know what i'm really going to do. i think everyone feels the same way. caroline you wanted to say something. we are really hell-bent on everyone unpleasant mental health at the moment. how do you prepare a child for something that we're about to go through to be stripped away from their peers, their friends? you're asking, where the government asking us not to socialise? you're taking them away from everything they have known since they were three orfour they have known since they were three or four years old, how do explain this to them? how do we keep the level of education? he is ok

coming on the news at 5pm every evening, but that is no guidance. how do we look after our children's mental health and well—being in such a difficult time and our own? caroline, kyle, gracie, abbie. it was really good of you to talk to us all. we would like to stay in touch with you, check on you and see how you're getting on. thank you so much. for the fast lanes of the virus emerged in late december, china has reported no new domestic cases in a 2k hour period. 0ur understanding of how the virus is going is improving, but only incremental. data from the us centre for disease control shows that 40% of hospitalised patients were aged 20 to 54. that of hospitalised patients were aged 20 to sa. that is higher than assumptions made based on china's initial experience possible today's presents tramps cult american health regulators to speed up approval of

potential health that it pays for the virus —— president trump called on american health regulators. many more americans to access different drugs that have shown a really good promise. really good promise. let's speak to a paediatric physician at ucla whojoins us speak to a paediatric physician at ucla who joins us from california. i would like to focus on children, your speciality. why is it that children appear to be more immune to the devastating symptoms and the rest of us? specifically yes, there have been no fidelity cases for children aged ten and below, right. —— fatality cases for children aged ten and below. i children generally we re ten and below. i children generally were resign? they could be, but on the other hand a thought that was

circulating —— are children generally more resilient? but children have not been exposed that many viral infections compared to those older and so there community response and inflammatory response is less severe than those. the more you had exposed to analogy —— analogy response, ——. .. you had exposed to analogy —— analogy response, ——... children may not have that many exposures to different viruses, thus decreasing the inflammatory response. that is very easy to understand. thank you for that. is it possible that children could be spreading it without their knowing it? of course. as far as what we have known, a

majority of people only have mild to no symptoms so unfortunately, i cannot say no, but that is a possibility still. i want to talk a little better but misinformation online. the danger is that someone clicks and sees a rumour about particular medicine or otherwise stop you do not need me to tell you that that must be incredibly frustrating for you. it has. that is what we are here for. utilise your physician, your primary care physician, your primary care physician, your primary care physician, your doctors to see if what you're reading online is accurate. but also reliable. right now there is plenty of information going about as to what medication to use, what medications to stay away from that has a lot of the questions we re from that has a lot of the questions were getting currently now. u nfortu nately were getting currently now. unfortunately there is no standard of care that has been cited, standard practice that is being sent out, medication mice. tell me that some of the consumer to be getting

from people worried. —— some of the questions you're getting from people worried. other than if they have covid—19, or need to be tested from covid—19, or need to be tested from covid—19, were getting a lot of calls saying, i am on ib profane. that was shown that potentially abbie profaned me worsen the inflammatory response —— ibuprofen. are there currently taking steroids. there is no standard of care and we are basing a patient to patient. and what their current needs are. another question that we are getting is, i live with family that are sick, or they have asthma, what should i do? it goes across the board. people are generally worried and we are trying to reassure them, giving them standard hygienic reassurance, standard hygienic measures if they need to be in isolation then we are recommending that. of course. thank you. us

stocks slid once again this morning as worsening coronavirus risks overshadowed stimulus measures from the white house and the federal reserve. it follows an entire week of major market swings. 0n wednesday, the dow tumbled 1300 points and erase all of the gains it had made since president trump took office bat 2.5 years ago. the 2008 clu b office bat 2.5 years ago. the 2008 club is passion, by comparison, the sunglasses happened over a few months. —— the 2008 recession. if there was to come? with the gas to talk about trade and the economy. scott, the linchpin of donald trump's has been a stock market gains. they have no, circumstances be on his control, been wiped out. will investors get those numbers back up? what are the thing?”

will investors get those numbers back up? what are the thing? i don't think it is going to happen as quickly as a lot of folks do. the viruses came across pretty quickly. you have seen her historic decline ona you have seen her historic decline on a stock market prices. first to get that back it is going to take a lot. the problem is this and i do not know if the response is inappropriate, every life lost is something to be taken seriously, whether it be measles, the flow or coronavirus, but we have shut down the world's largest and most successful economy for so far only 157 deaths. i think a lot of the electorate are turning away and the reaction to this action... is there something that is appropriate to this response? that are going to be historicjob this response? that are going to be historic job losses, this response? that are going to be historicjob losses, foreclosures on homes, business bankruptcies due to the fact that we have shut down our

economy almost 100%. that has billy been the topic of the day. that is very interesting. 0ne topic we see thrown that there is the idea of a universal basic income. 0ne suggested by andrew young, former presidential candidate candidate. lot of experts do not agree that will be the answer. they are really trying to get to the crux of the problem, which is the regular taxpayer who is going to be really ha rd taxpayer who is going to be really hard done by because in the state of indiana when i am right now, you had one or two deaths in the shut and all the bars and restaurants right away. the entire state. you have all the dishwashers, waiters, waitresses, maybe over and left drivers who 30 people turned pro —— the uber, there is such a knock—on effect. we have gone and the term ——

we have gone from airing on the side of caution to airing on the side of hysteria and now it's airing on the side of... just sticking on the trade and economy, not medical strategy, the us government is spending money now, as it did any new deal, from a financial and economic point of view, with that payoff? no. this gets back to what you originally asked for. we are trying to fight a trade problem which is not. it is a virus problem. all the money that were spending today trying to make people better or trying to make people haul or trying to make people who have lost jobs last a little bit longer, it doesn't matter. until we have sold the virus problem, although many are throwing, you're only going to get

10% bang for your buck. we need to see the virus started eight and wayne and then you start to spend the money. so all the blitz that we re the money. so all the blitz that were spending right now is wasted money goes up were spending right now is wasted money goes up we were spending right now is wasted money goes up we should such to wait until we see the bad a down and then come in with the cavalry. that is the problem. that is why these two things are so linked because we are fighting a viral problem with money and if you're afraid to come out of your house, i could put $10 million of gold bar at the end of your driveway and you're not going to get and get it. thank you so much for joining us. let's take a look at some of the other stories making news. the austrian government has announced a ban on anyone entering the country unless they are a citizen or a resident —— australian government. the prime minister of australia said that many of the cases had been imported. the band sucks on friday. european union's former brexit negotiator has tested

positive for the coronavirus. he has tweeted that he is doing well and in good spirits. the queen has issued a written message to the uk urging eve ryo ne written message to the uk urging everyone to come together. she said the world was entering a period of great uncertainty and said that every individual had a vitally important part to play. the bank of england has cut interest rates as it tries to support the uk economy and the face of the current vice polemic. it is the second cut in just over a week, bring it down to 0.1% from 0.25%. interest rates are now at the lowest level in history. dashing the coronavirus pandemic. all of us are having to come up with creative ways to keep the routines after loughton. italy is no exception, —— in lockdown. italy is no exception, professional

footballers are playing to be a pivotal role —— are playing keepy-uppy pivotal role —— are playing keepy—uppy with a pivotal role —— are playing keepy-uppy with a toilet pivotal role —— are playing keepy—uppy with a toilet roll. i looked this up, the world keepy—uppy record with the football is 26 hours. i cannot believe that history, but it is. no word on what it might be for a title. now we have been told to sing the happy birthday song twice whilst washing your hands to make sure that we do it properly. singing in own language. the police in india are getting it across with a different song. they released this video then wearing masks and dancing to highlight the importance of hand washing. it has already been widely shared on twitter

if you want to try anything out, please send me a message on twitter. grieving we have seen a real north—south divide with the weather today. the best of the sunshine for scotland. further said it was a rather drab day. this could be an autumn scene. rather than spring. it is because we have had this nuisance bya is because we have had this nuisance by a friend that has brought cloud. and some light patchy rain. it is starting to ease a little. however, ican starting to ease a little. however, i can offer you something a little more optimistic into the weekend, largely dry, settled, and sunny. high pressure is starting to build. that means through the night tonight where we had these clear skies to the north, we are going to see those temperatures falling away. it is going to be a chilly start on friday morning, perhaps temperatures done as low as minus five minus six

ounces. cold in scotland, northern ireland and northern england. so that when the phone to very weak affair, producing some cloud, may be taking a race by to a free sputter to autism. sharing cling on to the channel cost. —— further north as temperatures are disappointing for the time of year. the front finally it isa the time of year. the front finally it is a way for the start of the weekend, high pressure is building, moving its way after the continent, keeping things predominantly dry, but the consequence is that we are going to drag in this easterly wind. that is a cool source at this time of year. that is going to continue to have a bit of an impact on the feel of the weather. if you're going to spend some time in the garden, to some brief exercise, it is certainly worth bearing in mind that you need to factor in that winter. it will be a frosty star, that will lift, it will stay dry and sunny, temperatures peaking at seven to 11. it isa temperatures peaking at seven to 11. it is a subtle change as we move out of such and sunday, week by the fans

just introducing a little more in the above cloud, perhaps into the north—west, but nothing significant in terms of rain. it is going to be another dry —— tire study for sunday. the winds easing a touch. temperatures may be a degree or so higher, seven to 11. just to summarise the weekend, frosty mornings but it is going to be largely dry and sunny, but do not forget that chilly wind, particularly on saturday. that is going to continue mundane to tuesday. there is the risk persistent rain arriving late in the day on the far north—west. take care.

this is bbc world news. i'mjames reynolds. 0ur this is bbc world news. i'mjames reynolds. our top stories. this is bbc world news. i'mjames reynolds. 0urtop stories. banish the red tape. that's the latest request from the trump administration to accelerate the development of therapies for the virus. i have directed the fda to eliminate outdated rules and pure accuracy, so this work can proceed rapidly, quickly and i mean fast. the uk government officials have quashed rumours about london infections rising, the quickest could be going to fall locked on, insisting that access to the capital will remain open. while children remain home from school, american teachers have come up with creative ways to make sure their students get lunch.

welcome to bbc news will stop the number of coronavirus cases and deaths is rising faster here in london than anywhere else in the uk. amid fears that the capital may be a lockdown like we've seen in other european cities, the prime ministers at this afternoon that there are currently no plans to bring in travel restrictions for those coming in and out of the city, or completely shutting down the transport number. 0fficials also say there is no policy to maintain law and order. mark houston has been speaking to londoners in a much greater cities. stay home, stay well, protect the nhs. so far, london is empty, but not everyone is listening. ifi listening. if i need to go somewhere, i need to go somewhere. but what about other people, what about other people?

it's they should stay inside. then instagram generation wants to show the world they were there, and the fret is in vegetable on deserted streets. just want to see how un—busy it was, and it really is on busy indeed. same, i'm doing the same, just taking a look at london. and then heading back before we are in total isolation, which is what we think is coming next. the last few days of freedom. the plea is not to go out to bars, cafes and restaurants, but some people are clinging on to their normal lives, in an increasingly abnormal situation. i live on my own, so i've got no family. it's just me there. you can have too much of tv, you can have too much of anything, so get over the road, of tv, you can have too much of anything, so get overthe road, come in here and have a couple of pints. at the regency cafe, the full english will soon be off. the owner is shutting up shop. there was very little reason for being open now, and because of the risk factor.

people also are frightened, aren't they? absolutely. i live on my own. i need a support syste m i live on my own. i need a support system if the prime minister says i've got to stay indoors. it looks desperate. it's quite frightening. london's big shopping streets have been almost abandoned, but neighbourhood supermarkets, hairdressers and market stores were doing brisk business today. people can feel that life is about to change. they are searching for supplies, they are getting ready. i'm up to get some buy the supplies. i've just put up my car with petrol. i live on my own, so i've got only myself to rely upon. just around the corner from the shoppers, temporary mortuary is being assembled, but reminder of why some want the politicians to order us to close the door on our social life. march houston, bbc news, london. as the death toll rises here in the uk and in numerous places around the world,

people are finding solace from the news that the infection rate in china is slowing. let's get an understanding of what it's been like for those in the city of wuhan during this time. connor reed is believed to be the first briton to have been infected with the coronavirus come he's been quarantined for over 50 days. he joins us now from wuhan. connor, i remember speaking to a few weeks ago, how are you? i'm very well, considering. 0f ago, how are you? i'm very well, considering. of course, 50 days is a long time. at that point, you sort of exhaust everything that you can do. what have you been trying to do in 50 days, write a novel? well, i'd like to. i have been learning russian. i've been playing games, watching movies. everything that you can think of, i've really been doing. painting. it's getting to the point now where the novelty is wearing off. now it's a struggle just to stay inside, because you naturally wa nt just to stay inside, because you naturally want to go outside. what kind of human contact have you had

in the last 50 days, actual face to face human contact? very little. collecting groceries has been the most amount i've had come and speak into the security guards. even then, everybody‘s wearing a face mask and full protective gear. so although you are having face to face contact, you are having face to face contact, you still have that barrier, and it's always evident that what's happening is... you can't speak to somebody freely. what's the one thing you miss most from your old life? being able to do what i want. if i'm hungry, just going out to a restau ra nt if i'm hungry, just going out to a restaurant and eating. at the moment, i'm sort of cooking every day, and i have to prepare what i'm going to eat in advance. do you have a window? can you see the sun lights? yes, absolutely. i can go outside, as long as it's within the

community, and you're my building. there's nothing stopping that, it's just being out on the streets, in public, going to the shops that we can't do. and when you have those really micro social interactions with the person who delivers the shopping, the groceries, what are those like? do you talk about the bill, the food? it's mostly asking about health and how your coping. a of chinese tradition focuses around food. so they normally ask what are you eating, or have you eaten? and those interactions i really crave, because it's normality, and everybody is missing normality at the moment. tell us about whether or not this has changed your outlook or your attitude on life? it really has. life is fleeting. it's coming to the point where things that you wa nted to the point where things that you wanted to do or things that you

think oh, i should do that, it's getting to the point that if you have something to do, you should do it. if you have a goal, there is no time like the present. you have to do it. because nobody knows what's going to happen tomorrow, as evidence of what's happened now. connor reed, it's always a pleasure to speak to you. thank you so much. well, thank you. unexpected, perhaps even side of the net positive side effects from huge changes of our lives has been the impact on the environment. levels of air polluta nts environment. levels of air pollutants and gases over some cities and regions are showing significant drops as people travel much less and work from home. researchers in new york say that carbon monoxide levels, mainly from cars, has almost half, and emissions of carbon dioxide has also fallen sharply. scientists are worried about what will happen when countries try to recover from the pandemic. management brought reports. new york city in a time of virus deserted by tourists and workers alike. this buzzing

metropolis normally clogged with ca rs metropolis normally clogged with cars and vans, and with 2a power plants, mainly burning fossil fuels, new york has some of the dirtiest air in the us. but this week, as people have responded to the coronavirus by working from home, traffic across new york has fallen dramatically, and scientists are seeing a similar drop in levels air pollutants. last week and was the cleanest i have ever seen the air around new york. some of that is driven by meteorology, and so the weather has a big effect, but still the cleanest we have ever seen a big effect, but still the cleanest we have ever seen the city. the latest information from new york is an echo of what researchers have also found in china and northern italy, as the virus has tightened its grip. satellite images track falling levels of carbon monoxide, mostly produced from car engines, this chemical threatens our health, it is also a powerful greenhouse gas. these rapid declines will likely continue for the duration of the pandemic, scientists predict that 20/20 could see this most growth in carbon in the atmosphere

since the global financial crash in 2009. but the big concern is that when governments splurge cash to revive their economies, the money will be spent on fossil fuel dependent industry such as aviation. scientists say it could be a golden opportunity to put the world on a green and more sustainable footing. electric car charges could be installed and homes insulated for a relatively small investment. they argue that if the spending boost oil coal and gas, it would be a disastrous move in the battle against climate change. matt mcgraw, bbc news. let's spend some time in the united states now, because billions of students in the country depend on school lunches. more than 20 million of which are distributed for free each day for pupils who need them. schools across america shut down in the face of the virus, administrators are having to come up with new ways of keeping their students fed and healthy. even though they are staying at home. 25 of the schools in prince georges county school dick

district are offering grab lunch bags for its students to pick up during the day. let's speak now to monica godson, chief executive of the school district who joins us now on skype. monica, i'm so sorry, i'm curious and desperate to know what is in those lunch bags? so, actually, they are getting breakfast lunch and a snack. they get a meal for breakfast with milk and cereal, they get a sandwich for lunch. a healthy snack, that's fruit. we also provide them a snack for the afternoon as well. so when they come out they grab that bag one time, but they have a meal that can carry them overforjust make they have a meal that can carry them over for just make major they have a meal that can carry them over forjust make major meals and for the afternoon snack. that sounds tasty. how many kids do you look after have to rely on how many lunches? so for us, my school district has 136,000 students, and 82,000 of them are on ourfree and reduced meals programme. so we are grateful to be able to offer this to them in their neighbourhood. tell me about the logistics of how it works. i can't go to class, but they come

to school to pick up lunch? they do. they actually go to a door that's close to the cafeteria, and we have workers there to greet them, provide them the bag for their breakfast lunch and snack, and then they walked back to their homes or their cars, so that they can continue with the packets that we provide them for instruction, and to have a healthy meal. as of yesterday, we have 25, but we have now added some additional sites, now up to 36. what are those interactions like when they grab the lunches? they must of course enjoy seeing the cafeteria workers, some of the teachers? well, one, the pa rents a re of the teachers? well, one, the parents are excited to have them out of their home to get to those locations. and i had the opportunity today to go to 12 of those sites just to thank the workers. 0ur workers are grateful to be able to bring a smile onto the students face and their parents, and every site i went to, the parents are extremely grateful that the community is embracing them during this difficult time. they must be old enough to

understand that something quite serious is going on. what do you tell those kids you speak to? actually, they do. one student said this will be a really long spring break. so we were expecting drug spring break and a couple of weeks, he's correct, it's a little longer. we are only on day four, where our stu d e nts we are only on day four, where our students have been out of school. i can imagine by next week though, there will be lots of questions about when is the return? right now, we are scheduled to return at the end of march, and of course, we are continuing to monitor where our school district and our county and state and up in terms of the number of patients who been identified as positive. monica goldston, thank you so much forjoining us. thank you, please remain safe. we will. even for a president who loves big things, the size of the package that president trump is seeking from congress to stave off a recession is huge. $1 trillion, half of direct saysin huge. $1 trillion, half of direct says in citizen payments, it's

necessary in the face of the coronavirus. today, senate republicans looked ready to deal on it deal with a house —— let's speak now to someone it deal with a house —— let's speak now to someone who it deal with a house —— let's speak now to someone who would normally be reading these words herself from the washington bureau. 0ur reading these words herself from the washington bureau. our very own caddie kay, who is currently working from home. caddy, this is incredibly surreal to be doing this. but let's talk about the story. we know president trump likes big numbers, but he's meant to like small spending. when you hear trillion dollars of government spending you almost think bernie sanders than donald trump. yes, it's interesting how politics and economics have got turned upside down because of this crisis, and now you have a republican administration and a republican administration and a republican senate effectively agreeing to pump $1 trillion into the american economy, half of it's going to go directly to americans in the form of $1000 one off payment that people will get in their hands. the vice president says within the next couple of weeks, and then half

of it will go in loans to small businesses, which as in the uk, james, their haemorrhaging every cafe, driver, taxi, you name it. florist, as he spoke to philippa last week, they just florist, as he spoke to philippa last week, theyjust can't make any money at the moment, and therefore, eve ryo ne money at the moment, and therefore, everyone who depends on them is making any money either. so this money will go to try to help them come in the condition is that they have to carry on paying their workers. katty we see you are obeying rules to work from home, and i'm sure many resident citizens are doing the same. we couldn't help noticing that there was one group that wasn't obeying the rules. let's have a look. ifi have a look. if i get to corona, i got corona. at the end of the day, i'm not let it stop me from partying. we have been waiting formiami stop me from partying. we have been waiting for miami spring break for a while come about months we've had to wait. two months. we are having a good time. whatever happens happens. it's really messing up my spring break. what is there to do here other than go to the bars or the beach? they are closing all of it. i

think they blowing it way out of proportion. i think it's doing way too much. so occasionally, james, i berate my kids for being reckless or for being plain stupid, but i'm glad to say they are not quite as stupid as some of those kids said. all of the evidence now, this is what the administration is stressing, is that it's not necessarilyjust old people who are going to end up intensive ca re who are going to end up intensive care and get really hit by this, there is increasing data showing that, actually, young people in their 20s and 30s can also be ending up their 20s and 30s can also be ending up in intensive care, so there is that argument that the administration is trying to use command in the agate other argument which is even if you thank you are not going to get it, you could be taking this virus home from those crowded beaches and crowded bars and taking it back to your parents or your grandparents. the governor of florida under an enormous amount of pressure because of those viral videos that everyone was posting yesterday has actually now said that the beaches and the bars in florida are going to be closed them as he said, the partying is over. katty, i just want to pick up on another

subject. we saw online that prisoners might be released, some inmates may be released from prisons, what can you tell us about by? yeah, this has been happening for the last couple of weeks in california. the los angeles prison system has released some 600 over the last two weeks, butjust today, a prisoner and a prison guard at rikers prison, that notorious prison on the island just off manhattan tested positive for coronavirus. so now the new york prison system is also going to look at releasing some of its most vulnerable prisoners, of course prisoners living in confined circumstances, there are concerns that the coronavirus code just like spread through those prisons if it doesn't go unchecked. so you will see that's command i think 0hio, another state. so lots of different states looking at how they can reduce some of their most vulnerable prison population. harvey weinstein by the way as a prisoner in rikers island. he's already being moved to state prison. katty when i fell on this programme, the hours before

hand, actually spent all my time practising the zingers i'm going to use during our so—called spontaneous chats between the items. i don't have time for any zingers tonight, but it is a huge pleasure to see you. see you soon. thank you. say hello to everybody. she got out of bed, it's a start. that's good. see you later. goodbye. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come... as the death toll in spain and other countries continues to rise, scientists are trying to find out why germany is bucking the trend. self isolation is going to be a challenge for all ages in the coming weeks, so people are coming up with ever more inventive ideas for coping. 0ne music and writing group for toddlers has started training free videos to help pa rents of started training free videos to help parents of young children. 0ur reporterjoe black has more.

# heads, shoulders, knees and toes #. rag knees and toes #. doll yannis is a small business, which rag doll yannis is a small business, which usually operates in church halls and children's centres. but, for now, this is how they are coping. offering families online sessions, free of charge. we've had to call it a day on the sessions we we re to call it a day on the sessions we were running. we have lots of little people, lots of pregnant mums coming to session with their toddlers. we've got grandparents who are in the risk age, the over 70s who come to our sessions. the biggest priority for us as the safety of

eve ryo ne priority for us as the safety of everyone and everyone's health. amazing, all right guys! thousands have already tuned in, and notjust locally. some have watched from countries like denmark and italy. dancing in your living room though can bring its own challenges. we just want to share a little bit of fun, share a little bit of enjoyment, hopefully break up up theirday and up their day and change what could bea up their day and change what could be a really negative stressful time of their isolation into a little bit of their isolation into a little bit of fun. social distancing it seems doesn't have to mean children miss out on fun. joe black, bbc news. this is bbc world news. scientists are trying to understand why the death rate from the coronavirus is so death rate from the coronavirus is so much lower in germany than other

countries. germany has seen 31 deaths from the virus so far, despite recording more than 13,000 infections, more than anywhere except china, italy, iran, and spain. by contrast, spain's health ministry says today that the countries dental have soared by... fatalities. that is a 30% jump in 2a hours. the total number of infections in spain has climbed by more than a quarter to 17,147. so what factors lie behind the stark difference in death rates between germany and spain? well, the bbc is in madrid, but first let's hear from jenny hill in berlin. there are a number of theories as to why the death rate in germany is comparatively low, the first is that experts say that germany is in the relatively earth early stages of the epidemic, secondly it has got a well resourced and rather robust health system, but thirdly, and perhaps crucially, it's about the experts say the way in which testing has been carried out here. the authorities have tested very widely,

and they have tested very quickly. that's, in theory, means that people are being caught in the early stages of infection, and in theory, it means that there are fewer un—detected cases out there. it's perhaps worth noting too, that a lot of the people who have been tested and confirmed positive so far have been relatively young, just i can tell you that a friend of mine was tested yesterday at a mass facility where she was struck by the youth comparative youth of all the people waiting in line for their tests. having said all about, they do expect that death rate to start to rise and look a little bit more like what we are seeing in a number of other european countries. one of the reasons why there is a relatively high death rate caused by coronavirus here in spain appears to be that the concentration of the virus here in the madrid region we are seeing around 40% of all cases, and that obviously puts a tremendous amount of pressure on the local health care services. no, the government has tried to take

measures to alleviate that, notjust here in madrid, but elsewhere across the country. for example, by nationalising private hospitals. but it does seem to be a big problem here in madrid in particular, also, we have seen a number of outbreaks of the coronavirus in retirement homes elderly people are a particularly high risk group, so that could be contributing to that relatively high death rate. in addition to that there has been criticism of spain when it comes to its testing for coronavirus, that the testing hasn't been done soon enough, that hasn't been rigorous enough. when people are being hospitalized, that it's that much more difficult to cure them and indeed save their lives. guy had to go there in spain, and jenny hill before him in berlin. we've talked plenty about how to protect yourself from coronavirus, but what is it like if you do actually get it because mcdaniel from tel aviv in israel has become known as patient 74. she tested positive last week. after describing her shock and panic

at the diagnosis, the 33—year—old began posting daily updates on social media about her medical isolation. our middle east time abatement —— middle east correspondent time abatement has been hearing her story. i'm danny, danielle. here i am known as patient number74, or like danielle. here i am known as patient number 74, or like corona casualty number 74, or like corona casualty number74. number 74, or like corona casualty number 74. white mcdaniel shammy was diagnosed with coronavirus last week. now, in medical isolation, it's her story that's going viral on full social media. she's posted daily updates from a specialist quarantine unit to her instagram account. more than 23,000 people started following her in a few days, asking questions about what it was like to have the virus. it was crazy because when it started, i was still in a state of shock and panic, but i was still like... iwas shock and panic, but i was still like... i was like... my mind was

screaming that i was still posting. she was diagnosed after flying home to israel from spain. when you started to get symptoms, just run me through that what you started to feel? ok. so you know when you start getting a cough, so you feel something in your throat, this is like the first symptom that started. and then you get a cough, but it wasn't like that bad. sol and then you get a cough, but it wasn't like that bad. so i didn't know exactly what it was. and it was only like getting worse at night. so i gave it like a few days and after a few days i got a bit of a high fever, and that it was like, 0k, maybe i should call and get tested. but i tested positive. then you have to be taken away and this is the crazy part, because you are being ta ken away, you crazy part, because you are being taken away, you don't know where, you don't know what's going on, so it's a total shock. it's like you don't know, because you don't know

exactly where you're going, and you don't know what to expect. in her unit, around 30 coronavirus patients mingle and can have contact. but not with anyone from the outside. i was pretty confident, i wasn't like scared of its, because also because my symptoms, because they we re because my symptoms, because they were light. she was labelled patient 74 by israel's health ministry, which publish details of her movements to alert others of possible contact with her. danielle knows she is one of the luckier ones suffering only mild symptoms, but the virus can deal much harsher blows. she says she now feels well, and hopes her story can help relate some fears from others. don't forget, you can stay up to date with all the latest developments on the coronavirus outbreak on our website, if you want please send me your isolation songs jokes and means if

you can. stay with us. good evening. we've seen a real north—south divide with our weather today, the best of the sunshine for scotland, northern ireland and northern england, where it's further south, rather drab day. this could be an autumn scene, couldn't it, really, ratherthan spring. that's because we got this nuisance with a friend that's for cloudy and somewhat like patchy rain. now, it is starting to ease a little, but that cloud stays with us through the night. however, i can offer you something a little bit more optimistic into the weekend, largely dry, settled and sunny. that's because high—pressure is starting to build. that means that through the night tonight, where we have got those clear skies to the north, we are going to see those temperatures falling away. so it's going to be a chilly start to our friday morning. perhaps temperatures down as low as —5 or minus six degrees. so cold in scotland,

northern ireland and northern england. still that weather front and a very weak affair, but still producing cloud, may be thick enough for a spot or two of drizzle as well, some showery rain just clinging onto channel coasts. but as we go through the day, it's a largely dry settled story once again for the north, but those temperatures disappointing, really, for this time of year. the front finally uses a way for the start of the weekend, high—pressure is building, but moving its way off into the near continent. it keeps things predominantly dry, but the consequences, we are going to dragon this easterly wind. that's a cool source at this time of year. so that is just source at this time of year. so that isjust going to source at this time of year. so that is just going to continue to have a bit ofan is just going to continue to have a bit of an impact on the feel of the weather. so, if you are going to go in the garden and spend some time there were maybe do a little bit of brief exercising, it's certainly worth bearing in mind, you need to factor in the wind. it will be a frosty start, that will lift, it stays dry and sunny, temperatures peaking at 7—11d. it's a subtle change, really, as we move out of saturday into sunday, week weather fronts just introducing a little more in the way of cloud, perhaps

into the northwest, but nothing significant in terms of rainfall. it's going to be another dryer story for sunday. and the winds perhaps using just a touch, so temperatures may be a degree or so higher, 7—11. so, just to summarise the weekend then, there will be some frosty mornings around, but largely dry and sunny. don't forget, that chilly wind particularly on saturday. that theme is going to continue monday into tuesday, there is a risk of more persistent rain arriving later in the day in the far northwest. take care.

this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 8. as the death toll in the uk increases to 144 — the prime minister says it will take twelve weeks to turn the tide on coronavirus here. i know how difficult it may be, or it may seem right now, but if we do this together we will save, as i say, many, many thousands of lives. as the queen left london for windsor castle — issuing a message of solidarity to the nation, borisjohnson said exams are now cancelled in scotland too — tomorrow pupils in england and wales will be told how their gcses and a levels will be awarded. interst rates are slashed to the lowest ever level — just 0.1 per cent — as the bank of england tries to shore up the economy.